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In July 2008, a customized Google Search function was established for the Supply Chain Network site and now after six months, we’re pleased to highlight the Top Ten Supply Chain Network Search Terms! Click on each of the terms listed below to see the actual results returned for these searches on the Supply Chain network [...]
From RFID Journal: “Several fresh food providers are beginning to use plastic RFID-enabled pallets made by Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) rather than wooden pallets without RFID tags. Thus far, RFID has helped iGPS better manage the flow of its pallets, through more accurate and timely shipping and receiving records, while end users are still [...]
Radio Frequency Identification continues to struggle to emerge from the proverbial swamp of technologies and take its’ rightful place as the next stage in the evolution of barcode product identification and EAS product security. Unfortunately this process seems to be taking much longer than expected and the most likely reason for this is that most [...]
Many people continue to plod on daily simply dealing with the day to day customer service and supplier issues that come along with the operation of most supply chains. In some cases individuals at mid-size companies feel that they don’t have the size or excess budgets to take on any projects outside the day to [...]
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 [...]
We have now launched our free weekly newsletter at SupplyChainNetwork.com which will be delivered every Monday morning with the latest on rfid, logistics and supply chain management. If you’d like to subscribe to receive the latest available information on logistics, supply chain management and the methods/tools you can use to master these disciplines just click [...]
Have you felt the great inertia which seems to have been holding back the advancement of total supply chain management over the past few years? It’s hard to put your finger on, but it truly exists as companies are uncertain which of the latest technologies are the right investments to truly manage their supply chains [...]
Staples Business Depot (Canada) Demonstrates Benefits of RFID (presentation) 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Staples Business Depot, the Canadian subsidiary of the international office-products retailer, completed an end-to-end supply-chain pilot in 2006 with a group of its vendors to their delivery center, as well as on a direct-to-store basis to successfully demonstrate the process benefits [...]
From RFID Journal: ” The results of a three-month pilot program launched by Staples Business Depot are in. Several of the project’s successes were revealed at the RFID Journal Industry Summits conference in Chicago this week. Among them: The 270-store Canadian unit of Staples Inc. reduced the amount of time required to process shipments received [...]
From Purchasing b2b: One thing is for certain, RFID has been talked about enough—in the media, at trade shows and industry conferences. Like a parachute jumper receiving endless instruction in the plane, there comes a time when you just have to jump. Staples Business Depot is already in the air. Together with its supply chain [...]
