It will include both supplier and buyers and aims to streamline the supply chain by automating procurement and managing capacity more efficiently. Founded by 12 European utilities - including National Grid Company, Northern Electric, Scottish Power...
But just how well have the big ERP players such as Baan, JD Edwards, Oracle, Peoplesoft and SAP adapted to their new environment? Baan, now owned by Invensys, has come under pressure from these players who are looking further down the food chain at...
Microsoft has been testing the new RFID software with KiMs, a Danish snack food company, since December 2003. German retailer Metro Group has asked its top suppliers to begin attaching the special microchips to shipments.
Metro reported that a number of test areas are available in the facility, including reproductions of clothing stores and food outlets, in addition to a simulation of the firm's complete supply chain. However, while Wal-Mart, rival retailer Target...
The telco's Auto-ID centre is also involved in the rollout of RFID technology in Marks and Spencer's food supply chain. The food supply chain rollout started in 2002 and has seen four million returnable food delivery trays tagged.
The retailer recently announced it had grown its non-food revenue by 17 per cent year-on-year. Asda's decision to use the web to boost its non-food business follows a similar course taken by other supermarket chains.