Worldwide sales of semiconductors were $26.5 billion in September, a gain of 2.9 percent from the prior month when sales were $25.8 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported.

Reality bites, and in 2009, the automatic data capture business was bit hard. The total market for industrial automatic data capture (ADC) solutions came in at roughly $15.2 billion in 2009, according to Massachusetts-based VDC Research Group, down about 15.5% from the more than $18 billion spent on industrial ADC in 2008.

New book titled Dynamic Supply Chains: Delivering Value Through People (2nd Edition) explains how to align supply chain operations with customer expectations. Companies that do this successfully achieve greater business success and customer satisfaction. In addition, their people become more committed to the company and to the customers.

After several quiet years, RFID is back in the spotlight. This time, it seems to be working.

The latest HighJump acquistion takes the software supplier deeper into the cloud

Using a combination of diverse technologies—often in one compact package—gives users the edge in asset management and operational efficiency.

Not just for high-density storage anymore, today’s carousels are delivering product to the person while increasing productivity, reducing labor, saving space and cutting energy costs.

Recent projections from the National Retail Federation indicate that 2010 holiday retail sales will hit $447.1 billion.

Business recovered some of its losses from its previous report, with a 1.7% gain from August to September.

Disruptions can lead to 7% lower sales and 11% higher costs.