from Joong Hyun - Tefen
Based on a wild guess by a close associate of mine, there are well over 2,000 restaurants in the Manhattan area and its surrounding boroughs. Although I cannot validate the absolute accuracy of his count, I do trust it is in the ballpark, since he happens to be one of those [...]
Distribution Centre Hardware
So you’ve built the informational foundation for your supply chain network utilizing global data synchronization for all the products that will move through your operations. Now, the next step is to determine the appropriate infrastructure required for your supply chain network and then deploy, calibrate and implement it.
The infrastructure for your supply chain [...]
from John Crager - APQC (WCBF Presenter)
Honeywell’s Six Sigma journey
Honeywell began its Six Sigma journey in 1995 to drive data-based decision making, ensure quality levels, and improve customer satisfaction. Through training, leadership, and senior management support, Honeywell has developed a successful Six Sigma program. However, the progress did not happen overnight and has been recently [...]
From Techworld.nl: “The National EPC Network Demonstrator Project (NDP) Extension in Australia has achieved a 100 percent RFID tag identification rate, up 5 percent on last year’s pilot, researchers claim. The A$109,000 (US$92,200) government-sponsored project saw RFID standards developer GS1 Australia, pallet manufacturer Chep, Cisco, Telstra, Linfox, and Masterfoods along with other big industry players [...]
Jim Tompkins’ most recent book is Bold Leadership For Organizational Acceleration which sets out new standards for inspirational leadership, assessment of outsourcing opportunities and how to institutionalize business resiliency in today’s vulnerable global environment. Read more about this concise, to the point and immediately actionable book excerpted from the Bold Leadership For Organizational Acceleration website.
The construction of your supply chain network is a lengthy process involving a number of somewhat complex steps. The important thing to note however, is that these steps need to be completed in an orderly manner and in the correct sequence. The first step upon which all the others is built is the foundation for [...]
The below 2007 List of GDSN Certified Data Pools is provided by GS1 and is based on the full 2007 Data Pool certification report issued by the independent certification agent, The Drummond Group, Inc. The following list of 23 GDSN Certified Datapools is in alphabetical order and each include full contact details and website address [...]
From Accenture.com: “Gartner positioned Accenture in the Leaders Quadrant in their research report, Magic Quadrant for North American SCM Consulting and Integration Service Providers. The scope of the Magic Quadrant covers ESPs that provide consulting and systems integration (SI) capabilities, primarily in supply chain planning, execution and sourcing. The report examines the service provider landscape [...]
Jeff Ashcroft, BA, P.Log., CMILT
President,
Strategic Logistics Partners
Strategy Room 1
RFID: Missing Link in the Supply Chain
Although the evolution of RFID in supply chains has been a slow process over the past 60 years, it has rapidly become a revolution in the 21st century that will allow the supply chain profession to finally deliver on the promise [...]
Two of the hottest topics in logistics and supply chain management these days are RFID and the environment. By creating Triple E Logistics facilities you can advance both of these causes simultaneously, rapidly and cost effectively. So what is a Triple E logistics facility you may ask?
A Triple E logistics facility is a building [...]
From PR Newswire: ” Today (June 1st), AMR Research released its annual Supply Chain Top 25 report. The report identifies the top 25 manufacturers and retailers that exhibit superior supply chain capabilities and performance. The companies in this report demonstrate excellence across basic metrics related to execution — return on assets, revenue growth, and inventory [...]
