April 19, 2005 | Vol. 4, Issue4

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Logistics Management technology exclusive

What are logistics managers looking for in a software vendor?
Logistics managers are, of course, looking for the right features; but after that, they’re looking for compatibility with their existing corporate information systems. Those are the top two findings of a recently concluded Logistics Management reader study focused on vendor selection.
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Latest logistics technology & rfid news

The latest forecast on RFID predicts that the market will go from $1.94 billion this year to $7.26 billion by 2008. That prediction comes from the company, IDTechEX, which says that the RFID technology sales will reach $26.9 billion by 2015. Despite the push for marking goods in the supply chain, the research firm said that item level tagging, particularly of drugs, will rival the pallet and case tagging this year. Although the firm casts doubt on the creation of one cent tags, it does foresee that “five cent chip tags as a certainty.”
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ILOG has released a new transportation software planning application. Called “Transport PowerOps,” the application helps shippers to create more realistic transportation plans. ILOG says it’s aiming the new package at retailers, consumer packaged goods manufacturers, and third-party logistics providers.
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More companies are stepping forward to produce Gen2 RFID products. RSI ID Technologies has announced that it has begun production of EPC compliant Gen 2 labels. Meanwhile, Intermec Technologies and Impinj are involved in collaboration on Gen 2 technology. Intermec has released its IF5 ECP global Gen-2 compatible reader while Impinj has debuted EPCglobal Generation2-compliant RFID tag silicon.
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TransCore announced that it has integrated its web-based transportation management system with its DAT freight match service. The combination of the two applications will enable shippers to use a single system to manage contract freight, private fleets, and hire carriers for spot-market shipments. The freight matching service enables shippers to tender loads online to carriers looking for freight.
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Poor supply chain visibility results from communication failure between computer systems. That’s the finding in a recent study conducted by University of Denver researchers and sponsored by distribution facility provider, ProLogis. Because Enterprise Resource Planning systems, warehouse management systems or planning systems don’t talk with one another, companies experience problems with internal visibility. The researchers conducted extensive interviews with senior executives at 31 companies to reach that conclusion.
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