Regulation and the demand for better traceability throughout the
supply chain is driving the search for better, more efficient food
safety products in the US, according to a forecast report.
IT training body CompTIA has launched a new entry-level
qualification for staff working with radio frequency classification
(RFID), as looming shortfalls in trained staff look likely to hold
back food industry RFID application.
Using RFID and improving packaging design could help UK
supermarkets save £1.9 billion (€2.7bn) in lost sales every year
because of supply chain problems, says a new survey from the
Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD).
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 claims that its initial roll-out of electronic product
codes (EPCs) in select distribution warehouses and stores suggests
that the concept will be a long-term success.
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...
A new Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) programme designed to
improve efficiencies in consumer demand chain management is about
to be launched in the US. The technology is still in the testing
phase, but developer Albertsons,...
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...
Carrefour, the biggest European retail group and the world's second
largest supermarket operator, is to begin a major overhaul of its
supply chain IT systems with its Asian operations.
A leading producer of manufactured casings for food and non-food
applications in the US has built up a global information system to
improve business processes and information flow across the
enterprise. Teepak, a leading manufacturer...
The share of private label products on supermarket shelves around
the world continues to grow, as visitors to last month's World of
Private Label exhibition discovered.
