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Tufts Hospital Keeps Tabs on Valuable Inventory with RFID Technology
Tufts Medical Center, a 415-bed teaching hospital in Boston, has saved $1.5m on stents, angioplasty balloons and other implantable devices, based on information provided by a radio frequency identification inventory-management system deployed within its catheterization, electrophysiology and interventional radiology laboratories.
Cost of Ground Transportation in Canada Dipped in July
The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased by 0.5 percent in July when compared with June results, according to the Canadian General Freight Index.
Required FDA Food Facility Registration Window Runs from October to December of 2012
Under the provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011, any facility that manufactures, processes, packs or holds food within the United States, and foreign food facilities that export to the United States must register with the FDA. Re-registration must be completed between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 in even-numbered years.
Tracking Cot Movement in the Emergency Department with RFID
RFID Tagging to Improve Inventory Management, Billing Accuracy, and Cut Costs
Smart RFID Labeling System for Global Health & Hygiene Company
In This Supply Chain, Lives Hang in the Balance
Think Tank 13
Analyzing Retailer Data to Accurately Forecast Demand in Volatile Markets
Challenge: A large consumer products company faced demand volatility and increasing costs of holding inventory.
Holiday Chain Store Sales Predicted to Increase by 3.0 Percent
With the holiday season right around the corner, the International Council of Shopping Centers is forecasting a 3.0-percent sales increase for the traditional November-December holiday period.
On-Time Performance of Container Shipping Lines Slips in August
There was a sharp decline in container carrier on-time performance in August, according to liner performance data released by SeaIntel Maritime Analysis.
Coca-Cola, Global Fund Partner to Deliver Critical Medicines to Remote Areas in Africa
The Coca-Cola Company and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria say they plan to leverage the company's global distribution system to help government and non-governmental organizations deliver critical medicines to remote parts of the world, beginning in rural Africa.
Unplanned Downtime Is the Greatest Source of Waste
Downtime is the enemy of lean. Downtime is, in fact, waste. Idled lines do not add value. Restarting production after unplanned downtime requires more effort, usually expended with less efficiency and worker productivity. This reintroduces waste, which creates added costs that customers do not pay for, yet must be absorbed into cost of goods sold.
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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID
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