Filed in archive Products
by ehsan on April 30, 2008
HighJump Software, the provider of the supply chain and warehousing software announced that it has released supply chain advantage suite 10.0, Trading Markets reported. The new release combines...
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Filed in archive Point of view
by ehsan on April 29, 2008
When your company is selling a lot, does that mean that you're doing good? How about when you accept new orders from customers? Not necessarily. One important point that we should keep in mind in...
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Filed in archive Technology
by ehsan on April 28, 2008
Airbus, the European commercial Aircraft maker has developed a new vision for its RFID program to increase visibility through its supply chain. The figure below, from SC Digest, explains their view in...
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DC Velocity, the magazine mainly dedicated to logistics issues and distribution, has prepared a video case study of a company called Southern Wine & Spirits. Even though the video has a bit of a...
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Filed in archive Products
by ehsan on April 25, 2008
I read in SC Digest that a new company called Seegrid, has introduced a new material handling robot which can be a real hit in the market: A new company called Seegrid announced a new line of what it...
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Filed in archive Basics
by ehsan on April 24, 2008
If you remember, 3 years ago, there was a lot of buzz around the new RFID program at Walmart and their ambitious targets to achieve visibility in carton level. It has been a while since I heard...
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It's common knowledge that the price of Diesel in the U.S. has been rising like crazy. For example, average price per gallon of diesel is currently $4.143 per gallon-representing an 8.4 cent spike...
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by ehsan on April 23, 2008
This post is also about supply chain risk management but a book review: One of the books which I heard a lot of good things about and finally took a look at it is "Strategies and Tactics in...
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Filed in archive Research
by ehsan on April 23, 2008
I just read a new report from Marsh Group (part of the OliverWyman Group) which was covering their new benchmark study on supply chain risk management. The report they have prepared is really new and...
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Filed in archive Products
by ehsan on April 21, 2008
Dyadem, the provider of Risk Lifecycle Management announced last week that it has launched a new enterprise risk lifecycle management software for process industry that helps process manufacturers...
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by ehsan on April 20, 2008
Eastman Chemical Company has selected the OMP Plus and OMP Designer software from OM Partners to improve supply chain operations in its worldwide locations. According to Manufacturing & Logistics...
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by ehsan on April 20, 2008
For the people working in fashion industry and in contact with China: A new supply chain event is coming up with the fashion experts having deep knowledge of working in Asian market: According to...
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Even though the diesel prices are quite high these days, American truck companies are willing to spend even more taxes for building road and other infrastructure. Bill Graves, president and CEO of the...
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Filed in archive Employment
by ehsan on April 18, 2008
Netflix, which I think now is the largest DVD rental service company in the world, has decided to choose a new executive to lead its supply chain organization. Netflix recently hired Anna Lee as head...
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by ehsan on April 17, 2008
In line with my earlier post about supply chain education and SCM job market "Supply Chain Education and Its Challenges", I decided to write a piece about supply chain talent market. Many...
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Supply Chain Management Review recently released its outlook for supply chain technology in 2008. According to the magazine, companies are buying more collaborative technologies this year (internal...
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I don't know whether you heard about it or not but apparently Dell is closing down its Texas plant and moves into contract manufacturing. After a number of not very satisfactory financial...
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Filed in archive Special Events
by ehsan on April 08, 2008
If you're following i2-related news, here comes a new one: i2 has some speakers at the 6th Annual Smart Manufacturing for Electronics Forum April 8-9 at the Parc 99 Hotel in San Francisco, Calif....
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Filed in archive News
by ehsan on April 07, 2008
South Korea will adopt international standards governing supply chain safety to help local companies overcome potential delays in product shipping, Yonhap News reported. The Korean Agency for...
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