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Duh, We're Not Alone Out There

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... strategic decisions; Outsourcing, supplier power, and trends in supplier management; Global facility network strategies and the future of supply chain management; Strategic implications of process technologies; ...

Track & Trace

(Magazine)

July 31, 2007, ... and continue to be so for the time being. Meanwhile, several hundred million of the new EPC UHF RFID labels were delivered in 2006, and both demand and supply are growing for such EPC labels. RFID inlays ...

Working Undercover

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June 30, 2007, ... and supply chain partnerships. At AWA’s 2006 Product Authentication and Brand Security Conference, Paul Fox, director of external relations for P&G Gillette, made a powerful “call to arms.” Counterfeiting, ...

Coding: A Digital Signature

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... pet food that made its way into the supply chain last December and caused the death and liver disease of dozens if not hundreds of cats and dogs. Ultimately the contamination was traced to the undetected ...

Up to the Task

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... PET water bottles, is said to offer label performance with the sustainable packaging advantages of paper. Local production in Stevens Point, WI, reduces supply chain costs. Features a high-fidelity print ...

ALAN WOLK

(Magazine)

June 30, 2007, ... now? I would say that the biggest threat to the US converting industry is losing market share to the non-domestic supply chain. How do you handle a difficult customer? Make sure you have accurate ...

Improving the Process

(Magazine)

June 29, 2007, ... in the supply chain, and further development will require collaboration by all, possibly leading to a new business model for some areas of the converting industry. David Argent has 30+ years of experience ...

Safety Through Standards

(Magazine)

May 01, 2007, Pharmaceutical supply chain safety can be achieved through an RFID Tag Data Security Infrastructure. May Web Exclusive A growing number of counterfeit, gray market, and diverted products are entering ...

Cradle 2 Cradle

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... metrics (see sidebar). WalMart is committed to reducing packaging across its global supply chain by 5% by 2013. Toward that end, Kistler says, the company is “moving at an unbelievably fast pace.” Additional ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... Mfrs. Choose TI Silicon DALLAS, TX — Texas Instruments (TI) reports ten inlay manufacturers have chosen its RFID silicon to power a range of new tags designed for retail supply chain, asset tracking, ...

Sartomer Announces Global Restructuring

(Archive)

March 31, 2007, ... Long. The five central operating functions are: Supply Chain, led by newly named vice president Paul Elias, formerly business director of photocure. Human Resources, led by newly named director Mike ...

Wake-Up Call: Embrace Change!

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March 31, 2007, ... to survive and prosper.” Particularly in the release liner industry, mergers and acquisitions have become “an essential strategic tool for leaders throughout the supply chain.” White noted over the ...

Design & Color: Part II of II

(Magazine)

March 31, 2007, ... efforts are required from several companies to ensure an agile and responsive supply chain. In a sense, individual businesses no longer compete as stand-alone entities but as part of a supply chain. This ...

10 Inlay Mfrs. Choose TI Silicon

(Archive)

March 24, 2007, ... supply chain, asset tracking and authentication applications. The companies are using TI’s EPC Generation 2 (Gen 2) ultra-high frequency (UHF) silicon in strap and wafer forms, and its high-frequency (HF) ...

Narrow Web & Label Reporter

(Magazine)

February 28, 2007, ... consulting services, case- and item-level technologies, tags, labels, label printers and applicators, software, EAS loss prevention, anti-counterfeit and anti-diversion products, and supply chain efficiency ...

East Beats West

(Flexpack)

February 28, 2007, ... converters are repositioning more of their capacity in the region to supply them. Exports outside the European region will continue to be very significant but are likely to come under increasing pressure ...

Metallizing Matures

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... control film—and companies across the metallizing supply chain have to be ready with next-generation processes and products to broaden their options. Dr. William Llewellyn is a senior consultant for ...

Directing Design

(Magazine)

January 31, 2007, ... can produce significant savings in cost and time. Hotwire Supply Chain Communications Many people believe an asset management system and workflow embedded with powerful communication technology is ...

A Look Ahead: Sustainability and Other Hot Topics

(Archive)

January 30, 2007, In a Q&A with John Norder, Rohm and Haas business manager in North America for Packaging and Converting, he shares his thoughts on subjects ranging from feedstock and supply chain issues to fostering innovation ...

ARmark Authentication Technologies Partners with SRMG

(Archive)

January 03, 2007, ARmark Authentication Technologies has partnered with Security and Risk Management Group (SRMG) to offer companies brand protection and risk management services for companies facing increased vulnerability ...