INDUSTRY NEWS
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Fujitsu Launches Solution To Enhance Customers' Global Supply Chain Resilience
Fujitsu Limited today announced the launch of a new solution that utilizes AI agents to facilitate rapid impact analysis and optimal decision-making in global supply chains.
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C.H. Robinson Scales Up Item-Level Solutions For All Global Customers6/26/2025
In a move to help companies deal with mounting volatility in the world economy, C.H. Robinson, a global logistics provider managing 37 million shipments annually, is opening its industry-leading Item-level Solutions to all its customers.
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PTC Launches Arena Supply Chain Intelligence To Help Manufacturers And Product Companies Mitigate Supply Chain Risks6/24/2025
PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today announced the release of its Arena® product lifecycle management (PLM) and quality management system (QMS) solution's new Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) offering.
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Molex Introduces TrackLabel BLE Printable Asset Labels With Real-Time Location Sensing To Enhance Supply Chain Visibility, Logistics And Inventory Monitoring6/23/2025
Molex, a global electronics leader and connectivity innovator, today introduced TrackLabel BLE Printable Asset Labels that provide real-time location tracking data to improve operational efficiency, security and visibility across global supply chains.
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FHI Expands Mission Beyond Staffing To Deliver Full-Spectrum Supply Chain Solutions6/21/2025
As distribution centers face increasing complexity in workforce management, automation integration, and demand fluctuations, FHI is evolving beyond its roots in warehouse staffing to deliver comprehensive, technology-enabled supply chain solutions.
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Fictiv Joins MISUMI To Power The Next Generation Of Digital Manufacturing6/18/2025
Fictiv, a global manufacturing and supply chain technology company, today announced it has officially joined the MISUMI Group Inc., a leading global supplier of mechanical components for the manufacturing industry, headquartered in Japan.
FEATURED ARTICLES
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Simplify Your IT Asset Management With A Managed Service Provider
In today’s rapidly evolving technology landscape, it can be difficult for organizations to create and adhere to business processes and guidelines related to their IT infrastructure. It is also becoming more challenging for organizations to make the most of their investment in IT equipment when it is not managed properly.
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Mastering Integration For Supply Chain Industries9/14/2020
Supply chain disruptions happen. From something as isolated and simple as a missed order or lost cargo to the global disruption that has been caused by COVID-19. Now that supply chains are stretched thin under the weight of the pandemic, their inherent weaknesses are showing. End-to-end visibility provided by supply chain integration is more crucial than ever if companies are to deliver the best customer experience possible, regardless of market circumstances. How can companies that want to be best equipped to face adversity and opportunity feel secure in the fact that they have mastered supply chain integration?
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Importance Of Supply Chains No Longer Taken For Granted6/15/2020
Most people seldom think about supply chains – unless they’re a part of them, such as in the IT industry where distributors, vendors and solutions providers all participate and contribute unique value. However, in recent months the awareness of and dependencies on supply chains has been a central focus worldwide.
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The 3 Keys To Developing A Sustainable Supply Chain1/6/2020
Creating sustainable supply chains is no longer a choice. It’s necessary in today’s world, where climate change, environmental disruptions, and human rights issues are real risks to smooth (and ethical) supply chain management. Waste must be reduced and, in most cases, it must be reduced significantly.
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How Defect Management Tools Improve Software Reliability11/11/2019
There is no software in the world that is 100% defect-free. Developers spend a significant amount of time tracking bugs to ensure a high-quality product. Programming bugs can be annoying and make defect management difficult across the various lines of codes. The question is, should developers spend so much time on defect management? There are tons of defect management tools out there, many of them are free of cost which mostly suits smaller teams for fixing bugs on schedule without requiring a huge investment. Larger QA teams, however, may prefer paid options since they have more robust solutions to offer.
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Performance Testing And Its Types11/7/2019
Performance testing is a type of software testing that focuses on how the system runs under certain circumstances. It determines the speed, responsiveness, and stability of a computer, network, software program or device under a workload. A performance testing company can help identify the nature or location of a software-related performance problem by highlighting where an application might fail or lag. Performance testing can also verify that a system meets the specifications claimed by its manufacturer or vendor. The process can be used to compare two or more devices or programs.
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
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Rugged Tablets Boost Poundland's Productivity
This discount retailer replaced its outdated trolley-based data management system with a rugged tablet capable of withstanding the unique conditions of the warehouse environment.
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Rugged Mobile Computers Render Immediate Benefits6/22/2011Ben E. Keith is the second largest Anheuser-Busch wholesaler in the United States, and the company is on pace to sell more than 38 million cases of beer in 2011. Steve Fleming, VP of administration and information at Ben E. Keith, is responsible for ensuring the company makes informed decisions about solutions spending. By Erin Harris, Integrated Solutions For Retailers magazine
SUPPLY CHAIN RESEARCH SUPPLEMENT
Cutting-Edge Supply Chain Strategies: Omni-Channel's Next Big Thing
Consumer expectations of a seamless omni-channel experience are reinventing the supply chain.
Communication between retailers and suppliers will look very different in the near future. In order to meet the increasing demands of the consumer, control costs, and enhance collaboration, retailers and suppliers must improve processes for sharing data and extract as much value as possible from that data. The Trading Partner Interface of the Future, as conceptualized by RVCF, will achieve these goals while strengthening relationships between retailers and suppliers. By exploring the key areas of retailer-supplier communication, this report provides insights into what such a solution would entail and the business benefits it would create. Stakeholders in technology companies should take note that it is our vision that unrestricted, synchronized data sharing is the direction of the future.
FEATURED PRODUCTS
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The Intermec IF2 is a compact, cost-effective network reader designed to support diverse RFID applications in both enterprise and industrial environments that require a scalable RFID system with a low cost per read point.
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Quest introduced WTMiP. WTM32 customers could upgrade their systems to receive IP communications into their host systems as well as maintain their existing receiving system.When Symbol Technologies introduced the MC1000, a lower priced, yet powerful unit was identified as the bridge to advancing to new technology.
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The Wasp WPL305 is a compact, powerful desktop barcode printer designed to meet your light- to medium-duty barcode printing requirements. Its durable construction, speed, and dual printing technologies make the WPL305 a leader in its class.
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ProcessDoctor is an easy to use applications platform for Control Loop Performance.
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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.
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AP MIMS offers real-time tracking of packages and drivers from pick-up, warehousing and customer delivery. With built in scanning, printing, GPS tracking, and signature capture, you can quickly access accurate information related to your entire proof of delivery process.
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Whether your application is reading conventional linear bar codes or tomorrow's 2-D matrix symbologies, the IT 4800 can capture them all today. If your application requires signature capture, OCR, or digital photography, the IT 4800 can do it.