Technology and Logistics Archive

AG of New England to Pilot Price Optimization Service 

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Associated Grocers of New England here has agreed to pilot the Revionics Price Optimization software service, Revionics, Sacramento, Calif., announced yesterday. "We expect that the Revionics Price Optimization service will allow us to improve profitability in our corporate stores," said Mike Bourgoine, chief executive officer, AGNE, in a statement. ...

GS1 US Posts Web Help for Meeting Bioterrorism Requirements  

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - GS1 US here, which is responsible for administering bar code standards, has made available on its website two documents aimed at helping retailers, manufacturers and growers to comply with the requirements of the Bioterrorism Act of 2002. In particular the documents focus on the recordkeeping and traceability requirements of the act. ...

RedPrairie Joins Unilever in RFID Test 

LONDON - RedPrairie, Milwaukee, announced yesterday that it is partnering with Unilever here in Unilever's trial of Electronic Product Code Information Service to collect and access RFID information from within the company and from retailers. Through RFID and its integration with EPCIS, Unilever is looking to create additional business value in the areas of promotion management, supply chain visibility and metrics and RFID readability. ...

Poor Packaging Causing Damage to Shipments, Study Says 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Poor unit load wrapping could potentially cost manufacturers approximately $388 million in product damage, says a new study released by Carolina Supply Chain Services, a division of Carolina Logistics Services here, and sponsored by Dow Chemical. Inconsistent application of packaging material and limited and inappropriate use of stabilization devices (dunnage) in trailers are contributing to poor stabilization of unit loads, and may lead to significant product damage as the unit loads move through the supply chain. ...

Dutch Retailer to Build Warehouse with Dynamic Picking System 

Kruidvat, a Netherlands-based health and beauty retailer with about 900 stores in The Netherlands and Belgium, is planning to build a new automated warehouse and dynamic picking system for retail distribution in Heteren, Netherlands, Witron Integrated Logistics here announced yesterday. ...

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