January 2015
Improving Asset Tracking with Hybrid RFID
Clients in the News: $32 billion. That is the value the RFID (radio frequency identification) market is expected to reach by 2024, according to IDTechEx. As this technology continues to become more sophisticated, reliable, and cost-effective, it is proving to be a valuable solution for automating asset tracking and inventory control. Without the need for...
Keep ReadingAS/RS Safety & Service: Keeping Your System Up and Running for Long-term Benefits
Clients in the News: You wouldn’t buy a car and wait until the brake pads completely wore out to replace them. Or, you wouldn’t drive 20,000 miles before you go for an oil change. The same goes for an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS). As with a car, preventative maintenance is the key to an...
Keep ReadingSeven Best Practices to Follow for Smoother Software Implementations
Clients in the News: Across my career, I’ve participated in scores of software implementations for companies ranging from SMBs to industry giants. Some have gone exceptionally well, while others have encountered delays. Each effort has served as a learning experience, offering insights and lessons learned about the characteristics “smooth” projects share – and the pitfalls to...
Keep Reading2015 JOC Annual Review & Outlook
Clients in the News: In 2015, import-export compliance will be a primary focus of global trade initiatives.Driven by this U.S. Customs and Border Protection priority, U.S. companies will, out of economic necessity, pay renewed attention to comprehensive global trade management systems that automate their supply chains and assure regulatory compliance. Read more:
Keep ReadingLogistics Software Helps Bakers and Snack Producers Better Manage Their Operations
Clients in the News: When it comes to getting their products to consumers, bakers and snack producers have some major hurdles to overcome. They must navigate a complex supply chain and distribution system while dealing with fluctuating ingredient availability and costs, complex batch codes and often short expiration dates. Read more:
Keep ReadingStop the Guesswork
Clients in the News: Michael Foods, Inc. is a multinational producer and distributor of egg products and refrigerated potato products, as well as a distributor of cheese and other dairy-case products for the foodservice, retail and food-ingredient markets. With annual sales of nearly $2 billion and more than 3,000 employees, the Minnetonka, MN-based company offers a...
Keep ReadingSurround Sound Fundraising
Clients in the News: The growth of the Internet and the expansion of digital communications give nonprofits new ways to reach their donors and supporters. While the old techniques — direct mail and telemarketing — still work and generate many responses, they alone are no longer the “gold standard” in fundraising. Savvy nonprofits are moving to...
Keep ReadingWind Pattern Findings Could Create More Power Generation Opportunities
Clients in the News: OriginLab, a publisher of data analysis and graphing software, says its Origin software let researchers Dr. Ray Huffaker, University of Florida, and Dr. Marco Bittelli, University of Bologna, present wind pattern findings that represent a paradigm shift in how wind projects may be viewed. The researchers’ observations of periodic, cyclical paths to...
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