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Radio frequency identification (RFID) is the latest buzzword in the world of manufacturing and distribution technology. If
you believe the press releases, it is a panacea and cure-all for what ails the industry. While RFID may not solve world hunger,
you may not want to propose a solution without it. Thi (...)
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Radio frequency identification (RFID) is the latest buzzword in the world of manufacturing and distribution technology. If
you believe the press r...
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2004-06-28
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With a turnover of CHF 85 billion and 470 sites, Nestle is the world's largest food group. Learn how Nestle is able to plan
its production and to accommodate finite capacity calculations in terms of manpower and material resources, strategic material
availability, and through the significant production c (...)
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... Production Modeling Corporation. Document Type: Case Study
Description: With a ... Nestle is the world's largest food group. ...
is able to plan its production and to ...
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2010-03-11
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Eastern Foods, Inc. produces fresh goods for one of the most widely dispersed populations in the world. The leading supplier
of salad dressings to airlines, Amtrak, and the cruise ship industry, Eastern is nationally known for Naturally Fresh dressings
as well as premiere meat sauces and dips sold in sto (...)
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... Source: RiverOne. Document Type: Case Study Description: Eastern Foods
... and distributed to the food service industry ... number of daily individual
production jobs by ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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HP is making strides in complying with Wal-Mart's RFID mandates. This article describes the key lessons learned. (...)
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HP is making strides in complying with Wal-Mart's RFID mandates. This article describes the key lessons learned.
Published:
2004-10-20
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Superior Quality Foods was growing, but poor inventory control was impacting its profitability. To ensure there was enough
stock to meet production needs, it always ordered extra raw materials—just in case. To reduce costs and improve inventory
control, Superior chose an enterprise resource planning (E (...)
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... Source: BatchMaster Software Inc. Document Type: Case Study Description:
Superior Quality Foods ... To ensure there was enough stock to meet production needs, it
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Published:
2010-03-11
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Mitsui Wins With Affordable Internet-based SCM Solution. Find Guides, Case Studies, and Other Resources Related to Affordable
Internet-based SCM Solution. Internet-based supply chain management solution provides Mitsui with technology that connects
its entire global supply chain - from a single desk-top l (...)
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Mitsui Wins With Affordable Internet-based SCM Solution. Find Guides, Case Studies, and Other Resources Related to Affordable
Internet-based SCM So...
Published:
2010-03-11
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The nagging question is, "Can SMEs justify RFID?" The answer is an emphatic "Yes." While SMEs may not have the economies
of scale of large companies, their business case could end up being more positive since they typically do not face the “innovator’s
dilemma” of an established barcode infrastruct (...)
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The nagging question is, "Can SMEs justify RFID?" The answer is an emphatic "Yes." While SMEs may not
have the economies of scale of large compani...
Published:
2005-03-10
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By using software tools that help you forecast and work together with others inside your organization, and even with your
customers, the forecasts may become more accurate. You can make an assumption on how much improvement might be possible.
This part discusses the challenge of performing the data anal (...)
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By using software tools that help you forecast and work together with others inside your organization, and even with your
customers, the forecasts...
Published:
2001-07-17
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For the coffee producer Mother Parkers, scheduling coffee production across two plants was an ever-increasing challenge.
Mother Parkers decided to take proactive steps toward consolidating its day-to-day scheduling data by engaging Supply Chain
Consultants (SCC) to help. SCC applied its scheduling algori (...)
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... Source: Supply Chain Consultants (SCC). Document Type: Case Study Description:
For the coffee producer Mother Parkers, scheduling coffee production across two ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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In the food and beverage industry, the channel master makes final volume decisions and mostly controls the unit price, with
the manufacturer having limited power to increase or maintain prices. The only real variable the manufacturer does control
is cost. (...)
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In the food and beverage industry, the channel master makes final volume decisions and mostly controls the unit price, with
the manufacturer havin...
Published:
2006-11-01
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Some companies want the benefits of new technology, such as RFID, on their timetable without a gun loaded with threats of
lost customer sales, pointed at their corporate heads. This article looks at a company that chose to get in front of the technology
curve before the information highway passed it by. (...)
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Some companies want the benefits of new technology, such as RFID, on their timetable without a gun loaded with threats of
lost customer sales, poi...
Published:
2005-03-08
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A four-phased approach allowed for the gradual assimilation of a new technology into the organization. Start small and feel
your way, but think and plan for bigger opportunities. The benefits are gained and eventually the technology would be deployed
throughout all of the manufacturing and distribution f (...)
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A four-phased approach allowed for the gradual assimilation of a new technology into the organization. Start small and feel
your way, but think an...
Published:
2005-03-09
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If you are not experiencing organizational stress in some of the areas where the benefits may occur, then perhaps a decision
to invest in supply chain management software should be postponed. If you do have some pain in one or more of these areas,
then you can follow the concepts in this article to unde (...)
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If you are not experiencing organizational stress in some of the areas where the benefits may occur, then perhaps a decision
to invest in supply c...
Published:
2001-07-13
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This is part two of a note describing an opportunity TEC had to evaluate and compare the four top ERP vendors for a client.
Each vendor’s offering differed in such areas as functionality, flexibility, process fit and ease of use. Find out what TEC
learned as a result of the selection engagement. (...)
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This is part two of a note describing an opportunity TEC had to evaluate and compare the four top ERP vendors for a client.
Each vendor’s offering...
Published:
2001-11-21
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Invensys must communicate its successes and strategy to the marketplace, and must aggressively invest in customer satisfaction,
marketing, and sales. IPS must convince customers and prospects that it is here to stay; while the functionally rich products
are great advantages, many other considerations mak (...)
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Invensys must communicate its successes and strategy to the marketplace, and must aggressively invest in customer satisfaction,
marketing, and sal...
Published:
2003-05-14
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Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production
capacity for calculating quantities of raw material and work in progress (WIP) requirements or infinite quantities of raw
and WIP materials for calculating production capacity. There a (...)
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Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production capacity
for calculating ...
Published:
2004-10-12
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The Movex collaboration application suite includes enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM),
supply chain management (SCM), business performance measurement (BPM), value chain collaboration, and e-business--although
tempting to its target market, it may not likely be as (...)
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The Movex collaboration application suite includes enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM),
supply chain manage...
Published:
2004-02-04
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The goal of the pilot project was not to see whether RFID tags on pallets and cases could be read automatically (although
one should not assume that it is easy to achieve), but rather to develop or improve the systems and business processes needed
to sustain higher levels of efficiency and productivity. (...)
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The goal of the pilot project was not to see whether RFID tags on pallets and cases could be read automatically (although
one should not assume th...
Published:
2004-08-03
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Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition
of mid-to-large ERP system developer J.D. Edwards this summer, and most recently demand flow and lean manufacturing software
solution from JCIT, might indicate some deep though (...)
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Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition
of mid-to-large ERP...
Published:
2004-01-27
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Invensys has created a new group within its Production Management Division called Invensys Production Solutions. The group
includes the PRISM and Protean process ERP products plus the resources of Invensys Validation Services group. While the unit
should have much strength, it also has certain liabilit (...)
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Invensys has created a new group within its Production Management Division called Invensys Production Solutions. The group
includes the PRISM and...
Published:
2003-05-13