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How to improve the quality of data for Transportation Management System?
One of the interesting issues which I saw in a new research report from Aberdeen Group was that, most of the companies that want to implement International Transportation Management Systems (TMS) find it very difficult to have accurate data regarding the logistics activities in their supply chains. In fact, they ranked this as their biggest [...]
Supply chain video: Logistics Industry in Hong Kong
The video in this post is part of a T.V. report which talks about the current stage of the logistics industry in Hong Kong and its challenges. Right Now, as it is mentioned in the video as well, HK is living out of the inefficiency of China. But as the Mainland is investing heavily on [...]
Renault opens up new supply chain deprtment
Renault SA has announced the creation of a new department covering supply chain and logistics, with responsibilities including managing production and transport capacities, and organizing transport routes. The company said the department is to be headed by Michel Faivre-Duboz, who will take up his position as senior vice president, supply chain and logistics, on Jan [...]
Agility wins Best Airfreight Forwarder at Supply Chain Asia Awards
Agility was the winner of the Best Airfreight Forwarder Award at the inaugural Supply Chain Asia Awards at a glittering ceremony in Hong Kong. According to AME Info., Olaf Tauschke, Agility's Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, collected the prestigious award in front of more than 300 senior industry professionals gathered at the Bauhinia Room at [...]
LLamasoft goes to South East Asia
LLamasoft Inc., the provider of supply chain network design software, announced the opening of an office in Singapore to support Asian market demand. LLamasoft's Singapore office will provide support to address the regional needs of global clients as well as the needs of Asian customers. LLamasoft Asia will support the growing market demand in Asia [...]
Rolls Royce uses RFID for asset tracking in suply chain
Rolls-Royce, the manufacturer of gas turbines and engines, has been testing RFID for use in tracking its internal supply chain. Ultimately, the company hopes to determine whether the technology can be utilized across its entire operation, to cut costs and improve its logistics operations. According to RFID Journal, Rolls-Royce is exploring how RFID might help [...]
Everybody is happy in Christmas days except logistics guy in the retail
Christmas is coming; everybody is happy: The kids are happy because they are going to get lots of presents, parents are happy coz they can rest a bit after that or go on a trip, marketing and sales guys are happy because they are going to sell more! BUT… It will be a nightmare for [...]
The 2007 winners of CHaINA award for superior achievement in logistics were selected
Couple of weeks ago, the China Supply Chain Council presented its CHaINA Awards for the third times to celebrate superior achievements that are enabled by supply chain management in China. Over 150 supply chain senior executives gathered to give recognition and compliments to five outstanding winners at a prestigious gala dinner held at the Shanghai [...]
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