Technology Inventory
Cutting out costs, reducing errors and improving customer service.
These goals have always seemed to be mutually exclusive. Removing costs usually comes down to removing labor in a 3PL environment. As a generalization, cutting costs (through labor reductions) increases errors and leads to reduced, not enhanced, customer service.
There is an answer to this though – reduce labor by removing work, not workers.
The 5 cent tag … coming to a supply chain near you
The laws of physics and of economics don’t change. But the utility and cost of RFID sure do – and for the better!
RFID, radio frequency identification, is the coming technology for item tracking and tracing, and for huge advances in supply chain management. But coming when?
Over the years, RFID has been dogged by questions over [...]
Executive Director of Argos Software chats with DCtalk
What differentiates one software company from another is the ability to stand the test of time. This is easier said than done, especially in today’s economic climate. The longevity of a business has to encompass adaptability, foresight, leadership and a strong product offering all of which is demonstrated through the success of Argos Software .
Geoff [...]
New spiral elevator from FlexLink
The New Spiral elevator from Flexlink offers high efficiency, no stop losses and a compact footprint
Increasing competition in the manufacturing industries is highlighting the demands on efficiency in production systems and on compact footprint. In parallel with continuous improvements and new technology steps, factories also demand improved production logistics.
FlexLink now launches the spiral elevator which [...]
eCargo – Sanitarium Case Study
Renowned NZ health food company strengthens its distribution process with eCargo, realising significant cost savings and efficiency gains.
Makers of iconic health food brands such as Weet-Bix and Marmite, Sanitarium dispatches several tens of thousand cases of their product each week. From distribution centres in Auckland and Christchurch, deliveries are transported to hungry customers the [...]
Orbit Systems – Procter & Gamble Case Study
As one of the largest manufacturing organizations in the world, Procter & Gamble continually seek methods of improving all of their processes and systems. Orbit Systems (and our staff before that) has been helping P&G develop very sophisticated systems that improve systems world-wide for over 10 years now.
Some of the systems that Orbit Systems has [...]
Do I need a Warehouse Management System?
If you are looking for figures and pie charts there are plenty on the internet for this subject. Google “WMS Case Study” and you’ll see more percentages than an ASB front window. Let’s get down to discussing real-world options. I get two to three businesses a week coming to us to overhaul their supply [...]
Cheaper than China, bigger than Texas
Brooke Anderson, a director of XM Software, thinks one of the biggest opportunities for better New Zealand business is in supply chain technology. But he would say that, wouldn’t he?
Never call a software developer an IT guy – it’s like calling a Kiwi an Aussie. Let me state from the outset that I have nothing [...]
