Logistics and Supply Chain Management Software
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Rockwell Reaffirms (at Forbes.com)
Source: www.forbes.com Date: 09-16-2009 17:00:00 GMT
The Milwaukee, Wisc.-based company said it still expects full-year earnings, excluding one-time charges, of $1.40 to $1.70 per share. On average, Wall Street analysts expect $1.59 per share for the year. More
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Webinar on Supply Chain Risk Management
Source: at-scm.com Date: 08-07-2009 04:02:00 GMT
A supply chain management professional's take on Supply Chain related matters, issues and new developments. I blog on all things supply chain and allied with a view on education, informing and developing criticism, new ideas and speculation about where this field is going. I want to alert you to a More
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Metro Crash May Exemplify Paradox of Human-Machine Interaction
Source: www.washingtonpost.com Date: 06-29-2009 04:00:00 GMT
Sometime soon, investigators will piece together why one train on Metro's Red Line hurtled into another last Monday, killing nine people and injuring dozens. Early indications suggest a computer system may have malfunctioned, and various accounts have raised questions about whether the driver of More
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RFID Redux
Source: www.strategy-business.com Date: 11-04-2008 06:00:00 GMT
No longer the tech darling, RFID is slowly reemerging as a valuable way to monitor small pieces of big supply chains. More
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What To Expect in the SCM and Logistics Markets in 2008: AMR Research’s Top 10 Trends
Source: www.elogistics-trendwatch.com Date: 02-10-2008 17:50:29 GMT
Furthermore, in 2007, global supply chain risk took center stage with stories like Mattel’s major issue with lead paint on toys and Dell’s portable battery recall, amplifying the need for mitigating the potential for supply chain disruptions. More
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The Top 20: Toyota Material Handling looks to automation to lift business
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 02-02-2010 14:04:42 GMT
A company briefing is a one-on-one conversation with an industry leader, analyst, consultant or vendor about the state of materials and information handling. It's a chance to have a candid conversation about the trends and direction of the marketplace today. More
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Automatic guided vehicles: Robotic tugger
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 02-01-2010 00:00:00 GMT
The Daimler Trucks North America parts manufacturing plant in Gastonia, N.C., supplies its assembly plants with components like battery boxes, clutches and brakes. This amounts to nearly 20,000 part numbers, totaling more than 30 million pieces each year. As the company was preparing for growth and More
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PDS gets it right
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 02-01-2010 00:00:00 GMT
PDS, a third-party logistics provider, implemented a warehouse management system, conveyor, sortation and two pick modules to expand its retail case picking capabilities. Receiving: The receiving process begins at the gatehouse, where a guard verifies a driver’s paperwork. Using that information, a More
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Productivity Award Winner: Kroger: Grocery giant changes the game
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 02-01-2010 00:00:00 GMT
In the not so distant past, most grocery distribution centers made due with labor intensive, traditional materials handling technologies and processes. Pallets were moved by lift trucks and stored in racks. Mixed pallets were built the old fashioned way, with manual labor. For some leading grocers, More
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Productivity Award Winner: Fisher Nuts: WMS cracks into manufacturing success
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 02-01-2010 00:00:00 GMT
In addition to managing inventory and directing the activities of warehouse employees, the WMS (HighJump Software, 800-328-3271, www.highjump.com) performs two unconventional roles. The system synchronizes the delivery of a bill of materials to the manufacturing line. It includes the raw nuts, More
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Airbus to use RFID tags in its aircraft part supply chain
Source: Supply Chain Management Review Date: 01-26-2010 14:55:11 GMT
Two RFID tag makers are looking to bring definition to supply chain visibility, at least in the aircraft manufacturing industry. More
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Warehousing & Distribution Centers: RFID revisited
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 02-01-2010 00:00:00 GMT
It was understandable from the outset why the technology had quickly become a “media darling.” In its very basic form, an RFID system uses an inlay—consisting of a microchip and an antenna—along with a reader to communicate digital information about an object to which the inlay is attached. More
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System Report: Distribution evolution at PDS
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 02-01-2010 00:00:00 GMT
Third-party logistics and wholesale food and grocery distribution share one thing in common: both industries operate on razor thin margins. That puts a premium on squeezing as much cost as possible out of warehousing, distribution and transportation operations. Prime Distribution Services More
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MHPN Product of the Day: Hybrid AS/RS uses multiple cranes per aisle
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 01-25-2010 11:33:43 GMT
Hybrid automated storage and retrieval systems use one or more cranes in a single aisle to store products single-deep, double-deep or up to 12-loads-deep in the rack structure. More
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MHPN Product of the Day: Software monitors parts wear
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 01-25-2010 11:32:07 GMT
Programmed to issue a notice when maintenance or system parts replacement is required, Daguard software works with the supplier's automated storage and retrieval systems. More
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Technology Outlook: 2010 and Beyond An Interview with Steve Banker
Source: Supply Chain Management Review Date: 01-01-2010 02:00:00 GMT
As director of supply chain management for ARC Advisory Group, Steve Banker keeps a watchful eye on emerging developments in the supply chain space. It's a task he is well familiar with; Banker has been covering supply chain, logistics and warehouse management for ARC since 1996—making him one of More
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Fastenal focuses on the nuts and bolts of distribution
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 01-01-2010 02:00:00 GMT
Mention nuts and bolts, and most people think about taking care of the basics. Fastenal has literally built its business around nuts and bolts, distributing industrial fasteners to original equipment manufacturers, maintenance and repair operations, and contractors around the country for more than More
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MHPN Product of the Day: AGVs reduce operations costs
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 12-21-2009 19:27:40 GMT
Low-cost automatic guided vehicle technologies reduce operating costs and increase efficiency by helping to automate a facility. More
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MHPN Product of the Day: Aluminum pallets for automated systems
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 12-16-2009 19:52:21 GMT
Robotically assembled aluminum pallets for automated materials handling systems improve productivity, reduce inventory, and reduce workplace injuries. More
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Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVs)
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 12-14-2009 01:07:42 GMT
AGV technology employing state of the art wireless navigation offering tow, unit load and fork type AGVs and Dematic's latest user configurable system technology, Q-CAN AGV. More
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