Overall, our analysis of these use cases suggests that the broad-scale use of item-level RFID tagging in the apparel industry will yield substantial benefits to apparel manufacturers.
The findings of this exploratory study show that the potential benefits of item-level RFID in the apparel supply chain reach beyond the retailer to include apparel production and distribution.
Regardless of what industry you’re in, increasing the visibility of your supply chain is the only way to keep your company from ever facing the intense consumer backlash that comes with the discovery of counterfeit components cropping up in your supply chain.
More than 30 industry-leading companies joined forces to found the research center with the University of Arkansas to support a multidisciplinary, neutral, third-party research and testing facility. The RFID Research Center officially opened its first laboratory on June 10, 2005, after receiving $2 million in total commitments from sponsors.
GS1 US, a member of GS1, is an information standards organization that brings industry communities together to solve supply-chain problems through the adoption and implementation of GS1 Standards. More than 300,000 businesses in 25 industries rely on GS1 US for trading-partner collaboration and for maximizing the cost effectiveness, speed, visibility, security and sustainability of their business processes.
Advancing your education and earning credentials proves to employers that you’ve demonstrated competency and knowledge of all levels of the supply chain. Michigan State’s three-course master certificates and five-course advanced master certificate can provide the necessary tools and techniques to advance your career in this dynamic, lucrative industry.
Freightfriend.com is a FREE load and truck posting web site where freight companies and shippers select who can see their postings by inviting their transportation partners as “friends”. Now you can post your shipments or equipment in one web site, providing real-time visibility only to your “friends”. Now you can access real-time information on all of your “friends” loads and trucks from one web site, where you can easily search and match them to your needs.
It’s hard to imagine that nearly 10 years has passed since Walmart shined a spotlight on RFID technology in the retail supply chain. Fast forward a decade, and department store leader Macy’s is two years into an aggressive roll-out of RFID technology.
Rakuten said it will acquire Webgistix, which provides warehouse and shipping services to online retailers. Webgistix says it can provide 1-2 day shipping for customers from its U.S. facilities in New York, Las Vegas, Atlanta and Reno.
The 2013 edition of the world´s biggest trade show for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management, which closes today in Munich, attracted a record 53,000 (2011: 51,310) trade visitors. A further rise in international scope was also noticeable at this year´s show – around 45 percent of the exhibitors came from outside Germany, and almost 40 percent of the visitors.
Axway is a market leader in governing the flow of data, is a global software and services company with more than 11,000 public- and private-sector customers in 100 countries. For more than a decade, Axway has empowered the world’s top organizations with proven solutions that help manage business-critical interactions through the exchange of data flowing across the enterprise, B2B communities, the cloud and mobile devices.
After a deeper discussion of the two larger complementary philosophies that are reinventing supply chains—omnichannel and DDSC—this executive briefing takes a look at the newest products and features in supply chain technology today.
The Rakuten acquisition of Webgistix in 2013 continued the momentum behind Rakuten Super Logistics, helping to provide warehouse and order fulfillment services to US-based Rakuten.com Shopping merchants while also providing key components to Rakuten globally. Webgistix will continue to empower e-commerce retailers to manage their supply chains more effectively with its cloud-based suite of e-commerce solutions for order fulfilment, freight management, and shipment optimization. The Webgistix 2-Day Delivery Network will continue to provide U.S. merchants with the reliable, fast shipping delivery times that their customers demand, and this move marks increased momentum toward continuing to do so on a global…
We take the long view about everything essential to our business, and we’re transparent about our plans for succeeding today while investing for tomorrow. This includes expanding our engagement with stakeholders to share the many ways our industry can become more efficient with energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Ryder System, Inc., a leader in supply chain, warehousing, and transportation management solutions, today announced it has been named one of 2013’s “Top Green Providers” by Food Logistics. The “Top Green Providers” list focuses on sustainability in the global food supply chain with profiles of companies who are exceeding industry standards in their sector.