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July 12, 2007

Dick Cantwell RFID Interview - Complete Transcript

Complete pdf transcript of the interview between SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore and Dick Cantwell of Procter & Gamble about RFID. By popular demand!

TOPICS : Consumer goods industry supply chain | Electronic Product Code/EPC | Retail industry supply chain | RFID | Supply chain thought leadership | Supply chain visibility

April 12, 2007

The 10 Keys to Global Logistics Excellence

This report in Supply Chain Digest's Thought Leadership Series details the opportunities and challenges in global logistics, identifies 10 key capabilities needed to achieve excellence, and presents a valuable Diagnostic tool that will help companies evaluate where they stand versus the potential.

TOPICS : Agile supply chain | Global logistics | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Logistics costs | Logistics | Supply Chain studies | Supply chain thought leadership | Supply chain visibility | Transportation Management Systems | Transportation

March 28, 2007

SCDigest Letter Feb. 2007 -- Focus on Network Planning

On-line version of the February, 2007 Supply Chain Digest Letter. This month's focus: Supply Chain Network Planning and Optimization software. Includes overview of the Network Planning and Optimization solution space and key trends, a detailed cases study of a successful approach to use of Network Planning tools, , finding the ROI from Network Optimization, and much more.

TOPICS : Inventory optimization | Network design/optimization | Supply Chain Planning software | Supply chain risk | Supply chain software | Supply chain strategy

March 28, 2007

LogicTools Suite Complements SAP Solutions

LogicTools suite of supply chain network planning and inventory optimization solutions integrated well with existing SAP supply chain solutions

TOPICS : Network design/optimization | Supply Chain Planning software | Supply chain software

March 28, 2007

Supply Chain Transformations

This white paper explains how optimization of network and inventory, process excellence, and IT-enabled visibility and collaboration has proved to generate breakthrough operational improvements at reduced overall costs

TOPICS : Inventory management | Inventory optimization | Network design/optimization | Supply chain excellence | Supply chain strategy | Supply chain transformation

March 10, 2007

Warehouse Management: Integrating WMS with SAP

Many companies are considering adding best-of-breed Warehouse Management solutions to their SAP ERP environments, but are uncertain as to integration options and issues. This informative white paper from Softeon reviews WMS deployment options within an SAP environment, describes the technical requirements in a straight-forward, jargon-free fashion, and overviews the importance of SAP's certification program for integration external WMS solutions with the ERP and new NetWeaver platform.

TOPICS : Distribution | Vendor selection | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

December 29, 2006

SCDigest Letter Dec. 2006 - Focus on TMS

On-line version of the December, 2006 Supply Chain Digest Letter. This month's focus: transportation management systems. Includes overview of the TMS solution space and key trends, a detailed cases study of a successful TMS adoption, finding the ROI in TMS, and much more.

TOPICS : Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Transportation Management Systems | Transportation


May 18, 2004

The Ten Keys to RFID Compliance Success

This report provides a framework for successfully meeting new RFID compliance requirements. It is based in part on lessons learned from the first wave of retail compliance mandates in the early to mid-1990's for bar code labeling of pallets and cartons, advance ship notice generation, and other requirements related to Quick Response. It also considers the specific characteristics of today's new RFID compliance requirements, informed by discussions with dozens of companies considering how to best meet current and future RFID needs.

TOPICS : RFID software | RFID

February 24, 2004

Report: Anatomy of an RFID Pilot

In this excellent report, Supply Chain Digest provides lessons from companies that have been through RFID pilot projects, and offers guidance on the keys to making the pilot successful and valuable.

TOPICS : Data collection/AIDC | RFID software | RFID