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Global Supply Chain

Technology Research Corporation Adds Vice President of Operations ...  -  05 Apr 2008
FOXBusinessBrad Freeman comes to TRC from R2 Technology where he most recently held the position of Vice President of Global Supply Chain, Operations, Customer Service

5 NAI Hanson Executives get NAI Global's Elite Honors  -  05 Apr 2008
ParamusPost.com,...facilities management, real estate investment and capital market services, due diligence, global supply chain consulting and related advisory services.

Emaar, The Economic City and DP World sign MoU to develop King ...  -  05 Apr 2008
AME Info (press release),Our ports are a vital link in the global supply chain, enhancing efficiency and the growth of economies in the communities in which we operate.

A.Schulman Names Gary Miller VP, Global Supply Chain & Chief ...  -  Apr 3, 2008
RTT News,Inc. (SHLM) Thursday announced the appointment of Gary Miller as Vice President of the company's Global Supply Chain, a newly created position.

A. Schulman Names Gary A. Miller to Head its Global Supply Chain ...  -  Apr 3, 2008
CNNMoney.com (press release)The new global supply chain and procurement team will include personnel from each of A. Schulman's business units around the world.

New Unilever CEO to make RP global supply chain source  -  Apr 3, 2008
Manila Bulletin,By BERNIE CAHILES–MAGKILAT Noting Unilever’s huge operation and its long-term commitment in the country, newly-installed Philippine chairman and CEO

Logility Voyager Solutions(TM) Further Green Supply Chain Initiatives  -  Apr 3, 2008
FOXBusinessBy optimizing global supply chain management, Logility Voyager Solutions support sustainability efforts in a number of ways including: improving forecasting

Supply Chain: Hypercom Strengthens Management Team With Global ...  -  Apr 1, 2008
Retail Solutions Online (press release),Hypercom Corporation recently announced the appointment of Ronald R. Rhodes to Vice President, Global Supply Chain Management and Tim Jones to Vice

Global Supply Chain Key Topic at Logistics Conference  -  Mar 31, 2008
University of Arkansas Daily Headlines,...of Arkansas is sponsoring a one-day conference for the supply chain/logistics industry: “Sourcing and New Market Development in the Global Supply Chain.

Global Supply Chain: A Checklist for Protecting Intellectual ...  -  Apr 1, 2008
Supply Chain Digest,Things are Getting Better, Most Agree, but Counterfeiting and Piracy Remain Common; Putting False Gauges on the Production Line? Most companies don’t know

Agility Acquires Stake in US-based Global Supply Chain Company ...  -  Mar 27, 2008
Al-Bawaba,Agility, a leading global logistics provider, and Industriaplex Inc., a next generation B2B service provider, have formed a strategic alliance with

Multi-Party SCM Driving Supply Chain Transformation  -  Apr 3, 2008
Market Wire (press release)It is imperative that multi-party SCM needs to be managed well during this era of global supply chain transformation. In order to analyze how technology

Manhattan Associates Announces Date for Reporting First Quarter ...  -  Apr 3, 2008
FOXBusinessManhattan Associates continues to deliver on its 17 year heritage of providing global supply chain excellence to more than 1200 customers worldwide that

IBM Opens Global Supply Chain Innovation Center in China  -  Mar 13, 2008
CNNMoney.com...of the first supply chain innovation center dedicated to helping companies worldwide integrate and transform their global supply chain capabilities.

Two Avnet Executives Named 2008 Supply & Demand Chain Executive ...  -  Mar 31, 2008
WebWire (press release),As vice president of global supply chain services for Avnet Electronics Marketing, he currently leads the company’s Supply Chain Leadership Exchange Program

Cintas promotes Bien to global supply chain post  -  Mar 14, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Bien, formerly vice president of global sourcing, has been named senior vice president of global supply chain. He has been with the company since 1984,

SAP releases improved WMS and SCM tools for global supply chain  -  Mar 27, 2008
Supply Chain Management Review,With the new SCM release, SAP intends to address global supply chain needs for increased network visibility and enhanced collaboration with business

Management Dynamics Receives Two Supply Chain Industry Awards  -  Mar 28, 2008
eNewsChannels,Their efforts in developing innovative supply chains solutions that save their customers valuable time and help mitigate risks in the global supply chain,

Supply Chain Transformation Strategies to Be Revealed at ...  -  Mar 26, 2008
CNNMoney.comRita Lane, SVP, Integrated Supply Chain, Motorola -- Kevin Harrington, VP, Global Business Ops/Global Supply Chain Mgt, Cisco -- Ken Syme, VP,

Culture clash  -  Apr 1, 2008
Supply Chain Standard,And that''s true even if you design a global supply chain with standard processes. In fact, I guess the way to degrade a supply chain''s performance is to

Donna Stelzer Leads e-Focusâ„¢ Product Management at Ozburn-Hessey ...  -  Apr 1, 2008
PR Web (press release),After serving as an Air Export customer service representative and then Vice President of Global Supply Chain Solutions at Barthco International,

China’s ZTE clinches Global Framework Agreement for network ...  -  Apr 4, 2008
TelecomTiger,Detlef Schultz, Vodafone Global Supply Chain Management Director said “This GFA ensures that when Vodafone companies want to work with ZTE, the structure is

ModusLink's Lorcan Sheehan recognized by Supply & Demand Chain ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
WELT ONLINE,ModusLink® Corporation, a subsidiary of CMGI®, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMGI) and leading provider of global supply chain management solutions, today announced that

A clearer view  -  Mar 31, 2008
Supply Chain Standard,Vastera, founded in 1991, was acquired by JP Morgan Chase in 2005 and now forms part of its global supply chain services offering. TradePoint was bought by

IBM to open supply chain center in Beijing  -  Mar 12, 2008
MarketWatch...is an ideal place to locate our new innovation center," said Sanjeev Nagrath, Global Supply Chain Management Leader for IBM Global Business Services,

Dr. FU Yuning, Appointed Chairman of the China Chapter of the ...  -  Apr 2, 2008
Emediawire (press release),The Institute actively works with all stakeholders in the global supply chain towards optimising visibility through the promotion of a collaborative culture

Global logistics: IBM launches supply chain innovation center  -  Mar 18, 2008
Logistics Management,The company said the center will be focused on helping companies throughout the world integrate and transform their global supply chain capabilities.

GXS Announces 32 New B2B Outsourcing Customers in 2007  -  Mar 31, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),In a recent study(1), conducted by the Stanford University Global Supply Chain Management Forum, it was found that companies deploying B2B outsourcing

The Global Supply Chain Leaders Group (GSCLG) Congratulates Sergio ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Market Wire (press release)Mr. Retamal possesses significant experience leading the planning and implementation of complex global supply chain networks, presenting and teaching his

Tanker reflects global supply chain  -  Mar 20, 2008
The Mississippi Press - gulflive.com,There has existed for some time a global supply chain, with our allies that support a number of military and commercial contracts in the aerospace industry.

Telematics Market Poised for Global Growth  -  Apr 1, 2008
Earthtimes,As the global supply chain relies more on the timely data and strategic analysis of asset tracking, SkyBitz's product suite, enabling real-time visibility,

Global Supply Chain: Monitoring Quality in China isn’t Easy, as ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Supply Chain Digest,The problems associated with some batches of the drug Heparin made from active ingredients from a now suspect Chinese factory is just more evidence of the

IBM opens a supply chain center in China  -  Mar 21, 2008
MMH.com,...“When we look at trends in the global supply chain arena, China is in the middle of it all and a key link in that supply chain,� he added.

New report examines global supply chain risk management  -  Mar 7, 2008
Continuity Central (press release),The development of a highly efficient and deeply integrated global supply chain in recent years has been a great boon to the US economy.

Toshiba Matsushita chooses Kinaxis for global supply chain initiative  -  Mar 13, 2008
Manufacturing Business Technology,Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology (TMD) will deploy Kinaxis RapidResponse across its global supply chain to improve operations performance in the face

NAM Tells Small Manufacturers to Utilize Global Supply Chain  -  Mar 9, 2008
Black Enterprise,..."It's here and the global supply chain isn't going away. It's something you have to grapple with," says Bill Canis, acting president of the Manufacturing

GS1 Standards-Based Global Supply Chain Solution Webinar  -  Mar 7, 2008
openPR (press release),...epcSolutions' GS1Net3 is the world's first collaborative platform for global supply chain management. During this webinar we will demonstrate the flow from

Bassett Furniture Automates Global Sourcing to Enhance Customer ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
CNNMoney.comThe TradeCard Platform synchronizes financial transactions with physical events in the global supply chain to help customers automate trade transactions

Global Supply Chain News: Disney’s Troubles with Suspect Chinese ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Supply Chain Digest,Company Stopped Doing Business with Hao Wei Metal Plastic Manufactory, but Licensees Continued to Use Supplier Banned for Labor Practices; Where Does the

Peyton and Archie Manning to Speak at Manhattan Associates ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
WELT ONLINE,Global supply chain optimization provider Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) has opened registration for Momentum 08, scheduled for May 18-21 at the

ETO ERP Software targets global supply chain manufacturers.  -  Mar 10, 2008
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release),This next release of the service-oriented architecture (SOA) includes features geared toward supporting global supply chain manufacturers.

Chinese group promotes supply chain services in Vietnam  -  Mar 18, 2008
Thanh Nien Daily,The Global Supply Chain Council held Monday a business exchange forum in Ho Chi Minh City in a campaign to promote its work in Vietnam and seek cooperation

The Taiwan template  -  Apr 3, 2008
International Herald Tribune,China and Taiwan have each become so irreplaceable to the global supply chain that the benefits of the status quo, coupled with increased living standards,

Boeing buys out Vought's share in 787 joint venture Global Aeronautica  -  Mar 31, 2008
Flight InternationalBreakdowns in the 787's global supply chain have been blamed as a primary cause of the delay, along with a shortage of fasteners.

News and Trends in Materials Handling  -  Apr 1, 2008
MMH.com,Wolfgang Partsch joined Tompkins Associates as senior vice president of global supply chain services for Europe…TriFactor promoted Richard Gillespie to

IBM Opens Beijing Facility To Focus on Supply Chains  -  Mar 13, 2008
Wall Street JournalThe facility is located in Beijing because of China's role in the global supply chain, said Sanjeev Nagrath, IBM Global Business Services' supply-chain

Applied Biosystems Transforms Supply Chain Processes  -  Mar 25, 2008
Supply & Demand Chain Executive,David Windsheimer, senior director, Global Supply Chain for Applied Biosystems, commented: "We were already using SAP for our main [enterprise resource

IBS outlines success story  -  Apr 4, 2008
Ferret,The Internet delivered this dream and effectively moved IT from company-wide systems to a truly global supply chain environment. “The Internet gave business

2008 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know  -  Mar 16, 2008
Supply & Demand Chain Executive,Doelling is responsible for Sun's overall global Supply Chain Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, which he instituted in order to ensure that

Chromcraft Revington, Inc. Reports 2007 Results and Restructuring ...  -  Mar 31, 2008
FOXBusinessThe purposes of this restructuring are to improve the utilization of the global supply chain, enhance competitiveness, improve operating margins,



Government site resources
The Committee on Energy and Commerce

The center’s mission was to develop RFID for use across the global supply chain.

FHWA Freight Management and Operations - Technology to Enhance ...

...chain information, including bar code readers and passive and active RFID

FHWA Freight Management and Operations - Standards Setting Needs ...

...anticipated to update the voluntary standard for RFID transponders for containers.

Volpe Center: Transportation Strategic Plans

...which deploy RFID devices in conjunction with GPS receivers for position



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