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New hypernetworked monitoring systems allow users to track the whereabouts of materials anywhere in the supply chain at any time. And the good news—some of them are actually affordable.
In the "here today, obsolete tomorrow" world of electronics, no supply chain partner wants to get stuck with mountains of parts for yesterday's hot-selling cell phone or PC. But running a lean operation doesn't have to mean pushing your inventory problems onto someone else. Solectron found a better way.
Data bits swirl through the air in DCs across the country, moving vital information without a cable or cord in sight. So why have companies been so slow to take wireless on the road?
In the beginning, Web-based logistics exchanges were going to transform the industry. But four years later, we're still waiting. Paradise may not be lost, but it's definitely postponed.
Taken alone, transportation management systems can do a lot to make shipping more efficient. But combine them with other software in a supply chain execution system and the software becomes truly formidable.