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iPhone with RFID technology?
in The RFID Weblog, on July 9, 2009
You can never imagine talks of latest iPhone without a hint of rumors being included to it. To continue with the tradition McRumors has been talking about surfacing of three new Apple patent applications with host of new features being added to the next gen iPhone.
So let me reveal to you s...
China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
AMR Research, supply chain analyst firm recently published a report on countries' risk profile and interestingly, in a survey of 130 global companies China was the top contributing region for nine of 15 risks examined, including supplier and internal product quality failure, security breache...
AMR Research gets new hires for its supply chain group
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
AMR Research, the research firm focused on the supply chain management and its supporting technologies, announced recently that it is expanding its research team with the addition of three new analysts, Paul Lord, Steve Steutermann, and Allen Johnson.
According to PR Newswire , this announceme...
DHL makes exansion in China
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
Some months ago I published a post about DHL operations in the U.S. which had some problems because of the economic downturn. Apparently such problems still don't exist in China becuase the company is even expanding there:
According to WallStreet Journal , DHL Supply Chain, the logistics ...
Logistics cost in the U.S. is dropping
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
American transportation and logistics cost is dropping for the first time in a long time; to be exact after six years.
According to a report published by Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), total spending on U.S. logistics dropped to $1.3 trillion last year, a decrease of...
Siemens becomes a recommended partner for F-35 supply chain
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. announced last week that after extensive testing and evaluation, Northrop Grumman Corporation Aerospace Systems is strongly encouraging its supply chain to explore the use of Siemens Sinumerik 840D solution line CNC for parts design and manufactuing in the F...
Swisslog introduces new solution for medication supply chain
in Supplychainer, on June 26, 2009
PRWeb reported that Swisslog has released its next generation of Inventory Management Software (IMS) for the hospital pharmacy. The software controls inventory costs, improves workflow efficiency and enhances patient safety.
The software optimizes pharmacy inventory and provides a "per...
Boeing remains loyal to its supply chain procedures despite angry Wallstreet analysts' reports
in Supplychainer, on June 26, 2009
It seems the wave of the anouncements from Boeing related to delays is not going to end; in this post comes another one! but I liked the detail analysis of the issues presented in this blog as the author Lisa Reisman describes in detail how the issue of supplier component integration has...
How biotech companies can reduce supply chain risk?
in Supplychainer, on June 25, 2009
I don't think I have written any post on biotech supply chain management in this blog (at least I don't remember any), but seeing this nice piece in ICIS website became a motivation to write one.
The author of this article which is titled "Biotechs can reduce supply chain risk&q...
Giveaway help
in WebKinzBlog, on June 23, 2009
...Giveaways are fun and they make us happy so we are going to keep doing it! We need some feedback on what to do for the next one.
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Improving working capital through effective supply chain management
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
Aberdeen Group has responded to companies' needs in today's uncertain environment regarding tight credit situation and released a report titled "Inventory Management: 3 Keys for freeing working capital". The report highlights that today is the right time for financial innovation ...
Supply chain education ranking: Penn State becomes No. 1
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
Probably the question of "Which program to choose?" is what many potential supply chain students are facing: Different programs have popped up here and there and many reputable universities are offering supply chain education programs. So AMR Research recently conducted a research to prepa...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2009
The shadow of economic downturn has decreased the attention and buzz around some previously hot topics: One of those areas is the subject of counterfeit drugs in pharmaceutical industry.
Supply and Demand Chain Executive has recently published a piece covering this area highlighting the fact...
Nokia E72 unveiled - pics and video
in Wangtam, on June 16, 2009
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FIA 公布 2010 年 F1 参赛名单
in Wangtam, on June 14, 2009
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Hard times for logistics and transportation companies...
in Supplychainer, on June 11, 2009
The economic downturn has given the logistics and transportation a hard time. To give some examples of the reasons:
- As people are buying less, there are less requests to transport products to retail stores.
- Manufacturing sector, especially parts and component manufacturers see a dramatic ...
Health supply chains in Africa to be discussed in CSCMP 2009 conference
in Supplychainer, on June 9, 2009
"How supply chains are helping to improve health and living conditions in sub-Saharan Africa?" That's one of the main topics which is going to be discussed this year at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' (CSCMP) 2009 Global Conference. The conference will be ...
Chiquita receives 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management Association
in Supplychainer, on June 7, 2009
Chiquita Brands International, the banana producer, recently announced that it has been awarded the 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management Association.
According to Environmental Leader , Chiquita has worked with MIT to address the carbon footprint of its suppl...
Palm Pre Review
in The Smart PDA, on June 4, 2009
...n only allows five shortcuts.
The keys on the QWERTY keyboard are too small, plasticky and lacking feedback.
Camera is not that impressive and similar to the iPhone's or G1's.
Contact Dialing...
GroomPower.com For Grooms
in White Lace Wedding, on June 1, 2009
...so on. The site is only a couple of months old, but so far we've received some really positive feedback.
I wonder if you would consider reviewing the site in one of your blog posts on White Lace ...
Washington University launches new master in supply chain from September 2009
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
Washington University's Olin Business School in St. Louis will launch a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MS/SCM) program in September 2009.
According to Olin, the new, one-year program is "designed to appeal to students with undergraduate degrees in business, engineering...
Questions which should be answered when buying a mid-size ERP
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
Supply Chain Management Review ha published a new whitepaper sponsored by Inside-ERP highlighting important questions which should be answered when choosing a mid-size ERP solution. It's worth taking a look at this piece and you can download it here . The document tries to create a balanced...
Fujitsu expands to Australian ERP market
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
Fujitsu, a leading provider of business, information technology and communications solutions announced that it has expanded its SAP and Oracle portfolio through the acquisition of the Australia and South East Asia operations of Supply Chain Consulting Pty Ltd, a market leader of SAP and Oracle e...
AMR announces top 25 supply chains for 2009
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
I have been covering annual ranking of the best supply chains by AMR Research for some years now and apparently this year Apple is still on the top of the list.
Companies like Unilever and Intel are now back again in Top 25 as this year was a very tense period for them in terms of credit and o...
Blackberry weiter mit SurePress
in BlackBerry World, on May 28, 2009
...lässt sich beim Schreiben wie eine echte Taste komplett in das Gehäuse drücken und gibt so Feedback, wie man es von einer herkömmlichen Tastatur kennt.
Ob das unbedingt als gute Nachricht zu werten ...
GM or Chrysler: Which one is a better option for Fiat?
in Supplychainer, on May 27, 2009
I am sure you have heard about the rumors related to the merger of Fiat with two American auto-makes Chrysler and GM (Opel part). Besides economy of scale and other motivations, I believe Opel option is a better candidate from supply chain point of view. The Opel merger in essence woul be a supp...
Sony to reduce the number of suppliers to half
in Supplychainer, on May 23, 2009
In a short piece from Kenji Hall written in BusinessWeek , he talks about the recent plans of Sony, giant Japanese electronics company, to cut supply chain costs.
According to Kenji, the tech giant has about 2,500 suppliers, but will reduce that number to 1,200 by March 2011. This effort in t...
New report on supply chain cost reduction in India
in Supplychainer, on May 23, 2009
Aqua MCG has announced the release of a new report "Supply Chain Cost Reduction in India" to their offering; this is a comprehensive report for companies facing the complex process of Sales & Operation Planning, and Cost Management.
If you are interested in India's supply chai...
VHA Selects Eight Health Care Organizations for Supply Chain Excellence
in Supplychainer, on May 21, 2009
VHA Inc. , a national network of not-for-profit hospitals based in Irving, Texas, has recognized eight health care organizations for supply chain management excellence and named them as winners of the 2009 VHA Leadership Award for Supply Chain Management Excellence.
According to Earth Times ,...
New survey launched to identify the current state of supply chain education
in Supplychainer, on May 15, 2009
I have written several posts so far on the subject of suply chain education and the efforts some of the American schools and other International institutions are making to introduce more specialized programs. Supply Chain Management Review Magazine has taken the lead in this area and launched a ...
CostPlus supply chain chief steps down
in Supplychainer, on May 14, 2009
Cost Plus, a specialty retailer of casual home living and entertaining products, has announced that Ray Whitley, senior vice president of supply chain, has left the company.
According to Trading Markets , Mr Whitley's position will not be replaced and his responsibilities have been assign...
Ariba organizes spend management event in Sweden
in Supplychainer, on May 14, 2009
Ariba, the provider of spend management solutions has launched a series of live events all around the world to share the lessons learned and best practices in the area of procurement, contract management and spend management in general.
For those of you who live in Northern Europe, I came acro...
New Search Tool Aims at Answering Tough Queries, but Not at Taking on Google
in Wangtam, on May 12, 2009
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微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7
in Wangtam, on May 12, 2009
刚才在洛杉矶的 TechEd 2009 会议上，微软 Windows 业务高级副总裁 Bill Veghte 确认，微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7。公司旗下的另一款产品，适用于客户端及服务器版本的 Windows Server 2008 R2 也将于同期上市。
微软同时表示，将在今年 7 月向此次年会的参加者放出 Office 2010 的技术预览版。微软的一位产品经理 Ward Ralston 则表示，这并不意味着 Office 2010 步入了正式发布前的阶段。微软尚未公布该产品的发布日期。
微软在半月前推出了首个 RC 版的 Windows 7，这也意味着该...
Smart Software becomes SCM best practice company for the third year
in Supplychainer, on May 11, 2009
Niche SCM company, Smart Software, which is a provider of demand forecasting, planning, and inventory optimization solutions, announced recently that two supply chain industry publications,Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Inbound Logistics,have chosen the company to be on their "Top ...
Squarespace as a Situational App programming model
in The CIO Weblog, on May 4, 2009
...two key things that Pipes does not: straightforward, plain English templates, and real-time design feedback . You don't build your site, compile it, and go check it (the quintessential traditiona...
JCP Announces 2009 Star Spec Leads
in Java Entrepreneur, on May 1, 2009
...ho maintain high quality along with exceptional service to the community.
The awards are based on feedback from fellow Spec Leads , Expert Group members, Executive Committee members, JCP Communit...
Healthcare Suppliers Honored at MedAssets Healthcare Business Event
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
MedAssets last week recognized its top MedAssets Supply Chain Systems suppliers for leading the way in making healthcare more affordable through competitive contracts and innovative Group Buy solutions, according to Trading Markets .
Every year, MedAssets honors its vendors and suppliers at i...
S&OP in high tech companies should incorporates measures of risk
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
According to a recent article from Logistics Management based on this month's analyst reports, supply chain risk management has got new dimensions for high tech companies operating globally.
Sourcing from low-wage countries like China seemed like such a logical idea before the world's ...
Walmart Canada extends its supply chain contract
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
Walmart Canada has signed a five-year extension, until 2013, to its contract withSupply Chain Management (SCM), an Exel company. In Canada, SCM provides dedicated transportation, logistics and value-added services to Walmart's 312 stores and Super Centers across the country.
According to M...
Supply chain consultants introduce new inventory reduction analytic tool
in Supplychainer, on April 29, 2009
Supply Chain Consultants announced last week a new inventory management module for its Zemeter family of supply chain management software tools. Reducing inventories and conserving working capital is the number one issue in the supply chain today.
According to Business Wire , Supply Chain C...
Future structural changes in supply chains
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
Bob Ferrari of Supply Chain Matters Blog recently had a Q&A with Kinaxis which he has published on his blog (Read it here ). The topic of the discussion was around the new trends in supply chain space and the structural changes which are coming.
I liked Bob's point of view a lot in th...
Ceva contracts Aston Martin to manage inbound logistics
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
Ceva Logistics has signed an agreement with UK-based luxury car manufacturer Aston martin to manage the full inbound supply chain, including manufacturing support on behalf of Aston Martin.
According to Automotive Business Review , Ceva has said that its solution incorporates domestic, Eu...
Director at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center becomes supply chain "Pro to know" of the year
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
Michael DeLuca, Director, Supply Chain Systems & Consulting Services at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), was named a Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine "Pro to Know" for his work in transforming the supply chains at two leading organizations.
The Supply &a...
Sun, Oracle, WordPress, and MySQL
in Wangtam, on April 23, 2009
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Using mobile technology to improve medicine supply chain in Africa
in Supplychainer, on April 16, 2009
Zaragoza Logistics Center, a research institute dedicated to logistics and supply chain management in Spain, recently published the overview of an ongoing research about the use of mobile devices to improve medicine SCM in Africa.
One of the many challenges in delivering medicines and health...
Celestica receives a supply chain award
in Supplychainer, on April 15, 2009
Celestica recently received the Innovation in Technology Award at Aberdeen Group's Third Annual Supply Chain Management (SCM) Summit.
According to PR Newswire , The SCM Summit, which took place April 2 and April 3 in San Francisco, provides executives from blue chip and industry-leading co...
Henkel wins supply chain excellence award
in Supplychainer, on April 13, 2009
A jury of twelve experts from industry, academia, specialist magazines, and business consultants honored Henkel's Laundry & Home Care business sector on April 3 in Germany with the "Supply Chain Management Award 2009" for the successful global reorganization of its supply cha...
New partnership to offer supply chain network design services
in Supplychainer, on April 11, 2009
It seems like, beside IBM and i2, new niche players are jumping into network optimization services: ChemLogix, a provider of logistics services, announced recently that it has formed a strategic alliance with Automated Decisions, to provide a Supply Chain Network Optimization Service to the chem...
How popular performance based supply chain contracts are?
in Supplychainer, on April 9, 2009
During the last month I had to work on a cost reduction engagement in a client and had to go to client's main factory everyday. I tried to enjoy having a lot of time in the train and used my iPod to listen to a Wharton podcast series on logistics.
One of them which I liked the most was an ...
Darf ich Sie einladen? - 2.Teil
in Selbst und Ständig, on April 7, 2009
...ein Gehör und nutzen dann jede andere Gelegenheit, um drauf loszublabbern, ohne ein Feedback ihres Gegenübers einzuholen.
Dabei wäre wären folgende Fragen recht ratsam:
Schaue ich in ein gelangweilt...
Some emission reduction strategies
in Supplychainer, on April 7, 2009
If you remember, I had a post somewhile ago on a new report from World Economic Forum which was talking about supply chain de-carbonization (Link here ). I went through that report again yesterday and found out some interesting proposed actions which companies can start with to reduce their emi...
Cool comedy video on supply chain...
in Supplychainer, on March 31, 2009
I saw the new episode of this supply chain comedy thing on a situation where the people in the company were using Excel files instead of a solid inventory management system..very cool, I laughed for almost a minute (well not because the scene was very funny but the way they were acting...)
The link ...
Training institutions launch low cost supply chain education programs
in Supplychainer, on March 31, 2009
The crisis hasn't had negative effects only on the companies and normal people. Academic institutions are also affected, especially the ones which have focused a lot on executive or professional education.
Therefore it's not surprising to see marketing innovations in professional educa...
Strategies for improving retail supply chain
in Supplychainer, on March 31, 2009
John Roach, Editor of Retail Solutions Online has written a nice piece titled "Four Must-Do Supply Chain Boosters" on the new requirements of the retail companies in this recession times from supply chain perspectives.
As the name of his article shows, he has proposed 4 main strate...
Clarifications on HP and Mark Hurd
in The CIO Weblog, on March 31, 2009
...ng cuts common in other enterprises right now, rather than those smaller tactical cuts. Much of the feedback has to do with staff put out on the street due to the EDS assimilation; while those layoffs...
Asetek appoints new supply chain lead
in Supplychainer, on March 29, 2009
Asetek, the provider of system thermal and acoustic management solutions, announced last week that it has appointed Electronics Industry veteran Alex Tang Vice President of Supply Chain to lead its worldwide manufacturing effort.
According to Business Wire , Mr. Tang brings extensive know...
Lockheed Martin opens supply chain command center
in Supplychainer, on March 28, 2009
Last week, Lockheed Martin opened a state-of-the-art command center to support the Fleet Automotive Support Initiative-Global (FASI-G) program. FASI-G is a Defense Logistics Agency program intended to provide automotive parts support for military vehicles.
According to a news release in PR...
The questions you should ask before going to implementation of SCM solutions?
in Supplychainer, on March 28, 2009
One of the questions many people have asked me is: "How should we approach implementation of a SCM initiative, avoiding failure?". Well, I think we should even start from before the implementation: We should ask ourselves some questions to ensure we have all the readiness and necessary...
Building Your Resume with Social Networking
in Bizinformer, on March 22, 2009
...t the top of the list. Razume is a sight designed specifically to all resume development; you get feedback on your resume from a community of other users.
You can take a look at Schawbel's comp...
Fedex announces the quarter earnings are down 75 percent
in Supplychainer, on March 21, 2009
Economic downturn has had a dramatic effect on the transportation sector, especially the sales of logistics service provider as there is less freight to be relocated. The new quarterly earnings of Fedex is one evidence of this:
Net income for the Memphis -based company was down sharply at $...
Booz & Company's online working capital profiler
in Supplychainer, on March 21, 2009
In these tough times, cash is in short supply, yet there is up to $950 billion of excess working capital on corporate balance sheets that could be converted to cash. That's the belief promoted by Booz & Company.
They have recently introduced a simple online tool in which you can int...
Free eBook on Inventory Management Best Practices
in Supplychainer, on March 21, 2009
Smart Turn has recently published a free ebook titled "Inventory and Warehouse Management Best Practices". I am not usually in favor of such docs because they have marketing look and feel but this one is an exception and I liked the content.
One of the thing which I liked in the...
DocMazy: The Future of Document Search
in Wangtam, on March 19, 2009
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Baker Hughes appoints new VP for supply chain
in Supplychainer, on March 16, 2009
Baker Hughes announced later this week that Arthur (Art) L. Soucy, 46, will be appointed Vice President Supply Chain. In this position, he will report to Martin Craighead, Vice President and Group President Drilling and Evaluation.
According to PR Newswire , , Mr. Craighead will become Senior...
Skype 4.0.0.215 for Windows（含 Protable 版）
in Wangtam, on March 15, 2009
Skype 4.0 上周有了小更新，主要都是一些 Bug 修复。
11.03.2009 Skype 4.0.0.215 for Windows
Supply chains need to be intelligent: IBM's new supply chain research finds
in Supplychainer, on March 14, 2009
I just took a look at the webpage for the IBM's new chief supply chain management officers in 2009 and noticed that they have done a great job of capturing an structuring of the future supply chain needs. IBM work has found that beside the elements such as risk management and collaboration which...
Eqos launches new version of its software oriented at private label management
in Supplychainer, on March 14, 2009
Eqos, a provider of on-demand global sourcing and retail supply chain management, announced last week the commercial availability of Eqos Enterprise 5.0.
According to CRM Today , this latest release reduces the costs associated with global sourcing by further streamlining processes and improv...
Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope Alpha 6 发布
in UltrasMedia, on March 13, 2009
...y Curtis Gedak.
如果想下载请查看一下链接： http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/jaunty/alpha-6/ (Ubuntu Desktop, Server, Netbook Remix, and MID)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/jaunty/alpha-6/ ...
