Seen that? - Faster and cheaper is not always better...

Filed in archive Best of on February 19, 2010

Faster and cheaper is not always better... Supplychainer

Many companies in the recent years have moved toward building a faster and cheaper supply chain based on the theory that faster and cheaper is better. This, along with the fact that majority of Automation projects with this aim have failed in the recent years brings out the question: what are the main reasons? Dr. Hau Lee from Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, based on his 15 years of [...] Read More


RFID vision of Airbus to increase visibility in the supply chain Supplychainer

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 a clear way. They have a practical point of view and apparently think about container level tracking. It would be interesting to have the Boeing version as well to conduct a comparison. [...] Read More


Toshiba operates largest RFID supply chain solution in Europe Supplychainer

TOSHIBA Europe, which handles the customer-specific configuration of every laptop destined for the EMEA region, has implemented an RFID system at its plant in Regensburg, Germany. The system uses Toshiba TEC B-SX4 label printers and UPM Raflatec RFID tags which are coupled to an RFID reader from ADT Security/Tyco. According to Process and Control Today, the Regensburg plant, one of the largest plants in Europe had suffered from severe congestion in [...] Read More


Mirus Bio Offers Novel Technique to Produce Top Quality Antibodies, Faster and Cheaper The Biotech Weblog

A genetic immunization technique for making high-quality antibodies faster and cheaper than by conventional methods has been developed by scientists at Mirus Bio Corporation. The process was described in the February issue of the journal Bio Techniques which consists of an innovative new method of intravenously injecting DNA into animals, whose immune systems respond by producing antibodies that can be harvested for subsequent use. The human immune system has antibodies that [...] Read More


Nanotech makes Samsung processor faster, cheaper Nanotechbuzz

In another reminder that nanotechnology is all around us, Samsung has begun mass producing an 8-Gigabit (Gb) NAND flash memory device, providing a much larger and more affordable storage density for consumer and mobile applications such as mobile phones, MP3 players and gaming consoles. The high-density MLC (multi-level-cell) memory is being produced with 60-nanometer (nm) process technology - the smallest used today. The 8GB NAND which can store 2000 MP3 [...] Read More