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The Value of Voice Technology

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Leveraging Voice Technology in Forklift Manufacturing

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Savi Issues Update of Mobile Tracking System for Cargo, Logistics Management

Savi Technology has introduced version 2.2 of the Savi Mobile Tracking System.

Do You Know How Vulnerable Your Supply Chain Is?

The elements of supply chain confidence are visibility and control, the lack of which will increase supply chain risk. Without them, you are at great risk.

What Are Top Areas Affecting Corporate Costs in 2013?

Big business could be saving millions of dollars per year - a full margin point or more - on their indirect spend: areas like IT, logistics, marketing, and energy that may not be a part of a business's core product, but have a big impact on the bottom line.

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Spanish E-Supermarket Uses RFID to Ensure Quick Delivery of Goods

Tudespensa.com (Your Pantry), a Spanish online supermarket, delivers food, household cleaning supplies, toiletries and other products to customers throughout Spain, from its central warehouse located in Madrid. To ensure that the high volume of goods are delivered quickly, and at the scheduled time and place, its warehouse employs radio frequency identification to help it load ordered goods into the proper delivery vehicle and in the correct sequence, according to Jose Vicente Caballero, the logistics manager of DLR, a provider of controlled temperature-storage and order-picking services.

Combating Volatility and Forecast Errors

Robert Byrne, CEO of Terra Technology, discusses highlights of Terra's 2012 benchmarking study on forecasting, which is based on raw data collected from the major CPG companies that are Terra's customers. Byrne explains why forecast accuracy is moving in the wrong direction and what companies can do to correct this trend.

It's in the Bag: Office Depot Slashes Cost and Waste With Plastic Totes

For smaller items delivered to most of its business customers, the company has replaced corrugated cardboard boxes with returnable plastic totes and paper bags. The experiment has yielded big benefits in less than a year.

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TradeCard Launches Cloud-Based Management Platform for Suppliers

TradeCard Inc., provider of a software platform for supply-chain collaboration and global trade, has launched a new product known as Trade Xpress.

Pfizer Delivers Total Logistics, Visibility and Control

Global logistics and transportation operations are staggeringly complicated at a giant like Pfizer. The company and its many partners needed access to everybody's information in real time.

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Accellos Now Offering Drive Axle Scanning App Within Prophesy Dispatch

The Prophesy division of Accellos Inc. is now including the Drive Axle mobile scanning application of Eleos Technologies, LLC in its Prophesy Dispatch suite of software for trucking and fleet management.

As Automotive Industry Gets Back on Its Feet, Innovation is More Important Than Ever

Innovation is more critical in the automotive industry today than ever before"”and it is changing the balance between automakers and their suppliers.

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Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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