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Logistics technology: Transportation Management Systems (TMS) — made to measure By Bridget McCrea, Contributing Editor, 5/1/2008
When asked about their supply chain technology investment in 2008, only 7 percent of responding shippers singled out Transportation Management Systems (TMS), according to a recent report from Boston-based AMR Research. Report findings also indicate 52 percent of respondents have already deployed a TMS, and 33 percent are planning to put it to work in the near future. Here are three shippers that are using TMS to manage today’s mounting transportation challenges in three separate industries. More
Viewpoint: Understand the hype surrounding new logistics technology applications Michael A. Levans, Group Editorial Director - 05/01/2008 This technology roundtable with industry experts reveals that SaaS could offer you superior functionality at a fraction of the cost, but there are some drawbacks in customization, business intelligence (BI) applications that are working well for companies that are willing to put in the grunt work up front, according to Aberdeen’s Ian Hobkirk, “supply chain visibility is like happiness—everybody wants it, but nobody agrees on what it means or how to get it.”More
Logistics Technology Roundtable: Explaining the hype By Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director - 05/01/2008
Globalization and outsourcing have forced shippers to improve their shipment accountability and tame their inbound and outbound transportation costs in regions of the world they may have never even visited. Four top supply chain technology analysts - AMR’s John Fontanella; ARC’s Adrian Gonzalez; Aberdeen Group’s Ian Hobkirk; and Manufacturing Insights’ Simon Ellis - provide their take on some of the technology that might escape our full understanding.
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Meeting the Sam’s Club mandate Bob Trebilcock, Modern Materials Handling - 04/24/2008
RFID in the retail space has been quiet for the last few years. But since Sam’s Club announced its plans for RFID, there is renewed energy and interest among suppliers who will have to meet the new requirements.
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Logistics technology: ARC report says global WMS market to hit $1.8 billion by 2012 Jeff Berman, Group News Editor - 04/08/2008
A recent report from supply chain consultancy ARC Advisory Group notes that the global Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) market is expected to expand at a compounded annual growth rate of 7.5 percent over the next five years.
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6th Annual Supply Chain Software Survey: Purchase intentions slow By Bridget McCrea, Contributing Editor - 04/01/2008
Our software survey results indicate many companies are still actively evaluating vendors in route to replacing their warehouse management systems (WMS), transportation management systems (TMS), yard management systems (YMS), supply chain planning (SCP), global trade management software (GTM), and enterprise resource planning (ERP) in order to compete more efficiently in today’s global environment. But, fewer companies expect to purchase or upgrade their applications in the next 12 months.
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