| Printronix Integrates Seamlessly Into Volkswagen SAP Implementation |
Today, FAW-Volkswagen uses Printronix thermal printers and high-speed line matrix printers have been adopted throughout production lines. The company
also used the PrintNet® Enterprise remote management which greatly reduces our cost of using, maintaining and managing the printers. These helped enhance our competitiveness in the market. By PRINTRONIX |
09/03/2008 |
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| DSC Logistics |
DSC Logistics is a third party logistics provider with national
presence across the United States. In business for 46 years,
DSC operates 24 logistics centers totaling 11 million square feet of
space supporting customers in the consumer packaged goods,
electronics and healthcare industries.
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09/01/2008 |
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| Powering Growth Through Direct Store Delivery |
AMR Research partnered with GMA to conduct an online survey to better understand suppliers’ and retailers’ current perceptions of the DSD model.
Thirty-seven retailers and 42 North American suppliers responded to the GMA/
AMR Research survey. This report combines research from these sources to present insights to position DSD in today’s market.By Grocery Manufacturers Association |
08/27/2008 |
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| Video: Bringing Green To Your Supply Chain — Part 1 |
Do you find yourself with good intentions when it comes to environmental sustainability efforts, but feel that it would cost too much to do the right thing? |
08/26/2008 |
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| White Paper: Green Shipping — Six Steps Too Achieving Retail’s Holy Green Grail |
The urgency to “go green” has permeated the retail industry on
everything from store lighting to packaging.
For instance, Tesco and other retailers are already working on carbon labeling that will record the
amount of carbon dioxide emitted during the production, transport and consumption of the 70,000
products it sells.
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08/26/2008 |
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| Visibility Into The Transportation Process Is Now Affordable And Soon To Be Expected By All Chemical Shippers |
With the increased use of technology to follow shipments in transit, it is no longer a novelty for orders to be tracked from placement through to delivery. In fact, customers might be surprised when this level of visibility is not available. |
08/25/2008 |
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| Smarter Supply Chain Utilization For The Retailer |
Smarter supply chain management can enable mid-size retailers to compete and win. Lead times grow shorter as retailers and their suppliers make continuous supply chain improvements such as reducing manufacturing set up and cycle times. By Microsoft Dynamics
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08/25/2008 |
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| Improving Efficiency In The Face Of Mounting Logistics Costs |
The GMA 2008 Logistics Survey explores and illuminates key practices, trends
and operational benchmarks in key areas of grocery manufacturers’ supply chain
operations. Grocery Manufacturing Association
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08/20/2008 |
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| Product Overview: Epicor Manufacturing For Aerospace And Defense |
Epicor for Aerospace and Defense is a global enterprise resource planning
software solution designed for manufacturing organizations who supply
products and services to the aerospace and defense industry. |
08/19/2008 |
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| Product Overview: Epicor Manufacturing For Automotive |
Epicor PLM is the product data and document management system that
supervises the entire process, the product life history, in conjunction with the ERP system. Workflow management, scan and plot management, as well as
document viewing in large heterogeneous networks and over the Internet,
complete the range of powerful Epicor PLM features employed. |
08/19/2008 |
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| Eliminating Paperwork Is More Than Just Efficient |
The most common area of savings from automated data
collection is labor costs. Entering data with a bar code or
RFID scan saves time compared to pencil and paper, which
makes workers more productive. Replacing paper based
maintenance procedures with automated systems can give
technicians up to 40 percent more productive time and improve
productivity by 18 percent according to a study performed by
Syclo, a leading mobile maintenance solutions provider. By Intermec |
08/18/2008 |
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| Using Technologies To Increase Perfect Order Metrics |
This white paper explains how each aspect of perfect order performance can be improved through enhancements to data collection processes and technologies. This white paper focuses on other technologies which will provide better execution and productivity to create a greater competitive advantage. By Intermec Technologies
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08/13/2008 |
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| RedPrairie Recall Q&A |
Recent high-profile recalls for peanut butter, toys and pet foods have raised public consciousness about the safety of food and other products they buy from their local stores. We sat down with RedPrairie’s VP of Product Strategy, Tom Kozenski, to discuss this issue and its impact on retailers and suppliers. Tom Kozenski, VP Product Strategy, RedPrairie Corp. |
08/01/2008 |
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| White Paper: Improve Localized Assortments |
Oracle Retail solutions capture detailed information on what sells, and apply that information to calculate optimal inventory levels at individual stores to help improve localized assortments and win customer loyalty. By Oracle Retail |
07/31/2008 |
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| Oracle Retail Allocation |
Allocating inventory is very difficult these days—for a number of reasons. First of all, traditional allocation systems are limited by poor scalability and cannot handle the volumes of items, stores, and warehouses that today’s most successful retailers need to address. |
07/31/2008 |
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| Oracle Retail Demand Forecasting |
Some retailers appear to have a magic touch when it comes to managing their inventories. They always seem to have just the right amount of product on the shelves—neither too much nor too little. |
07/31/2008 |
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| Oracle Replenishment Optimization |
It is important to accurately manage these numerous variables to achieve inventory balance. Oracle Retail Replenishment Optimization balances all variables and constraints to create the optimum inventory balance to set and achieve service level goals while optimally managing inventory. |
07/30/2008 |
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| Oracle Retail Warehouse Management |
Supply chain management is the key to having the right product in the right place at the right time. The objective for retailers—maximizing service levels and in-stock positions while minimizing inventory and operational costs. |
07/30/2008 |
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| Oracle Replenishment Optimization |
Oracle Retail Replenishment Optimization balances all variables and constraints to create the optimum inventory balance to set and achieve service level goals while optimally managing inventory. |
07/29/2008 |
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| Route Delivery Solution Improves Accuracy |
Producer’s Dairy chose the handheld because it has a large touch screen,
yet is light and easy to carry. Most importantly, it is durable. The handheld is tested in rugged conditions to ensure it can survive being shaken and tumbled around in the large Producer’s Dairy trucks. Integrated Solutions Magazine |
07/21/2008 |
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| Why Multi-Tenant Equals A New EDI Order |
Electronic data interchange (EDI) provides visibility of items moving through the supply chain. Yet enabling EDI has typically been a burdensome experience for most manufacturers, requiring considerable time and financial investment. Technical professionals have long strived to improve the way they perform EDI, through standardized transactions to in-depth education.By SPS Commerce |
07/18/2008 |
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| White Paper: MES vs. ERP Is It All In The Jargon? |
With today’s competitive manufacturing environment, companies will certainly be
looking at which technology can help them deliver more quickly, cheaply and
efficiently to meet their customer’s demands – the question is, can this be achieved
through an ERP system or does it require specialist functionality that only MES
provides? By Syscom |
07/16/2008 |
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| White Paper: Finding The Right Solution |
Most businesses today recognise the importance of improving operational efficiency, enabling business-wide collaboration and gaining accurate, real-time business intelligence. Increasingly companies are harnessing the power of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in order to help them achieve these goals. By Syscom PLC |
07/16/2008 |
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| Going Into The Cold: Rugged Devices For A Frigid World |
Cold Chain solutions require a variety of technologies and supporting software applications, including sensors, data transfer over wireless networks, real time logging and analysis, unique product identification, workforce mobile computing systems, etc. It is beyond the scope of this paper to focus on all of these components. Rather, this paper will focus on the needs of the mobile computing environment for the Cold Chain workforce. Submitted by Motorola |
07/09/2008 |
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| Giving Voice To Rugged Devices For A Hands-Free World |
Ruggedized hands-free capable computing devices are now readily available, powerful, and provide a significant boost in productivity that virtually all companies need in today’s increasingly competitive marketplace. Form factor, cost and compatibility should no longer be considered obstacles to deployment to a mobile workforce. Submitted by Motorola |
07/09/2008 |
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