INDUSTRY NEWS

• Swisslog And Power Automation Systems Announce Cooperation Agreement

  Swisslog, a global provider of integrated logistics solutions, and Power Automation Systems (PAS), the leading provider of cart-based, deep lane automated warehouse systems, recently announced they have formalized a cooperation agreement for the North American market.

• SEE Alliance LLC - A Supply Chain Visions And Hickory Ground Solutions Joint Venture

  Supply Chain Visions, Inc. and Hickory Ground Solutions, LLC are proud to announce the formation of the SEE Alliance, LLC

• Al-Futtaim Logistics Receives Double Recognition At Annual Supply Chain And Transport Awards

  Al-Futtaim Logistics, the market leading Logistics solutions provider, walked away with two of the biggest awards at the annual Supply Chain and Transport Awards (SCATA) 2013 ceremony organised by ITP Publishing, to honour the achievements of companies and individuals in the Middle East logistics industry

• CSCMP Enhances Customer Experience For Companies And Supply Chain Candidates In Growing Career Center

  As one of its key initiatives, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has been connecting companies and job candidates for nearly five decades

• Avnet Supply Chain Solutions Launches RaBET Tool In Europe

  Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, a business region of Avnet, Inc., announced recently that its business support group Avnet Supply Chain Solutions has launched the Rapid Benefit Estimation Tool (RaBET) for European customers looking to reduce their supply chain costs

• Starcounter’s In-Memory Database Powers Supply Chain Management Application For Superstore Retailer

  Starcounter today announced that its high performance in-memory NoSQL database powers the supply chain management application utilized by Gekas, a superstore in Sweden visited by 4.5 million customers each year

FEATURED ARTICLES

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  Retail Margin Risk: 5 Critical Supply Chain Steps To Ensure Merchandise Plan Execution

  The value of merchandise plan execution is critical to any retailer's margin objectives. By systematically identifying and eliminating supply chain performance related issues, retailers can mitigate those events that put margin at risk. In a recovering economy where working capital still remains constrained, the supply chain professional who can run a predictable and consistent supply chain, influence margin performance, and increase operating cash flow will be invaluable.

• Marken Delivers In Spite Of A Dry Ice Disruption In Moscow

  In August of 2010, both dry ice factories in Moscow, Russia were shut down for an unplanned technical upgrade. At the same time the weather in the region was unusually hot (40°C, 104°F) which placed a higher than normal demand for dry ice to keep frozen shipments within the required temperature range.

• Despite An Airport Strike, Marken Preserves The Data Chain

  Marken collected a shipment from southern Sweden that was bound for next-day delivery in northern Belgium. However, all airline flights into Belgium were cancelled as a result of a strike action by airport workers.

• Innovating With Proven Technology To Get Ahead In T&L

  Nearly all the transportation and distribution companies in a market are governed by the similar labor laws, pay the same fuel prices and share the same roads. So why are some much more successful than others? Winning T&L companies don’t rely on cyclical business conditions to be successful. They can be profitable in any business conditions because they are differentiated, either in the services they offer customers or in their underlying business processes.

• Driving High Stakes Data Capture At The PGA

  After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars per tournament on a third-party scoring system, the PGA IT team identified a need for a better technology solution when it came to scoring and data capture at some of the most well-known golf tournaments in the world.

• Ensuring The Best Taste At Warsteiner Brewery

  With the Intermec CN70 mobile computer that is now used in quality assurance in the laboratory, production and bottling, checks are even more effective and efficient. The barcode solution they used to use offered lower overall functionality and was by comparison susceptible to input errors. It also did not allow direct feedback to the central system.

MAGAZINE ARTICLES

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  The Expanding Duty Of The RFID Tag

  From the supply chain to the store floor and beyond, RFID tags continue to prove their multidisciplinary benefits.

• Merchandise Management — It’s All About The Customer

  Understanding there is no “I” in customer is key to successful strategies for assortment, price, and the channel.

• Fufillment/Order Management

  Take a look at some of the leading companies helping retailers with fulfillment and order management in today’s rapidly changing consumer environment.

• The Mobile Retail Associate: 4 Best Bets And Best Practices For 2013

  The need to arm associates with mobile devices is well-defined. The applications, hardware, and networks are market-ready. Now we face the biggest challenge: the systemic and operational change necessary to make it all work.

• Slash Receiving Time & Chargebacks With EDI

  Outsourcing electronic data interchange (EDI) enabled specialty retailer Retail Concepts to reduce shipment receipt activity from hours to minutes and minimize vendor chargebacks.

SUPPLIER OF THE WEEK

Compliance Networks

Compliance Networks is a leading provider of solutions to the retail supply chain that enable enterprises to optimize flow within their supply chain and make informed decisions that ultimately increase shareholder value.

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  MS9590i VoyagerGS™

  The MS9590i VoyagerGS™ hand-held laser scanner delivers a rugged and reliable scanning solution for light industrial and warehousing applications. An IP54-rated design protects the scanner from exposure to dust and splashing water.

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  Lowry Mobile Print Station II Lowry's Mobile Print Station II is ideally suited for warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing plants, enabling you to print and capture data anytime or anywhere. MPS II runs as a stand-alone printing application or connects to an existing host application via a wireless RF network for enterprise printing.
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  Intermec CN4 Mobile Computer

  With integrated 3.5G wireless technology, the fully rugged and feature-rich Intermec CN4 Series mobile computers enable enterprises operating in the most demanding environments to leverage the benefits of high bandwidth data collection and communication to achieve gains in worker productivity, improvements and expansion in their service offering, and reductions in overhead.

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  PowerScan® PM8300 Industrial Handheld Laser Bar Code Reader With Datalogic's STAR Cordless System™ The PowerScan™ PM8300 cordless laser scanners are Datalogic Scanning’s premium line of rugged industrial handheld data collection products for linear codes.
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  RL4 Portable Label Printer Datamax-O’Neil built its reputation on rugged and reliable portable receipt printers and has now used this expertise to design the industry’s most rugged portable label printer.
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  Entry-Level Vendor Compliance Solution

  Compliance Networks announces rCMS Foundation, the latest in vendor compliance solutions for retailers. rCMS Foundation provides on-demand vendor compliance solutions that retailers can have implemented in 30 days or less.