Supply Chain

Agentrics plans to form a joint venture that combines the Agentrics GenSync business unit and SINFOS, the European data synchronization solution provider owned by Pironet NDH and GS1 Germany.

Swisslog purchases Accalon, a manufacturer of conveyor systems and stacker cranes for warehouses and distribution centers, for an undisclosed sum.

Liz Claiborne Inc. signs a multi-year contract for an on-demand import operations platform from GT Nexus.

DSC Logistics, a supply chain management company with a global network, has named Ken Heller as vice president, supply chain excellence.

According to a new report released by AMR Research, the National Association of Manufacturers and its Manufacturing Institute, 90 percent of U.S. manufacturers see the cost of materials sourced from the chemical industry increasing.

The new enterprise mobility business from Motorola Inc. and Avery Dennison Corporation announce a strategic relationship under which Avery Dennison RFID will supply EPCglobal Gen 2 RFID tags to Motorola.

The J. M. Smucker Company completes the acquisition of Eagle Family Foods Holdings Inc., a privately-held company, for $133 million in cash and the assumption of $115 million in debt, in a transaction valued at $248 million.

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