Technology

This white paper identifies the features that save time for users, and those that simplify integration and management for IT support staff, so the printer will return maximum value for long-term, low-cost reliable operations.

To understand how the competitive landscape of the Electronics industry will change and how these technologies will impact real-world, financially driven enterprise investment decisions, we conducted the 2013 IBM Electronics Manufacturing Study.

3D printing, intelligent robotics, and open source hardware stand to revolutionize modern-day manufacturing. These disruptive forces will usher in a new manufacturing paradigm that is managed by software and data files — something we call the “software-defined supply chain.”

With recent expansion into both Quebec and British Columbia, Noble now has more than 200 delivery trucks and 24 hour service. With growth came the need for a better proof of delivery (POD) system. The company also looked to automate its shipping and receiving process to streamline overall operations using Intermec's CN50 rugged mobile computer.

JDA Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain Company, today announced the release of its integrated product roadmap following the merger with RedPrairie.

This report was originally tailored to the request of an electronics manufacturer, to explore emerging markets and the political and economic barriers to direct investment. The various business risks that influence supply chain risk as a whole are discussed.

Ask yourself this: what if your distribution center could not support changes in volume, product assortment or delivery timelines? How much would you lose in opportunity costs? As multi-channel businesses look to expand product and business lines quickly as a key competitive advantage, the speed to deploy a material handling solution becomes a critical success factor. Fast system deployment can be the difference between kicking the competition out of the water and limiting your growth.

The key question that supply chain professionals are asking these days is, What can we do to maximize the ROI from our technology investment? This article provides some practical answers from the experts. It also presents the results of a survey detailing how well practitioners are actually doing in getting the most from their investment.

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.

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 2,600 primarily customer attendees at this year’s JDA FOCUS were looking for lots of things. They wanted to learn about JDA eight, a cloud-based bundle of more than 30 supply chain software products built on a single platform. And they wanted to know how any one of those products – WMS, TMS, SCMP—might improve their businesses.

Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium: Companies need to utilize latest technologies for demand-driven operations & meet expectations of today’s omnichannel customer.

A study published by the International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management found that Reliability and Promptness, which includes order accuracy, speed, and customer service, is given an importance of 92 out of 100, the highest of any factor in perception of retailer quality (Mijoon). This whitepaper will examine how outsourcing your order fulfillment can improve these factors.

To meet government compliance on food traceability, Washington Fruit sought the help of Pacific-iD and implemented mobile computers, industrial printers, scanners, and vehicle-mounted computers to improve pallet tagging and tracking.

To meet government compliance on food traceability, Washington Fruit sought the help of Pacific-iD. Washington Fruit implemented the Intermec CK3 mobile computer, PM4i industrial printer, SR61 scanner, and CV60 vehicle-mounted computer to improve pallet tagging and tracking.

The impact of the cloud on logistics can sometimes be so overwhelming that it's hard to discern exactly what it is changing. In the next few hundred words, we'll boil down the essence of this revolution and why you should expect more than ever from your 3PL.

This white paper reviews some of the important differences between tablets and purpose-built computers for forklifts, and presents the five key issues that must be considered when assessing tablet computers for forklift operators.

In today’s distribution centers, forklifts are becoming sophisticated information technology hubs.

Five crucial questions to ask and answer as you prepare your industrial environments to take full advantage of today’s rapidly expanding wireless communications opportunities.