Covast B2B Suite for Logistics & Distribution to Reduce Supply Chain Costs

from network-security-news.com

Covast B2B Suite for Logistics & Distribution to Reduce Supply Chain Costs by $20K per Month for Cardinal Logistics Management Corp.

Covast improves supply chain visibility, eliminates third-party VAN charges

ATLANTA, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Covast, a leading provider of business- to-business (B2B) integration solutions, today announced that Cardinal Logistics Management Corp. has deployed the Covast B2B Suite for Logistics & Distribution. Designed to integrate all external supply chain systems and communications onto a single integration platform, the Covast B2B Suite allows the company to conduct and manage supply chain communications more quickly, cost-effectively and flexibly. As a result, Cardinal Logistics expects to save up to $20,000 per month in B2B transaction costs.

ASC and PPI Bring Integrated Payment Processing to Supply Chain

from businesswire.com

New Payment Solution Provides ASC’s Customers With PPI PayMover Gateway for POS and E-Commerce Transactions
NEWARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Payment Processing, Incorporated (PPI), the industry leader for integrated payment solutions, today announced a partnership with ASC, Inc., a developer of supply chain management software, to offer a complete POS and e-commerce solution to ASC customers.

“We are excited about ASC’s partnership with PPI because it offers ASC Trac customers a safe, secure and reliable payment processing solution that integrates seamlessly with our software. This combination solution has really proven itself for high volume credit card transactions in mission critical environments,” says Pete Gilstrap, CEO of ASC, Inc.

The PPI PayMover payment gateway integrates with ASC’s warehouse management suite, ASC Trac V6, a modular software solution that supports functions in warehouse distribution, manufacturing and third-party operations.

ITC may offer supply chain management

from moneycontrol.com

With Wal-mart knocking on the doors of India’s retail industry, other retailers are watching closely. ITC is focussing on supply-chain management and back-end systems for large retailers reports CNBC-TV18.

The Sunil Mittal-Walmart tie-up may have hit roadblocks with the Left parties opposing Wal-Mart’s entry and Commerce Minister Kamal Nath saying he will check whether Walmart flouted FDI rules.

M&S broadens use of RFID in supply chain

from vnunet.com

Successful trials increase retailer’s confidence in the tracking technology. Dave Friedlos reports
Dave Friedlos, Computing 30 Nov 2006

The success of radio frequency identification (RFID) pilots at Marks & Spencer (M&S) could lead to widespread use of the technology throughout the retailer’s supply chain.

The company recently announced that it is to start a full rollout of item-level tagging in its clothing departments (Computing, 16 November).

The food department is also using RFID to fast-track delivery and receipt of stock, and increase visibility in the supply chain.

Protecting The Global Supply Chain

from industryweek.com

The world hasn’t gotten much safer since Sept. 11. Fortunately, the benefits of securing your supply chain are real and quantifiable.

By David Blanchard

Dec. 1, 2006 – If you think that the world has gotten safer since security measures were put in place post-Sept. 11, think again. In her annual State of Logistics Report for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, supply chain consultant Rosalyn Wilson points out that “more disruptions are occurring and are having a more significant impact.” Wilson notes that not only are international terrorist incidents on the rise, but also that “severe weather that strikes anywhere on the globe is now more likely to threaten far-flung global supply chains.”

Buy Lines: To the administrator: SEWP isn’t spoiled

from washingtontechnology.com

By Steve Charles
Special to Washington Technology
Dear Office of Federal Procurement Policy administrator: Don’t change a good thing.

We’ve all read about your “agonizing” pending decision regarding governmentwide acquisition contract authority for the NASA Scientific and Engineering Work Station program.

We know the position of Lurita Doan, administrator of the General Services Administration. She adamantly opposes recertifying SEWP as a governmentwide acquisition contract.

Here’s an industry point of view from someone whose company also has responded to the SEWP IV solicitation, a full-and-open competition procurement, now in the blackout phase.

Buncombe County Completes Implementation of Lawson Strategic Sourcing

from businesswire.com

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lawson Software (Nasdaq:LWSN) today announced that Buncombe County, North Carolina went live on the latest version of Lawson Strategic Sourcing this month. The application will help move the county along a path to a fully electronic bidding process with suppliers. Numerous suppliers have successfully completed online registration, and all new requests for bids are being posted for suppliers to view and respond to via the Strategic Sourcing Portal.

To achieve its goal of a 100 percent electronic bidding process, Buncombe County uses Strategic Sourcing in conjunction with Lawson Procurement as an electronic platform to standardize and streamline its request for bid process. This solution will help the county shorten its sourcing cycles, improve communication with suppliers regarding open bids, automate the collection and comparison of supplier responses and simplify the overall bid/award process.

Admirals: DOD logistics need to modernize more quickly

from gcn.com

By Peter Buxbaum, Special to GCN

Military logisticians aiming to serve warfighter requirements had better discard a supply-chain mentality.

That was the message delivered yesterday by two retired rear admirals now working in the private sector at the Defense Logistics 2006 conference in Washington.

“If you’re still thinking supply chain, you’re not going to get where you want to go,“ said retired Rear Admiral Ray Archer, vice president for operations at Dell Inc. of Round Rock, Texas. “The supply chain is internal to the organization and has little to do with customers. Customers don’t care about your infrastructure but only whether you met their expectations.“

Acquisition Solutions hires 3 execs

from fcw.com

Acquisition Solutions, a government provider of acquisition research, consulting and training, has added three executives to its senior leadership team.

Supply Chain Consultants Wins APICS Technology Partnership Award of Excellence

from themanufacturer.com

WILMINGTON, DE – Kudos to Supply Chain Consultants, designer and supplier of the Zemeter Suite of supply chain management (SCM) software products, which has won the APICS (The Association for Operations Management) Technology Partnership Award of Excellence.

The joint award, which also honors Mother Parkers Tea and Coffee, Inc., recognizes a partnership between a technology solutions provider and a corporate customer where a product implementation achieved optimal results and increased overall success of the company. Supply Chain Consultants’ (SCC) solution for Mother Parkers enabled the company to better meet customer demands and reduce inventory. The award was presented this morning at the annual APICS International Conference and Exposition in Orlando, Fla.