Supply Chain Articles

 Supply Chain Articles

Association for Manufacturing Excellence Conference to Feature e-Kanban

According to Matthew Marotta, President of Datacraft Solutions, "If American manufacturers labor costs were free, administrative costs would still make them the high cost competitor." Joining Marotta at the AME Boston 2005 Annual Conference is Kevin Sumstine, former director of Corporate Purchasing, Planning, and Logistics for dj Orthopedics. The two Lean manufacturing leaders will address, "Best of Breed Lean Electronic Supply Chain Best Practices." Click here to read the article in full.

Research Department Tips

The SearchLogix Group's Research Department utilizes job boards. Job boards, such as Monster, can be very useful. The "perfect" candidate is never found on a job board; however, we almost always find someone who could potentially "lead" us to a candidate who might be. The SearchLogix Group uses job boards as another tool for building relationships to connect to new people. Click here to read the article in full.

The Skinny on RFID

RFID is the abbreviation for Radio Frequency Identification. RFID is a method used to store and retrieve data using RFID transponders or tags. RFID tags have antennas that allow them to accept and respond to queries from the RFID transceiver. There are passive and active RFID tags. The difference between the two is that passive tags do not need an internal power source, but active tags do. RFID technology is already used in many technologies today. The future of RFID technology seems limitless as new ways to utilize its effectiveness are discovered frequently. Click here to read the article in full.