Forum: Closed - 2008-10 (Oct)

Overview Some speculated that the uptake of RFID technology may take on a similar path to the EDI initiative in the late 90’s, which took some years for most suppliers to be compliant. More recently it is often through some major retailer’s mandate that large-scale RFID deployment became a...

I have seen many companies over the years decide that they need a new warehouse, perhaps because they have run out of space, and the sequence goes someting like this: Select a location Search for existing buildings for rent Pick a suitable building OK, so what is wrong with this...

I have not tried to write article on the web before so here go. One thing that confuse many people is the different terms used in our Industry. I hope this help them. I will try to explain, from bottom term to top level. Warehousing. This refer to the activity of storing product. Normally...

Since the emergence of the terms Physical Distribution management, then Logistics management and now Supply Chain management, it is surprising how many business managers have not developed their thinking in line with the terminology. Physical distribution was and is, all about trucks and sheds. ...

Expectations for Logistics Outsourcing The trend to outsource Logistics operations continues to increase, with estimates these days that indicate up to 85% of companies have outsourced some or all of there Logistics. The main reasons for this seem to be: To improve service Because...