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With Costs in Mind, Hospital Supply Chain Strategies Become More Strategic

The hospital supply chain is becoming more strategic and taking a more prominent role in guiding decisions that weigh clinical outcomes against the costs of medical supplies, devices and prescription drugs. But it still has a long way to go.

Faster-Speed 802.11ac Wi-Fi Shipments Top 43.3 Million in Early 2013

Worldwide consumer Wi-Fi customer premises equipment (CPE) shipments surpassed 43.3 million at the end of 1Q-2013. a 16.8-percent increase from 4Q-2012.

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With NFC Technology, Your Refrigerator Can Call to Tell You How It's Feeling

Korean electronics and home appliance firm Dongbu Daewoo Electronics is selling a near field communication-enabled refrigerator in Korea that allows users to track the condition and efficiency of their kitchen appliance, by means of an NFC smartphone loaded with a Dongbu Daewoo application.

Datalogic Adds Voice-Picking Capability to Mobile Computers

Datalogic ADC has made available voice-picking technology for its mobile computers.

U.K. National Health System's Extreme Procurement Strategy

A radical new blueprint for how Britain's NHS buys everything - from rubber gloves and stitches to new hips, building work, bed pans and temporary staff - has been unveiled by health minister Dan Poulter.

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Are Product Flows, Distribution in U.S. About to Be Radically Altered?

Remember the early days of cell phones when a new model seemed to appear every week and each one looked dramatically different? This is typical of a new product market. Initially, wildly different variants are released and tested in the market, but eventually they converge on a common core set of features. That is, a dominant design emerges from the pack that becomes the de facto standard. Is a similar process redefining logistics in the US?

Mobile Capability Is Key for Numerous Areas of the Supply Chain

Smith and Associates surveyed 200 respondents spanning across the electronics industry and found that 68 percent identified mobile applications as the most influential technology in the supply chain. Although some organizations are still using traditional tools in the supply chain process, more companies are now turning to smartphones, handheld computers and other mobile devices to reap the benefits of improved mobility and flexibility.

OD Household Services Debuts Mobile App for iPhone, iPad

OD Household Services, part of Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., has introduced a mobile app to help customers follow their shipments and connect with the company from any location, through the iPhone and iPad.

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Electric-Power Generation Industry to Require More Automation and Software, Study Finds

After the economic crisis, which had a marginal effect on the power generation industry, the automation and software solutions market in the electric power generation sector continued to grow. While the capital expenditure trend grew strongly from 2006 until 2008, it went down significantly in 2009 due to the global economic crisis. However, the investment activities resurged in 2010 and 2011. Developed economies have increased their investment in grid modernization while emerging economies have continued to build new electricity infrastructure. China's projects in this sector are ambitious and farsighted.

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Skyrocketing Growth of Bluetooth-enabled Devices Enables 'Internet of Everything' to Become Reality

The installed base of Bluetooth-enabled devices alone reached 3.5 billion in 2012 and is forecast to grow to almost 10 billion by 2018"”with not even taking into account many other technologies, such as Wi-Fi, ZigBee and cellular, according to ABI Research.

Jump Technologies Offers Material-Management Tool for Healthcare

Jump Technologies Inc., a vendor of cloud-based software for supply-chain management, has extended its inventory-management tool to the healthcare industry.

Tecsys Crafts Inventory Manager for Operating Rooms

Tecsys Inc. has developed the OR Inventory Manager, to aid in the management of supply chains supporting hospital operating rooms.

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