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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.

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.

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.

HighJump Partners on Voice Technology for Distributors, Manufacturers

HighJump Software has forged a strategic alliance with Speech Interface Design (SID) to provide voice-recognition technology to distributors and manufacturers.

Kewill Launches New Version of Supply-Chain App for Retailers

Kewill has developed version 5.0 of its Kewill Trade software, which manages the direct dispatch of goods from supplier to customer or store, for multichannel, catalogue and internet retailers.

Leading Network Provider Delivers Consistent Growth with Steelwedge S&OP

Challenge: Volatile economy creates changing customer demand.

SCM-solution Optimizes Global Sourcing Processes

Challenge: Highly complex processes in global sourcing of customer goods require the right tools to perpetually monitor and optimize them. A single version of the truth can only be achieved through collaboration with all different partners in the value chain.

Are You Mastering Those Business Processes Outside of the Enterprise? Probably Not.

As work piles up in our in-boxes and on our desks, the question should occur-what important issues am I missing? It is an interesting fact that a high percentage of our critical work and the data we use to make decisions are still outside the operations systems we have-ERP, accounting, modeling and decision support.

Change Is Coming to India's Congested and Undeveloped Seaports and Terminals

India is changing, growing and shifting its weight in anticipation of greater maritime independence as a result of much-needed port and terminal development.

Air China Cargo Inaugurates Freighter Flights to Schiphol

Air China Cargo has begun scheduled freighter flights from China to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

DB Schenker Logistics Opens Office in Sochi, Russia

DB Schenker Logistics has opened an office in Sochi, Russia, host city of the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

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