More than six years ago, WalMart announced a new EPC RFID mandate. RFID was going to revolutionize the supply chain, leading to better visibility for suppliers and reduce out-of-stocks for retailers. That was the vision. However, when I interviewed twenty-four of the top 100 suppliers that were mandated to participate, I heard a different story. Costs would be shifted from WalMart to suppliers; supplier processes would become less efficient… Continue reading
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Archive for April 2009 – Page 3
It is tax filing day here in the United States, an annual ritual where you add and subtract numbers, gather and attach forms and receipts, all in the hopes of getting some money back from the government (or in the fear of knowing you owe them a lot of money).
Taxes have sparked countless riots throughout history, and it’s a topic that every politician must learn to dance around… Continue reading
ARC recently published my new Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) Market Outlook study. In a previous Logistics Viewpoints article, I highlighted the fact that the largest WMS suppliers continue to grow as the market shrinks. However, despite that, I believe that these leading WMS suppliers have a strategic hole in their supply chain execution portfolio that could make them vulnerable.
Obviously, having a larger suite of solutions has… Continue reading
Categories : Logistics Software Vendors, Logistics Technologies, Software-as-a-Service, Warehouse Management Systems
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 8,083 last week, up more than 23 percent in the past month. Is this a sign of brighter days to come, or yet another “dead cat bounce”?
Paul R. La Monica, CNNMoney.com editor at large, wrote an article last Friday suggesting that the Dow Jones Transportation Average, which is up almost 40 percent since early March, is an even better… Continue reading
Categories : Logistics Service Providers, Supply Chain Risk Management, Trade Security, Transportation
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Logistics Viewpoints reached a new milestone this week: the site exceeded 10,000 pageviews since it was launched a little over two months ago. This is a nice accomplishment, considering we haven’t done any external promotion of the site. So, thank you for visiting the site, submitting comments, and spreading the word.
Also, a big “thank you” to our sponsors (listed on the sidebar) for helping us launch Logistics Viewpoints… Continue reading
Categories : Just for Fun, Logistics Outsourcing, Logistics Service Providers, Logistics Technologies, Warehouse Management Systems
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