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March 22, 2012

RFID and AIDC News: Saks Fifth Avenue Item-Level RFID Pilot off to Good Start, has Provided Key Learnings

One Month In, Some Benefits Already Clear, One Manager Says; Shielding the Backroom?

TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | Retail industry supply chain | RFID

March 21, 2012

Logistics News: In Astounding Move, Amazon.com Buys Robotic Material Handling Provider Kiva

Will Spend $775 Million to Acquire Boston-Based Technology Provider, an Extremely High Price; Will it Sell System to Its Competitors - or Even Have the Capacity to Do So for Years

TOPICS : Distribution | e-fulfillment | ecommerce | Logistics costs | Material handling automation | Order picking

March 21, 2012

Logistics News: ATA Says FMCSA Continues Unfair ''Blame Truck Drivers First'' Policy

Agency Reverses Earlier Decision, Will Add Accidents Not Caused by Driver to Record of Carrier

TOPICS : Transportation | Trucking

March 21, 2012

Global Supply Chain News: China Effect has Wages Rising Across Much of the Rest of Asia

Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, more Raising Wages to Avoid Social Unrest from Growing Income Inequality; Jos. A. Bank Looks to Haiti, Middle East

TOPICS : China | Global sourcing | Global supply chain | Supply chain costs | Supply Chain Trends


March 19, 2012

Supply Chain Video News for March 19, 2012

Gartner on the WMS Market; Henkel Sets Ambitious Goals for Green Supply Chain; More Mexican Truckers Needed for Pilot Program

TOPICS : VideoNews

March 14, 2012

RFID and AIDC News: New System Uses RFID Fobs to Warn Lift Truck Drivers in the DC When Pedestrians are Close

Solution from UK's Transmon Engineering Can Offer Visual/Audio Signals and/or Reduce Vehicle Speed

TOPICS : Automatic Data Collection | Distribution | Logistics | Material handling automation | RFID

March 14, 2012

Logistics News: Latest State of the Freight Report Finds Rate Expectation Rising Again Across Most Modes

Wolfe Trahan says Rail, Truckload Rates will Rise 4-6% Again this Year, above Shipper Predictions

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Ocean carriers | Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation | Trucking

March 13, 2012

Logistics News: State of the Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Market 2012, According to Gartner

Behind a Veneer of Similarity, Many Important Differences Exist; Sometimes Hard to Cost Justify, WMS Still Selling Well in Support of Other Supply Chain Goals

TOPICS : Distribution | Logistics | Supply Chain Execution (SCE) | Supply chain software | Warehouse Mananagement Systems

March 12, 2012

Supply Chain Video News for March 12, 2012

New Index for Measuring Supply Chain Risk from David Simchi-Levi of MIT; Toyota Announces Plan to Massively Reduce Its Supply Chain Risk; Supply Chain Planning Software Market Strong; plus the Supply Chain Week in Numbers

TOPICS : VideoNews