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CPG Logistics: Five Strategies to Help Mid-Sized Manufacturers Compete and Win

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Panasonic Unveils New Rugged Handheld Tablet Computer

Service Parts Management: Delivering Value in a Topsy-Turvy Market

Analyst Insight: This software market, like most, took a hit in 2009, but we still like its long-term growth potential. We continue to see companies adopting service parts management software successfully, saving millions of dollars in inventory costs.

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RFID, Wireless Bar Code & Voice: Steady Growth, at Lower Cost, Seen for These Technologies

Analyst Insight: 2009 was a rocky year for some aspects of this market, but stellar for others. Retail continues to roll-out voice and other technologies to ensure customer service and efficiencies, but RFID has slowed, for now. Defense logistics still is on the move with requirements and deployment of both active and passive RFID. Expect more purchases of these technologies in 2010, with a broader application of these technologies in diverse markets.

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Inventory Planning & Optimization: Management Is Key to Unlocking Working Capital

Analyst Insight: Optimizing inventory safety-stock policies without considering capacity and material constraints is not enough. Inventory management should be viewed within the context of a supply and demand balancing process associated with S&OP. Rough-cut capacity planning within the S&OP process should be augmented with inventory analysis.

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Warehouse Management: Which WMS Is Perfect for You?

Analyst Insight: If an organization fails to accurately manage its warehouse, it runs the risk of selling stock it doesn't have or retaining stock it should have sold. Both of these situations result in lost revenue and potentially unhappy customers.

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Sterling Commerce Extends B2B Integration to Mobile Devices

Motorola Introduces New Series of Rugged Bar Code Scanners

RedPrairie Drops IPO Plans, Agrees To Be Acquired by Equity Firm

Global Supply Chain Management: It's Time to Take Control

Analyst Insight: As of 2010, the traditional relationship between supply chain and business is in full revolution, and global supply chain management has become more important than ever. The roles of supply chain and manufacturing within organizations continue to evolve, making it clear that manufacturing should be reporting to supply chain, instead of the other way around.

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Third-Party Logistics: Warehousing Adds Value . . . and Complexity

Analyst Insight: Simply handling storage and order fulfillment more efficiently than their clients could in-house is not enough. In difficult economic times, 3PLs are being called upon-and are uniquely situated-to take on additional tasks such as kitting, light assembly, and custom labeling, that will ease the burden on their clients' operations.

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Global Logistics: Customers Demand Stronger 3PL Service Support

Analyst Insight: Any 3PL that wishes to increase its market share in 2010 must provide higher levels of customer-focused service offerings in this competitive marketplace. Client companies want to have their 3PL contract partners provide better support to their current service offerings.

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