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MATERIAL HANDLING AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: IT IS VITAL TO IMPROVE LOGISTICS ASSET MANAGEMENT.

Publication: Manufacturing Automation
Publication Date: 01-JUL-04
Format: Online - approximately 591 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Enterprises often use logistics assets that are reusable and have a circular flow within the enterprise's distribution network. Reusable assets-such as totes used to deliver goods to stores, racks for delivering milk and bread to groceries, bins and roll cages for moving parts from suppliers...

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...to assembly plants, shipping containers, rental equipment, refillable liquid or gas containers, etc.-are a significant capital expense for the enterprise; and significant resources are typically required to manage and maintain them.

According to Aberdeen Group's (Boston, MA, 617-723-7890) report, RFID-Enabled Logistics Asset...

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