Supply Chain
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Visibility lacking in supply chain
News Lack of insight into systems data is the greatest challenge facing organizations in the supply chain, yet many are not correcting this, study finds.
Tags: Supply chain, Supply chain integration, IBM Corp., Risk Management, Asia, supply chain management leader, Survey, Asia-Pacific, Supply chain integration, SCM
India's logistics sector to up IT spend
News Overall growth of India's logistics players is set to boost IT spending by a 20 percent compound annual growth rate over the next five years, according to study.
Tags: Supply chain, Supply chain management (SCM), India, IT-spending, RFID, logistics industry, Supply chain, Indian Logistics Industry, CIO, information technology
RFID privacy code useful in Asia
News Industry watchers welcome privacy assessments and greater transparency, but warn that costs of adhering to guidelines may be passed on to consumers.
Tags: RFID, Privacy, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Security, Asia, RFID Tag, European Union, Privacy, Singapore
Snip, snip, snip: Sony cuts supply chain costs
News Sony's new executive deputy president Yutaka Nakagawa, has the task of drastically overhauling its supply chain for digital cameras, game consoles and LCD TVs.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, Leadership, TV, Cell, Supplier, Electronics, Backup, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation 3, supply chain
Tainted products--sabotage or shoddy manufacturing?
News Panelists at the RSA security conference don't know why some products arrive on store shelves in the U.S. infected with viruses.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Malware, Manufacturing, globalization, intellectual property, Marcus Sachs, digital photograph, U.S., industry, supply chain
Fujitsu buys Aust SAP consultancy firm
News Fujitsu has made its second Australian acquisition in two months, buying Australian SAP consultancy, Supply Chain Consulting.
Tags: Acquisitions, SAP AG, IT Services, Philippines, Consulting, Qantas Airways Ltd., Telstra Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., supply chain, desktop
Asian SMBs still lack green IT awareness
News Small and midsize businesses in the region are still not clear what green IT entails, analyst says, adding that government and industry bodies need to do more.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, Government, Green IT, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Procurement, NEA, e-mail
RFID has role protecting human health
Insight Alongside collaborative tools, radio frequency identification can help manage emergency efforts such as recall of contaminated food and notification of affected parties.
Tags: RFID, RFID Tag, GPS, Standards, tagging, performance, food, audit, supply chain, collaboration
Sara Lee, IBM sign outsourcing deal
News Stretching seven years, contract will see IBM's Philippine delivery center as one of the locations tasked to support finance and accounting services for Sara Lee.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Sara Lee Corp., IBM Corp., Outsourcing, Business Process, Back-office, SCM, Procurement, supply chain
Dell's profit falls almost 50 percent
News The PC maker's earnings sink as technology spending dives worldwide. Also, fourth-quarter revenue falls 16 percent.
Tags: Desktops, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, PC Company, CFO, IT-spending, Manufacturing, earnings per share, Forecasting, consumer PC
TNT: Risk approach pays for supply chain security
News Logistics company's nine-month labor to improve security across its Asia-Pacific operations earns it ISO 28000 certification, and lowers customer claims.
Tags: Risk Management, Security Management, Certification, Security, Asia, Thailand, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, supply chain, ISO
S'pore supply chain firm delivers on innovation
Insight Business intelligence tools need reinvention and a slower economy could be the best time to try new things, says YCH Group's CIO James Loo.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Business applications, Leadership, RFID, Database, Innovation, SCM, CIO, business intelligence
Future of BI: Web 2.0, mashups and guided search
Insight Business intelligence is due for a renaissance, say industry watchers. Here's what it might look like in a few years' time.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, Business applications, Web 2.0, Forrester Research Inc., Data, Supplier, Gartner Inc., business intelligence, VP, mashup
M'sian firm targets SMBs for e-biz hub
News Malaysian small and midsize businesses still don't recognize value of connecting to business-to-business supply chains, says Tradenex.com.
Tags: E-commerce, B2B, Business, E-business, Small And Medium Enterprise, Small And Medium Business, Business Process, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, patient
The next year is crucial for WiMax
News WiMax, though "promising", will need to prove itself in the market over the next year before reaching commercial success, says IDC.
Tags: WiMax, Network infrastructure, Mobile, International Data Corp., QoS, phone, performance, program manager, revenue, supply chain
