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This Week in Supply Chain Management Technology – Shopify and Panasonic

Supply Chain Matters

In this special edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech we highlight two significant developments involving supply chain management focused technology involving providers Shopify and Panasonic Corporation. Major Acquisition by Shopify. wide fulfillment centers. billion.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. Historically, the cost of RFID implementation and difficulty to utilize RFID in conjunction with other supply chain systems has hindered mass adoption by supply chain managers.

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Optimizing Your Supply Chain with SAP IBP

Logility

SAP IBP is a powerful tool that brings together all the elements of large organizations, including supply chain management, sales, finance, and operations, into one integrated platform. This, in turn, enables organizations to make more accurate forecasts and better understand the impact of different factors on demand.

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Toyota and USPS See Opportunities for Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management

Talking Logistics

It was back in January 2015, after reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about bitcoin, that my eyes were opened to the potential for blockchain technology to transform supply chain management. As I wrote at the time in Bitcoin: A New Supply Chain Operating System? Postal Service” report.

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Globalization and International Supply Chain Management

Shipchain

Although we see the term brought up less frequently nowadays, globalization is still very much an ever-present phenomenon, and it has profound implications for international supply chain management. You know that tag on your shirt that says, “MADE IN CHINA?” So what exactly is globalization? Why is everyone outsourcing?

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4 Ways Technology Can Improve Medical Supply Chain Management

Hybrent

Technology can overhaul the way you track, order and organize your medical supply inventory. If you are still managing your supplies by hand, there are so many benefits to gain from going digital. Here are four ways technology can improve your medical supply chain management: Supply Chain Software.

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Singapore’s largest fully automated cold storage at Tee Jia Food Hub

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The goods are also tagged for easy item tracking and tracing. As more businesses seek warehouse automation solutions, SSI SCHAEFER is well-positioned to help increase supply chain management and efficiency, improve food safety and storage, reduce revenue loss through spoilage, and create a safer environment for workers.