DC Velocity - May 2009

Going yard. AeroScout has teamed up with Psion Teklogix to provide an asset management and tracking system for Glovis Alabama, a consolidation facility for the Hyundai Automotive Group. The new system uses wireless computing products from Psion Teklogix and AeroScout’s Wi-Fi Active RFID Yard Management solution to track containers and yard vehicles as they enter, travel within, and leave the facility’s yard.

A turn for the better. Logistics service provider Schenker Canada has chosen the Smart Turn Inventory and Warehouse Management System to track its inventory and streamline the delivery process. The Smart Turn solution is offered on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) basis.

Port side. The Georgia Port Authority and the South Carolina State Port Authority have chosen engineering firm Moffatt & Nichols to manage the initial stages of the Jasper Ocean Terminal construction project. The Jasper Ocean Terminal, which is being developed jointly by Georgia and South Carolina, will be located on the Savannah River.

Real-time fleet management. Cadec Global, a supplier of fleet management solutions, and Blue Sky Technologies, a specialist in real-time supply chain software, have teamed up to develop software to help truck fleets collect data needed for decision making. The first product of the partnership is Mobius Insight, an add-on to Cadec’s Mobius TTS fleet management software that provides preconfigured dashboards for transportation executives on safety, customer service, compliance, maintenance, and costs.

I’ll take Manhattan. We Pack Logistics, a third-party logistics service provider that operates 16 facilities throughout Texas and North Carolina, has gone live with Manhattan Associates’ ILS Integrated Logistics Solutions suite. Built on Microsoft .NET, the software suite includes billing management, labor management, transportation lifecycle management, and slotting optimization solutions.

That’s a relief. APICS has joined the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN). ALAN connects relief agencies responding to disasters with resources within the supply chain community.

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