Warehouse logistics - Articles - Page 16

Webgistix Debuts App for Managing Freight from Midsized E-Commerce Retailers

March 29, 2012

Webgistix Corp. has unveiled SmartFreight, a package of software and services aimed at mid-sized electronic-commerce retailers.

How Much Automation Does Your DC Need?

March 29, 2012

Bob Babel, VP of Systems Engineering, FORTE

Flash Global Moves Into New Parts D.C. at Chicago's O'Hare Airport

March 28, 2012

Flash Global

Flash Global, a provider of services for critical parts and products, has moved into its new Flagship Parts Distribution Center at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

UPS Seals Bid to Acquire TNT Express in All-Cash Offer

March 27, 2012

UPS

Parcel Service Inc. has reached agreement to acquire TNT Express N.V., in an all-cash offer valued at approximately $12.56 per ordinary share. Total value of the transaction was set at $6.77bn.

Wholesaler Tracks Auto Glass Inventory and Delivery via RFID Technology

March 27, 2012

RFID Journal

California-based auto glass wholesaler Mygrant Glass is eliminating the need for paperwork for delivery verification, by equipping its drivers with mobile RFID interrogators that read passive EPC Gen 2 ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tags on the products being delivered, and then forward that information to Apple iPads.

Seko Opens New Logistics Facility in El Paso, Texas

March 23, 2012

Seko Worldwide

Seko Worldwide, a third-party provider of logistics and supply-chain services, has opened a new facility in El Paso, Tex. The location provides a full range of services, including transportation, logistics and information-technology support.

Advanced Yard Management

March 23, 2012

PINC Solutions

The opportunity for real-time location systems (RTLS) in Yard Management.

Exceeding Expectations

March 23, 2012

PINC Solutions

An overlooked and critical operational area is the yard - that area between the warehouse and the transportation system.

Finding The KPIs For Yard Management

March 23, 2012

PINC Solutions

Increasing real-time visibility is key to achieving greater efficiencies in logistics management practices. As all goods often go through multiple yards throughout the lifecycle, any inefficiencies or errors in the yard are amplified as the effects propagate through the supply chain network.