The programme is designed to help companies move to i2's Rhythm supply-chain management software. Bell Microproducts and chip distributor, Avnet, have this week become the first two customers to sign up to Hewlett-Packard (HP) and i2 Technologies...
It is no coincidence that Detroit is full of car manufacturers and car manufacturers' suppliers. One of the most popular methods employed by manufacturers to cut the costs of production is to build their products on a 'just-in-time' basis.
As part of the report, CAFOD has laid out an "agenda for change", in which it calls on multinational computer manufacturers to adopt codes of conduct for supply-chain management based on the standards set by the United Nation's International...
The Department of Defense has already trialled the technology in the field, with RFID tags used to monitor container shipments in the recent war on Iraq, according to the American Forces Information Service (AFIS), and currently uses it in...
Battling against foreign competitors, and keen to reduce the impact of increasing materials costs on their margins, manufacturers are looking to implement lean production strategies, according to analyst Datamonitor.
While continuing the work on APM, Grose said AMD will also increasingly emphasise lean manufacturing techniques to reduce waste. Grose will also oversee procurement and AMD's relationships with the foundries, or chip manufacturers for hire.
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