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Honeywell Sets Its Sights on Acquiring Intermec

December 18, 2012

Technology giant Honeywell has announced plans to acquire RFID and automation-identification equipment technology company Intermec by June 2013.

More Visions of the Future from the San Francisco Roundtable

December 17, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Here are five more predictions for 2013 and beyond, from a panel of five well-informed (and well-fed) Silicon Valley business executives. (See my previous post for the first five.) Assembled in Santa Clara, Calif., by the San Francisco Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, these individuals took part in the group's fourth annual effort to answer that age-old question: What does the future hold for supply-chain management?

More Visions of the Future from the San Francisco Roundtable

December 17, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Flextronics to Assume Control of Motorola Mobility Operations in China and Brazil

December 14, 2012

Flextronics

Flextronics will acquire Motorola Mobility's manufacturing operations in Tianjin, China, and will also assume the management and operation of its Jaguariuna, Brazil, facility. Employees and assets at both locations will transfer to Flextronics after the transaction closes.

Omni-Channel, Multichannel, Merged Channel - A Look at the Dynamic World of Retail

December 13, 2012

ChainLink Research

Retail is in a dramatic transformative phase. Consumers' multichannel access and shopping make multi/merged channel fulfillment the focus for retail. No more relegating supply chain to the backwaters of retail management!

IFS Issues Export-Control Module for Aerospace and Defense

December 12, 2012

IFS

IFS has created a new software module to aid in export compliance in the aerospace and defense market.

Taming and Managing Inventory Velocity in a Fast-Paced Consumer World

December 11, 2012

Narayan Laksham, CEO, Ultriva

We are living in a world of speed, immediate accessibility and instant gratification. To keep up with the demand, manufacturers have to procure raw materials, build components, assemble finished goods and physically ship them across the world. Yet they are challenged with shorter and shorter lead times, an unlimited range of finished goods SKUs, selling goods and procuring materials globally and the unending pressure to do more with less. This concept of speed when applied to material replenishment has come to be known as "Inventory Velocity". There are some principles and practices on how to improve inventory velocity in this complex environment.

Supply Chain Council Publishes Version 11 of SCOR Model

December 11, 2012

Supply Chain Council

The Supply Chain Council has published version 11 of its Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model.

APL, APL Logistics Announce New Services and Partnerships

December 11, 2012

APL Logistics

APL Logistics has launched a streamlined mobile version of SeeChange, its Web-based shipment tracking tool.

Knapp Uses RFID in Package Sortation and Sequencing Solution

December 11, 2012

RFID Journal

Knapp, an Austrian firm specializing in warehouse automation and logistics, has developed an RFID-based conveyor system for sorting and packing goods in a specified sequence. The solution ensures that items can be placed within boxes in the correct order"”for instance, with the heaviest products on the bottom"”and that packages can be loaded onto trucks in a particular sequence, so they can be unloaded easily at various stops along a delivery route. At present, the system is being installed at a warehouse operated by Olymp, a German manufacturer of men's shirts.

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