Amerinet Partners With Craneware

from genengnews.com

Amerinet Inc. and Craneware, Inc. announced today a strategic partnership that combines the latest in health care software innovation and Amerinet’s supply chain expertise to create a suite of supply chain tools using Craneware’s Decision Dashboard(TM) and Pharmacy ChargeLink(TM).

China must take steps to reduce supply chain costs

from cargonewsasia.com

The following are excerpts by Susan Geng of speeches given by logistics industry executives at the recent Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals conference in Tianjin.

Supply chain service providers have great potential for profits if China’s fulfils its ambition to cut logistics costs, according to a consensus by industry experts.

Fashion firm Lipsy selects online system from BT to boost supply chain

from computerworlduk.com

High street fashion manufacturer Lipsy has selected BT’s Expedite sourcing system to improve its supply chain management.

The system will provide Lipsy with online access to real-time critical information across the supply chain, ensuring that changes to product specifications are available everyone from range planners to fabric buyers, production and distribution managers.

Learning from Dell - the Faithful Implementer of ‘Just in Time’

from earthtimes.org

CCID Consulting Co., Ltd., through its Enterprise Strategy Consultancy Center, recently released an article by You Zeng on how local companies have tried to implement business models based on those from Dell.

Dell, Inc. has gained outstanding sales achievements by resorting to the unique direct business model and highly efficient supply chain management systems. As a result, many domestic IT enterprises began to study and imitate Dell. However, their market performances have certain disparities with that of Dell, no matter whether they are the manufactures that are learning from Dell’s direct business model, or whether they are like Lenovo, who is learning the supply chain model of Dell. CCID Consulting, China’s leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong, believes that by simply copying the model of Dell without fully understanding the management theory behind it is the decisive factor that leads to their failure.

ProLogis Releases New Supply Chain Review Report

from earthtimes.org

ProLogis, the world’s largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities, today released the latest edition of the ProLogis Supply Chain Review entitled, “Import-Driven Warehousing in North America.”

The report offers an in-depth examination of the challenges facing import warehouse operators that serve major seaports or inland ports across the U.S. and Mexico. Such operators, the report argues, are subject to myriad pressures in today’s global trade environment, including highly volatile product flow, inconsistent communications with shipping companies, traffic congestion and post-9/11 customs and security measures.

Pakistan: Programme for mango supply chain management launched

from freshplaza.com

The Australia-Pakistan Agriculture Sector Linkages Program (ASLP) for the Mango Supply Chain Management Project has been formally launched by arranging three trial shipments each to Singapore, the UAE and the UK to evaluate and identify weaknesses of the existing best export practices and to suggest improvements.

Supply Chain Collaboration: How Far Do You Go? (Part 2)

from scdigest.com

In part one of this column, we looked at some myths about supply chain collaboration, and presented a model for truly collaborative supply chain configuration (see Supply Chain Collaboration: How Far Do You Go?

The key collaboration success is actually simple: identify which customers have truly collaborative values, and treat them as a separate segment to the rest in your customer base. Unilever’s former CEO, Anthony Burgmans, got it right when he said, in effect, that you should only collaborate with those customers and (suppliers) who genuinely want to collaborate. For the rest, you do whatever you have to do, but don’t waste your time trying to be collaborative- it is too wasteful on resources, and goes to the heart of my observation that too many suppliers are over-servicing some customers, and under-servicing others, and have no idea which is which!

RFID Travels Through the Supply Chain

from idm.net.au

The RFID industry is working to reduce the uncertainty surrounding standardisation of RFID technology in Australia, while banding together to demonstrate the business case for RFID at a conference this week.

GSI Australia, alongside other RFID vendors, associations and organisation, have combined their efforts to not only have their current 4 Watt scientific licence renewed for another 12 months, but also have regulations permanently changed to boost Australia’s RFID performance on the world stage.

Supply Chain Coordination Emerging as a Promising Segment

from businesswire.com

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c60286) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan’s new report: World Supply Chain Management Software and Services Markets to their offering.

This research examines the world supply chain management software and services markets and provides forecasts over the period 2003 to 2013. For the purpose of this study, the total supply chain market has been classified into three broad segments - supply chain planning, supply chain execution and supply chain coordination. The research service provides an introduction to the world supply chain market with an overview of the competitive landscape, challenges, drivers and restraints, revenue forecasts, market and technology trends, end-user perceptions and industry strategy directions. The research service is also based on four geographic regions North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Asia Pacific and Rest-of-World.

U.S. Navy Selects Datacraft Solutions

from theopenpress.com

The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Supply Management Department Midwest, Crane, Indiana (SMDMW) announced that it was seeking to improve inventory management and overall supply chain efficiency for customers within the Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center. “We are looking forward to working with Datacraft Solutions to improve inventory management and overall supply chain efficiency for customers within the Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center.” stated Captain Fulton, NAVSUP, FISCN Supply Chain Management Department Midwest.