Marks and Spencers and Sainsburys are sending senior managers on a
new training course that promises to teach mainstream business
leaders about the ethics of product sourcing in a bid to improve
supply chain relations.
By creating a new online supply chain system for its suppliers,
Germany's Metro Group hopes to push them toward using radio
frequency identification (RFID) in tracking products.
ScoringSystem has launched an Internet-based record keeping system
and database to allow companies to track their food products
throughout the supply chain using radio frequency identification
(RFID) and a new way of determining the...
A perceived lack of standards and an unrealistic understanding of
cost implications are still hindering the adoption of RFID
technology amongst many UK organisations, according to a panel of
experts speaking at this month's Softworld...
Slim Technologies has combined its supply chain modelling software
with optimisation solver Xpress-MP to offer users such as Alcoa run
times of up to 15 times faster.
Wal-Mart and eight product manufacturers have begun testing
electronic product codes, or EPCs, at select Supercentres in the
US. If successful, the concept will change forever the manner in
which manufacturers and retailers operate...
The US grocery market is currently undergoing something of a
technological revolution, with Wal-Mart requiring all its main
suppliers to use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to keep
track of deliveries throughout the supply...
According to Wal-Mart - which has mandated its top 100 suppliers to
RFID-tag their cases and pallets - radio frequency identification
(RFID) is the next logical step to enhance supply chain visibility.
Market analyst Forrester carried...
End-to-end traceability is like the table stakes in a poker game -
if you don't have it, you won't stay in the game, argues an
industry expert. This new way of thinking could have a significant
impact on food production,...
Technology that allows real-time x-ray inspection imaging has been
developed. Manufacturer Cintex says that the reason the
modifications made to its range of MIACS software is so innovative
is because it will allow, for the first...
Technology group 3M has combined its packaging expertise with
Microsoft products to develop and deliver what it believes is the
first available integrated packaging management solution. The
Integrated Packaging Tool from 3M is designed...
Supermarkets in the UK come in for a lot of criticism about their
business practices, with the pressure exerted on suppliers in order
to boost retailers' margins the most recent flashpoint.
Legislation requiring food manufacturers to keep detailed records
of the supply chain is coming into force in the US next month. Next
year, it is the turn of the EU. We ask one supply chain management
company why traceability has...
US-based technology firm One Network Enterprises has launched
Supply Chain On Demand, a new IT solution aimed at distributors and
manufacturers. The company claims that the concept makes it easier
to access supply chain technology...
The major issues affecting the food and drink industry supply chain
were discussed at Ross Systems' recent annual users conference,
Rossworld 2003. The global software provider touched on vertical
industry-specific functionality,...
Global Technology Resources (GTR) has launched a new system
designed to detect, track and manage food safety threats across the
supply chain. Combining patented web-based global positioning
system (GPS) technology with radio frequency...
A new report suggests that the pressure on Europe's food supply
chain could soon become too great for it to bear, leaving the
continent facing severe ecological problems such as
desertification.
Food manufacturers and retailers face substantial consolidation and
internationalisation over the next five years as they innovate with
brands and retail formats to satisfy changing consumer habits and
demands, according to a report...
