Supply Chain

Texas Instruments E&PS bypasses early RFID protocols and dives head first into Gen 2

Outsourcing lets Kimberly-Clark
focus on customers/consumers

Reducing the effects of the grey market within the consumer products industry

As we go to print with the June issue, I will have a full month under my belt in my new role as Executive Editor of CGT.

Goodyear is using the Psion Teklogix 7535 with RD7950 UHF RFID Reader, along with a software application from CTI, to track and manage its tires at all three NASCAR top series in 2006, including the Nextel Cup Series, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series.

Kimberly-Clark (K-C) Corporation reports that it has shipped approximately 100,000 Gen 2 RFID-tagged cases of Huggies brand diapers and other infant and child care products to Wal-Mart since March 2006.

Earlier this week, consumer goods executives convened at The Coleman Center in New York City to discuss pain points and lessons learned at the second CGT Connects event, titled "Best Practices for Becoming Demand Driven".

Cott Corporation chooses Manugistics for its Forecasting, Replenishment and Collaborative Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) solutions to optimize the performance of its existing supply chain across North America.