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Canadian Logistics Company Tracks Pet Food Shipments Via RFID

May 7, 2012

Canadian logistics firm J.D. Smith and Sons has completed a six-month trial of radio frequency identification technology to track the loading, shipping and receipt of bagged pet food for a pet-product retailer. The company is now offering an RFID-based service to track its customers' goods, based on reads of RFID tags embedded in J.D. Smith's pallets.

CargoSmart Launches Business-Process Outsourcing for Ocean Carriers, LSPs

May 7, 2012

CargoSmart Ltd.

CargoSmart Ltd., a vendor of global shipping and logistics applications delivered under the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, has launched business-process outsourcing services for ocean carriers and logistics service providers (LSPs).

Intelleflex Forges Partnership With DeltaTRAK for Cold-Chain Management

May 4, 2012

Intelleflex Inc.

Intelleflex Inc. has entered into a partnership with DeltaTRAK Inc. to enhance cold-chain technology for the food, pharmaceutical and processing industries.

Cost Savings Through FTZ Services

May 3, 2012

Challenge: Our customer, a large consumer electronics manufacturer, was spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in customs and brokerage fees because they were not benefiting from Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) services. Realizing the great savings potential, our customer shared their need for FTZ services with us.

Performance Incentives in Inbound Logistics

May 1, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

The unloading dock is all important to boosting efficiency and productivity throughout one's warehouse and distribution facility, says Ryan Howard, vice president of business development for Inbound Technologies. Labor-management technology uses the best of team and individual incentive methodologies to increase productivity, maintain quality standards and keep workers safe.

End-to-End Solution Cuts Costs, Adds Global Supply Chain Efficiencies

May 1, 2012

Challenge: A leading manufacturer of cell phone accessories was in a crisis. Issues with an overseas partner completely shut down their supply chain. They needed a provider to quickly step in and get shipments moving.

Warehouses Aren't Making Room for the Recovery

April 30, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

You could call inventory and warehouse space the twin evils of the supply chain. Both are big drags on the balance sheet. So it should come as no surprise that the two categories are lagging the recovery - or what's passing for one.

Sweet Pickings:-Manufacturer's Fulfillment and Distribution Operations Symbolize Efficiency and Accuracy

April 24, 2012

Challenge: The leader in the dark and premium chocolate industry needed to update its manual, paper-based order and fulfillment operation, and "right size" capacity and establish repeatable processes across its distribution center network.

Advanced System for Set Top Boxes Improves Testing Accuracy, Reduces Expenses for Cable Operators

April 24, 2012

Challenge: Improving the testing process of set top boxes (STB), eliminating subjectivity, reducing human error, and ensuring that customers don't receive bad units, was a challenge facing one tier-one cable provider.

Transition With Surgical Precision: 3PL's Solution Enables Smooth DC Start-ups

April 24, 2012

Challenge: A medical device company was not meeting inventory and process accuracy goals, and was switching its global systems to SAP.

All Warehouse Services

The latest news, analysis, services and solutions regarding warehousing and distribution systems and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are moving goods across more suppliers, vendors and customers than ever before, and warehouses are critical points in the overall supply chain. New technologies in warehouse management systems (WMS), automation, robotics, RFID and order fulfillment are transforming the way companies do business — and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these solutions continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies around the world are improving supply-chain operations through their strategic use of warehousing and distribution services.