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March 2008 Contents

Cover Story

THE ABCs OF RFID

Misperceptions and misinformation still surround what RFID is and the benefits it can bring to the supply chain. So here we present all the essentials to get you up to speed on radio frequency identification technology.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is one of the fastest growing and most beneficial technologies being adopted by businesses today. Adoptio...

Portfolio

RADIO-CONTROLLED STORAGE

As a retrofit to drive-in pallet racking or other high-density storage racking systems, the SCHAEFER Satellite System (SSS) from SSI SCHAEFER o...

SLOTTING CAPABILITIES FOR WMS

With companies facing increasing complexity, especially in high volume fulfillment operations, Sterling Commerce announces the availability...

PLANNING PROACTIVELY

Oracle Demantra Real-time Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) extends demand-driven adaptive planning across an organization, enabling users t...

ALTERNATIVE TO AIRFREIGHT

OceanGuaranteed from APL Logistics is targeted at customers who want the reliability but not the cost of airfreight. As a day-definite service ...

WAREHOUSE INFORMATION

Kewill Warehouse from Kewill-IPACS e-Solutions provides the functionality needed to run a warehousing operation and goes further than just s...

ENHANCED FLEET MANAGEMENT

JDA Fleet Management (v7.4.1) from JDA Software Group provides integrated enterprise transportation planning, asset management, route optimizat...

Strategy & Business

PARTNERS IN PROFIT

By PAUL GRAHAM. To ensure continued momentum in the Asia- Pacifi c 3PL market, service providers should look to form strategic relationships with service users.

For any company seeking to be a truly global competitor, it is imperative that a world-class logistics chain is in place to support a shortenin...

BUILDING REGIONAL CAPABILITIES

By Dr ROBERT YAP. Against a backdrop of deepening economic integration in Southeast Asia, 3PLs can play a vital role in facilitating the growth of regional production networks.

The 13th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit held in Singapore in November 2007 saw the landmark signing of the Declaration ...

Software & Systems

OPTIMIZING THE SUPPLY CHAIN

CRISTINA GOMBOS and ASHISH PUJARI explain how intelligent software solutions are enabling faster and easier strategic end-to-end optimization of production and logistics networks.

The face of global supply chains is under a complete metamorphosis. The only constant in the development of value-added processes is called “t...

A SOLUTION AVAILED

Rapid growth for this medical device contract manufacturer necessitated a software solution that could provide planners with visibility into the impact of their decisions on an expanding global supply chain.

A division of Flextronics, Avail Medical is the world’s largest contract supplier of sterile, singleuse medical devices. Having expanded rapidl...

Track & Trace

TALKING BUSINESS

So you have your readers, you have your tags, but how are you going translate all this new data into useful business information? According to CHRIS SHARP, Microsoft has a good solution.

After many years of unfulfilled promises and hype, RFID has reached a significant turning point. For many companies in the manufacturing and re...

Handling & Storage

GETTING UNITIZED

What you want are neatly palletized, tightly wrapped unit loads. CORINNE KATOR explores some of the machines that can help deliver just that.

The vast majority of today’s palletizing operations are in manual mode, and while much of that palletizing is done without any mechanical assis...

Industry News

CWT EXPANDS REGIONAL OFFERINGS

CWT has taken one more step towards its goal of becoming a top global player with the opening of an S$80 million (US$58 million) logistics faci...

RYDER EARNS ACCOLADES FOR LEADERSHIP IN CHINA

Ryder System has been given the "Golden Service Enterprise Award" for outstanding performance and leadership in logistics by Wuhan Internationa...

SICAL LOGISTICS STARTS CONSTRUCTION AT INDIA AIRPORT

Sical Logistics has started work on the Nagpur Sical Gupta Road Terminal with a groundbreaking ceremony at the Multimodal International Hub Ai...

COLD ROOM INVITATION FROM SSI SCHAEFER

SSI Schaefer is holding a free seminar targeted at cold room operators and industry associates, showing them the benefits of their electrical m...

UPS INCREASES ASIA PACIFIC OFFERINGS

UPS is aiming to make international trade easier and simpler, with the introduction of eight new products to its Asia service portfolio: UPS Pa...

METRO GROUP ANNOUNCES NXP RFID COLLABORATION

Citing strong UHF performance, the METRO Group has chosen smart tags containing NXP Semiconductors’ UCODE G2XL RFID chips without user memory ...

DHL EYES MALAYSIAN SMES

In the face of falling trade barriers and stiff domestic competition, DHL wants to help Malaysian SMEs meet their local and international trade...

GATI GROWS EUROPEAN MARKET SHARE

Gati has entered into a strategic alliance with Amsterdam-based General Logistics Systems (GLS), one of the three largest parcel service provid...

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Eye For Transport Asia 3PL Summit, Hilton Hotel, Singapore, April 21 to 23, will offer senior executives valuable insight into the changing...

Editors Comment

NO BAGGAGE

Round and round. Round and round it goes. And you stand there by the baggage carousel with your fellow passengers from the just-landed flight. Th...

C-Level Conversation

STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

Since taking over last year, Patrick Byrne, President & CEO, Intermec, has been working hard to reinvigorate the 40-year-old asset tracking technology company. He talks to Bob Gill about the major changes he is putting in place.

Patrick Byrne joined Intermec as President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2007. During a 24-year career at HP and Agilent Technologies, he...