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tkr Consulting works diligently to be abreast of the latest developments in the technologies and systems most applicable to an enterprise's Supply Chain Execution needs. Our research is presented here in the following four general areas:
Enterprise Direction and Planning
These are papers that are intended to help the executives within an enterprise determine the best course of action to follow to enable the enterprise to effectively implement its business plans. All papers are in PDF format.
- The Fulfillment Solutions Framework: Charting a Path to Success
- Roughly West - Focusing and Managing the Enterprise’s Technology Investment
- Value of Integration within the Supply Chain
RFID Technology
RFID is a new technology that has been hyped to the point of confusion. These papers address the usages and benefits of RFID technology. Some of these papers also discuss developments in RFID technology and the meaning and applicability for an enterprise.
- RFID in the Consumer Industries: Being a Winner, not a Follower
- RFID-Enabled Logistics Asset Management - Improving Capital Utilization, Availability, and Total Operational Costs
Warehouse Management Technology
RFID is a new technology that has been hyped to the point of confusion. These papers address the usages and benefits of RFID technology. Some of these papers also discuss developments in RFID technology and the meaning and applicability for an enterprise.
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RFID-Enabled
Logistics Asset Management
- Many enterprises use logistics assets that have a circular flow within their distribution network. Assets with a circular flow are reusable with intrinsic value. These include totes used to deliver goods to stores, racks to deliver milk and bread to groceries, bins and roll cages to move parts from suppliers to assembly plants, shipping containers, rental equipment, and refillable liquid or gas containers. Reusable assets are a significant capital expense for the enterprise, and their management and maintenance is resource-intensive. Almost half of the respondents report that logistics asset operations consume 5% or more of corporate revenue and almost one fifth say it consumes over one tenth of revenue. Moreover, theft, damage and misplacement often erode asset productivity. For instance, a quarter of companies report losing over a tenth of their container fleet annually. The constant demand for new efficiencies and savings on a yearly budget basis has increased enterprises’ interest in reducing these expenses. Two general approaches exist: 1) apply new asset management technology to better control the in-house process, or 2) outsource the asset ownership or management process to a pooled asset provider or logistics service provider.
This is a sample of one of our whitepapers that are posted online titled, RFID-Enabled Logistics Asset Management - Improving Capital Utilization, Availability, and Total Operational Costs. You can download this whitepaper by clicking the above link and do not forget to visit our whitepapers page to read more.