CipherLab Wins Best Supply Chain/Logistics Solution Award

from businesswire.com

CipherLab, a leading innovator in Automated Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) for the retail, warehouse and distribution markets, was named a winner in Integrated Solutions for Retailers magazine’s Small to Midsize Retail Solutions Award competition. CipherLab and CipherLab Solutions Certified value-added reseller, Ohio-based RJM Systems, earned the award for Best Supply Chain/Logistics Solution for their deployment of an ordering, inventory and warehouse management solution for Pet Supplies “Plus,” a chain of 220+ independent retail stores. The integrated solution pairs CipherLab’s 8021 acoustic and 8071 wireless portable terminals with RJM Systems’ customized software, DataMan.

Securing the manufacturing supply chain with PLM

from manufacturingtalk.com

Enhancing sales, marketing and after-market business processes have to be integrated within the context of the overall manufacturing value chain, writes Andrew Piscina

Over the last five years, most manufacturing organisations in Europe have been following a cost-cutting and labour reduction path as the industry strives to pull itself out of recession and cope with the ups and downs of a turbulent economy. However, as cost reduction strategies begin to pay off, manufacturers are beginning to focus attention on more strategic investments and direction.

BT Supply chain partners win materials management award

from mhwmagazine.co.uk

As part of the recent Annual Awards for Excellence organised by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), BT Supply Chain Partners won the Materials Management Award, sponsored by FKI Logistex®, the leading global material handling solutions integrator. Open to application from public and private organisations from any sector, this prestigious UK award acknowledges individuals and companies demonstrating outstanding achievement in the techniques and technology of materials storage and handling in the supply chain. This sponsorship reflects an ongoing commitment from FKI Logistex to help raise the standards of excellence and best practice in the logistics industry.

i2’s Innovative Approach to Total Inventory Management

from businesswire.com

A proactive approach to total inventory management enables business leaders to achieve operational excellence and overcome industry challenges such as the lengthening global supply chain, fluctuating consumer demand and shortening product lifecycles. i2 Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITWO) has developed an innovative approach based on its experience in working with supply chain leaders to optimize inventory operations. Total inventory management is based on a current view of on-hand, in transit and on-order inventory, provides visibility to future inventory needs, and empowers companies with the ability to determine what inventories to carry, where they should be located, in what form (finished or unfinished), how much inventory to keep on hand, what replenishments to trigger, what shipments to expedite and when. With these types of inventory management practices and capabilities, companies can proactively make better decisions in response to unplanned demand or supply changes.