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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. However, the inability to act on information gathered in advertising and merchandising efforts in Wal-Mart led some companies, including Procter and Gamble, to rescind use of RFID tags.

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How the Terra Acquisition Fits Into the Future Supply Chain

E2open

Demand sensing uses current information from across the supply chain to create accurate forecasts that are in tune with market realities. Campbell Soup was the first company to adopt demand sensing in 2003. Terra is the industry leader in demand solutions, including demand sensing, inventory optimization and transportation forecasting.

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The worst Supply Chain practices must be confessed and not only by constraint

KEPLER Consulting

1/ Managing the quality of information. Exhaust-data analyses (OTD, pallet volume, transport, suppliers, returns, etc.) This can only be achieved by addressing the elimination of the worst practices in the organization, processes, and digital resources of the company. The importance of a robust supply chain. 2/ Order processing.

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Supply Chain Disruptions Are New Opportunities – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Unlike SARS in 2003, the Covid-19 pandemic has spawned an unprecedented Global health pandemic. It even took authorities some time to recognise the vital importance of warehouse logistics, supply chain continuity, truck drivers and other transport operators. Information. SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION—Respond, Recover and Regrow.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. The First: The Transportation Era (1950s). The Fourth: Transportation, Deregulation, Physical Distribution and Business Logistics (1980s). The 1950s – The Transportation Era. .

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 17 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Hasso Plattner who co-founded SAP in 1972, stepped down from his CEO leadership role in 2003. Verity Raises $32 Million in Series B Funding Verity AG , a provider of inventory management support capabilities powered by fully autonomous flying drones, announced completion of a $32 million Series B funding round led by A.P.

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Three supply chain lessons for businesses coping with COVID-19

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Despite past lessons from 2003’s SARS outbreak and 2011’s Fukushima tsunami about the hidden weaknesses in their supply chains, companies are challenged to manage logistics concerns stemming from sourcing strategies and risk management.