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- Market SegmentationCreated: 2009-12-01 @ 00:37:58 EST
Market segmentation is the identification of parts of the market that are different. Segmentation gives a company a greater ability to better satisfy the needs of its customers. However, not all cu… - Product Life CycleCreated: 2009-11-30 @ 22:05:04 EST
The product life cycle can be divided into several stages characterized by the revenue generated by the product. A life cycle can be very short or very long. Most products start in the product deve… - ISO 9000 CertificationCreated: 2009-11-30 @ 16:56:43 EST
In recent years many companies have been through the experience of becoming ISO 9000 certified. Sometimes this can be long and expensive process, but businesses are willing to go through certificat… - GreenwashingCreated: 2009-11-17 @ 03:54:54 EST
As consumers become aware of environmental issues, businesses are finding that having a greener supply chain can not only benefit their bottom line, but can be used in the marketing of their produc… - Green Supply Chain EducationCreated: 2009-10-31 @ 23:47:41 EDT
Companies are focusing a lot of energy and resources in making modification to their supply chain to make it more environmentally sound, or green. To realize these aims companies are having to educ… - Clean Diesel Fuel AllianceCreated: 2009-10-31 @ 14:22:00 EDT
In 2000, the EPA began working towards making heavy-duty trucks run cleaner by introducing fuels that had lower sulfur content and fewer emissions. The Highway Diesel Rule stated that the pollutio… - Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Program…Created: 2009-10-31 @ 02:42:52 EDT
In 2004 the Environmental Protection Agency launched the SmartWay program. The program has created a partnership between government, business and consumers to encourage protection of the environmen… - Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP)Created: 2009-10-16 @ 00:01:46 EDT
The 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, required that by February 3rd, 2009, fifty percent of all cargo carried on passenger aircraft in the US had to go through a security screening. The TSA developed th… - Classification of Forklift TrucksCreated: 2009-10-15 @ 23:52:36 EDT Updated: 2009-10-16 @ 00:07:10 EDT
The forklift truck has been around for a little under a century, but today it is found in every warehouse operation around the world. Developed as a result of manpower shortages the forklift evolve… - Reverse LogisticsCreated: 2009-09-30 @ 23:37:28 EDT
Reverse Logistics can be defined as all activity associated with a product after the point of sale. The aims of reverse logistics include optimization of aftermarket activity, such as customer serv… - Measuring Capacity in ManufacturingCreated: 2009-09-30 @ 22:17:46 EDT
Capacity is often defined as the capability of an object, whether that is a machine, work center or operator, to produce output for a specific time period, which can be an hour, a day, etc. Many co… - Reorder Methodologies in ManufacturingCreated: 2009-09-30 @ 15:39:54 EDT
A crucial activity for planners is to when to decide to place an order. There are a number of reorder methodologies that can be adopted. Although most computer systems are based on the materials re… - Operating A Procurement Card ProgramCreated: 2009-09-21 @ 15:12:01 EDT
The procurement card, or P-card, is a form of company credit card that is issued to employees who can then purchase goods and services without having to process the purchase through a traditional p… - Sales and Operations PlanningCreated: 2009-08-30 @ 15:30:03 EDT
Sales and operations planning (S&OP), sometimes known as aggregate planning, is a process where executive level management regularly meets and reviews projections for demand, supply and the res… - NetSuite Functionality OverviewCreated: 2009-08-29 @ 19:38:29 EDT Updated: 2009-08-29 @ 19:47:11 EDT
NetSuite offers four main software-as-a-service products; NetSuite Financials, which includes ERP, NetSuite CRM+, NetSuite Ecommerce and SuiteAnalytics. The company was founded back in 1998 with t… - Measures Of Warehouse ProductivityCreated: 2009-08-27 @ 23:40:55 EDT Updated: 2009-08-27 @ 23:45:07 EDT
Warehouse productivity is a number of measurements that management will analyze to monitor the performance of their warehouse operations. The basis of many of the measures used in warehouse product… - Negotiation In The Purchasing ProcessCreated: 2009-08-13 @ 21:47:06 EDT
Negotiation in the purchasing process covers the period from when the first communication is made between the purchasing buyer and the supplier through to the final signing of the contract. Negotia… - Logistics Functions In SAPCreated: 2009-07-31 @ 16:15:42 EDT
SAP is the number one vendor of standard business application software and the third largest software supplier in the world. SAP delivers scalable solutions that enable its customers to further adv… - Drop Shipments In Your Supply ChainCreated: 2009-07-18 @ 05:23:31 EDT
In a depressed economy, companies are looking at any supply chain process where they can save time, money or resources. Drop shipping is a popular process where companies can reduce the need to kee… - Introduction to SCMCreated: 2009-07-13 @ 22:02:32 EDT
If your company makes a product from parts purchased from suppliers, and those products are sold to customers, then you have a supply chain. Some supply chains are simple, while others are rather c… - User Answers - Logistics StrategyCreated: 2009-07-13 @ 21:36:03 EDT
When a company creates a logistics strategy it is defining the service levels at which its logistics organization is at its most cost effective. Because supply chains are constantly changing and ev…