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August 2005
Volume 6, Issue 8

RFID: After the mandates
What's really going on in RFID today?
This past January, 100 or so suppliers began shipping cartons and pallets tagged with radio frequency identification tags (RFID) to a few Wal-Mart distribution centers in Texas.
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Table of Contents

SCMLogistics World 2005
Singapore
September 6 - 9, 2005

Real Time Plant & Warehouse Virtual Conference
your desktop
September 8, 2005

Material Handling and Logistics Conference 2005
Park City, UT
September 19 - 20, 2005

CEMA Fall Meeting 2005
Chicago, IL
September 22 - 23, 2005

MHIA Annual Membership Meeting
Palm Beach, FL
September 24 - 28, 2005

Assembly Technology Expo 2005
Chicago, IL
September 25 - 29, 2005

Pack Expo 2005
Las Vegas, NV
September 26 - 29, 2005

RFID Supply Chain Solutions
Toronto, Canada
October 4 - 5, 2005

August 1, 2005
Making the shift to synchronization

With talk of streamlining processes in the supply chain, industry observers are constantly evaluating the most appropriate techniques for delivering the highest throughput for the fewest dollars. And now, synchronization has entered the conversation.

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Real time goes virtual

New power behind hydrogen fuel cells for lift trucks

First carousel safety standard

NWPCA opposes pallet standard

IBM enters supply chain management

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New distribution prescription for CVS
Warehouse/Distribution: CVS spent $70 million on a DC and automated materials handling system in Ennis, Texas to reduce handling, labor and order cycle time. Read More

What's old is new again
Manufacturing: Uptime and reliability of an old automated storage system at Pratt & Whitney increased significantly with upgraded controls and software. Read More

Sort with ease
Equipment/Systems: New controls reduce maintenance and capture real-time data. Read More

Integrate and grow
Equipment/Systems: Brightpoint upgrades its control system for future growth. Read More

Upgrade for reliability
Equipment/Systems: Dalta speeds repair parts from storage to the runway with controls. Read More

Efficient shipping starts with better flow
Materials Handling Makeover: Out Makeover series continues with a look at how to improve shipping by maximizing flow elsewhere in the DC. Read More

Top 20 lift truck suppliers
Special Report: The 20 largest suppliers in the world had an even better year in 2004. Read More

Talk to me now ... everywhere
Materials are brought to the line only as needed and called for. Read More

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