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-- Modern Materials Handling, 5/24/2005

Volume 2, Issue 5
May 24, 2005

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Performance-driven execution: the next wave for WMS
Supply chain optimization and analysis, the next wave in inventory management and order fulfillment, was on display at the Provia Software user conference in Tuscon earlier this month.

Provia calls this new approach performance-driven execution. Other leading WMS providers are creating their own terms for their version of the solution. But all are pointed in much the same direction. ...More>>>

Chasing supply chain nirvana
Too many companies are chasing a future vision of supply chain nirvana today. And too few are embracing the supply chain basics that can improve their operations now.

That was the message delivered in a keynote address at D/C Expo in Chicago last week by John Hill, a principal with ESYNC.

Cases in point: while passive <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:PERSONNAME>RFID</ST1:PERSONNAME> holds promise for the future, proven technologies like bar codes, voice recognition, mobile resource management and warehouse management systems are underutilized today. ...More>>>

Brooks Automation and SAP unveil MES strategy
If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.

That might be the mantra behind the announcement last week that SAP and Brooks Software have teamed up to integrate Brooks’ FACTORYworks manufacturing execution system (MES) with SAP’s mySAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

In recent years, SAP has made significant inroads in the supply chain execution market for warehouse (WMS) and transportation management (TMS) systems. In both cases, SAP developed its own integrated solutions rather than simply buy a WMS company. ...More>>>

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Adonix Unveils New Warehouse Management System
Adonix, provider of integrated software systems for mid-sized companies, announced the North American availability of its new Warehouse Management System - Adonix Geode(R) GX.
SAP Teams With HP and Intel to Deliver Business Intelligence Flexibility and Performance
SAP AG announced the completion of a development project with HP and Intel that produced the industry's first low-cost, appliance-like offering designed to provide breakthroughs in both performance and flexibility for SAP NetWeaver(TM) Business Intelligence.
Manhattan Associates Demonstrates Continued Commitment to Customer Success With Enhanced Supply Chain Solutions
Manhattan Associates(R), Inc., provider of supply chain execution and optimization solutions, enables its customers to benefit from the latest functionality by offering regular upgrades to its supply chain execution and optimization solutions.
SSA Global Launches SSA ERP LX
SSA Global(TM), provider of extended enterprise solutions and services, announced the immediate general availability of SSA ERP LX, continuing SSA Global's ongoing commitment to deliver market-leading functionality and to protect customers' investments.
Manugistics and MARC Global to Offer Supply Chain Execution Solution
Manugistics Group, Inc., global provider of synchronized supply chain and revenue management solutions, and MARC Global, provider of supply chain execution (SCE) solutions, announced a strategic relationship agreement to help customers optimize their entire supply chains through a combined Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transportation Management System (TMS) offering.

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