HR & Labor Management

Plans Call for RFID Technology That Could Pinpoint Workers During Emergencies

April 3, 2014

An oil and gas company is installing a solution to locate personnel in the event of an emergency at its construction site in Newfoundland, Canada, using radio frequency identification technology provided by systems integrator Focus FS. The system consists of active RFID tags, readers, exciters and software from GuardRFID Solutions.

Auto Manufacturers Form Pact on Human Rights, Sustainability, Ethical Standards

April 3, 2014

GreenBiz

More than a dozen of the world's largest car makers have agreed on minimum human rights, environmental and business ethics standards for their global supply chains, according to the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) in Michigan and CSR Europe in Brussels, which today jointly announced the "unprecedented agreement."

Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

April 2, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2014 for the specialized purpose of:

SAP to Acquire Workforce-Management Vendor Fieldglass

April 2, 2014

SAP AG

SAP AG has disclosed plans to acquire Fieldglass, a vendor of software for contingent labor management.

Retailers Meet the Challenge of the Omni-Channel

April 2, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Unions Still Fighting Against North American Free Trade Agreement

April 1, 2014

New York Times

Two decades after its enactment, the North American Free Trade Agreement - better known as Nafta - remains a source of deep disagreement among economists - and unions.

Increasing Healthcare Supply Chain Performance

March 28, 2014

Healthcare IT News

The supply chain represents about 25 percent of a healthcare facility's operating budget, and industry trends strongly indicate that this percentage will continue to grow. Thus, supply chain optimization is not an option, it's a must. Here are some solid best practices that can help your facility build a "new" supply chain focused on efficient processes and maximized outcomes.

7 Steps to Easy Supplier Onboarding

March 28, 2014

Anil Kodali, Vice President of Services, TAKE Supply Chain

As a supply chain manager, you can build and deploy the best supplier collaboration system available, but if your vendors are not onboard, it's about as useful as an empty warehouse. The success of your collaboration project is directly tied to supplier willingness to use the system.

Almost 50 Million Non-trucking Commercial Fleet Vehicles May Have Telematics by the End of 2019

March 27, 2014

ABI Research

Although telematics technologies and services were first adopted by the long-haul trucking industry in the United States more than 20 years ago, adoption in the non-trucking sector is expected to equal the trucking industry in terms of numbers of connected vehicles by the end of 2014 and will dominate the commercial fleet telematics industry by the end of 2019, accounting for almost 50 million vehicles globally.