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Everyday the number of facilities in the world’s supply chains with deployed 802.11 WiFi networks continues to grow. This is especially true in the case of retail stores which have become a hotbed for such deployments. So what’s to stop the determined logistics and supply chain professional from leveraging this infrasructure to faciliate supply chain [...]

From MMH: “Before the first unit was sold, Apple’s iPhone was judged a triumph of design and functionality, not to mention the cool factor. As with other hot consumer electronic products—think the Xbox, PlayStation 3 and the Wii—analysts expected big shortages when the phones finally went on sale a few weeks ago. But according to [...]

From Yahoo.com: “The large and growing installed base of Wi-Fi equipment means new opportunities for using Wi-Fi in unorthodox ways. One of the most interesting is the growing trend towards using Wi-Fi to provide real-time location services (RTLS) for asset management, security, and work-in-progress tracking, which have traditionally been the province of proprietary RFID solutions.” [...]

In the introductory article in this series, mobilization of an industry supply chain network began with the establishment of a group of likeminded individuals and companies followed by the creation and accurate loading of a complete product data catalogue. Now the next steps in moving an industry forward with creation of a supply chain network [...]

The more I investigate and learn about Radio Frequency Identification technology, the more I believe that it truly is the “missing link” when it comes to management of the world’s supply chains. In 1985 the concept of Quick Response (QR) was developed as a full cycle cross company integrated logistics and replenishment model with potential [...]

Over the last ten years the technology required to build future state integrated supply chain networks has emerged and matured to the current position of readiness. So why haven’t these networks emerged en masse and with greater effect? The answer seems to lie in the need for mobilizing entire industries and the trading partners within [...]

The first grouping of software functionality required to bring your supply chain network hardware to life relates specifically to the RFID readers. The three main functionalities are: – Reader Management software – Reader Identification software – Data Management software (middleware) Each will now be briefly reviewed to provide you with a better idea of what [...]

Working paper from Ehsan Ehsani of Supplychainer.com As business pressures on companies’ value chains have been intensifying during the last 15 years, we have been witnessing a movement toward implementing IT initiatives in supply chain era. The focus of such initiatives is usually cost reduction through optimization of the inventory and process automation, or enhanced [...]

From CNN: “Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), has just released the latest benchmark report on working capital optimization based on a survey of 400 supply chain and finance professionals. This report helps companies identify best practices in moving from working capital optimization theory to practical initiatives that can improve their corporate financial performance. The [...]

Software for your Supply Chain Network So after reading last week’s article Setting Up Your SCN Infrastructure – Part 1, Hardware, you’ve now got your readers and other required infrastructure in place and are ready now to install software, the digital glue which will hold your supply chain network together. Now, in this case we [...]