A four-month retail study has concluded that investment in RFID can bring significant and rapid payback to manufacturers and retailers.
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The equipment required includes: BlackBerry Enterprise Server, BlackBerry handhelds, the Content Beamer for BlackBerry server based bluetooth print solution, and a bluetooth capable printer.
German retailer REWE has started an extensive pallet-level RFID pilot at its Norderstedt distribution centre in Germany.
Masternaut has developed a specialised satellite tracking system for its contract with Healthcare Logistics.
Cybit, the UK’s leading online telematics service provider, has announced that Bureau Veritas Laboratories, a leading construction materials testing and compliance consultancy, has implemented Cybit’s Internet-based fleet of vans at its London office.
Booths has selected VoiteQ, a leading supplier of voice recognition software for warehouse and distribution companies, to install Vocollect’s Talkman voice picking technology at its distribution centre in Preston.
Carrefour is to use the GOLD supply chain management software from global retail solutions provider, Aldata, in its 179 hypermarkets throughout France.
Power Freight has launched QuickShip, a tool to streamline shipping operations. QuickShip interfaces with Oracle, SAP or similar databases, providing automatic airwaybill assignments, PODs, and real-time tracking and fulfilment.
Palletforce has completed a major investment in a new state-of-the-art IT system, that provides comprehensive real-time ‘track and trace’ for all of the Network’s depots and its customers.
The 10th Annual Third Party Logistics Study from Capgemini, The Georgia Institute of Technology, SAP and DHL, should serve as a wake-up call to 3PLs the world over.
