J.D. Edwards’ business modeling tool reduces implementation and integration Time
Designed to simplify the implementation process and deliver a faster and higher return on investment for supply chain management projects, J.D. Edwards & Company, Denver, has developed a supply chain application for manufacturing- and distribution-centric companies. J.D. Edwards Supply Chain Business Modeler (SCBM) consolidates data across disparate business applications into a single data warehouse and helps companies connect business processes throughout their supply chain. This leads to lower total cost of ownership via increased application connectivity and reduced implementation time associated with integration.
PepsiAmericas selects Global Beverage Group’s warehouse and logistics software
Global Beverage Group (GBG), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, will supply its Load Optimizer warehouse and logistics software solution to PepsiAmericas, the second largest Pepsi-Cola anchor bottler with operations in North America, the Caribbean and Central Europe.
U.S. Army ammunition depots select Savi Technology for real-time inventory management solution
Savi Technology, Sunnyvale, Calif., has successfully rolled out an integrated and automated control system that enables the U.S. Army to improve the management of all of its ammunition inventory stockpiled at storage depots throughout the U.S.
Baan up for sale
Invensys is divesting several businesses, including the enterprise resource planning software company, Baan, in order to focus on production management its rail systems business.
Wal-Mart shuts down bar code pranksters
A Web site that encouraged consumers to cut their grocery bills by substituting their own bar code labels has shut itself down under pressure from Wal-Mart Inc.
AIDC Technical Institute planned
The Center for Automatic Identification at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, will conduct its 17th annual Automatic Identification Data Capture Technical Institute (AIDCTI) July 27 through Aug. 1, 2003. Dr. Jim Fales, founder of the AIDCTI, will conduct the institute.
Psion Teklogix and Lab-ID partner to increase retailer profitability
Psion Teklogix, an Ontario-based supplier of rugged mobile computing devices and wireless LAN systems, and Lab-ID, the Bologna, Italy-based provider of transponder systems, have partnered to produce RFID reader technology for supply chain management in the retail industry.
PSC settles disputes with Symbol Technologies
PSC Inc., Portland, Ore., has settled its current legal disputes with Symbol Technologies Inc., Holtsville, N.Y.
Kroger Joins UCCnet
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, one of the nation’s largest retail grocery chains, will begin implementing the UCCnet’s item registration services for its 2,488 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 32 states this year.
Companies aspire to real-time enterprise objectives, but doubt it will happen
By the end of 2003, more than 20% of Global 2000 enterprise CIOs will cite real-time enterprise (RTE) as one of their top five investment areas, according to Gartner Inc., Stamford, Conn.