Global Supply Chain Management Made Easier with GPS Tracking
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011The Impact of Technology is Staggering
From Manufacturer to Retailer/Customer GPS Helps
When we write about GPS Tracking and how it is making great strides in assisting fleet and freight operations, we often forget that technology is being deployed from beginning to end. This not only helps get product from point A to point B, but it keeps costs in check.
From Beginning to End
Global supply chain management has several important parts. The first is the manufacturing part. Technological advances here have helped to better monitor product as it is being made. RFID plays a major role here as does a real time ERP program and technologies like wireless RF systems.
Manufacturing is a business that is now viewed and managed in small chunks, instead of long, drawn-out procedures with few checks along the way. This also helps manufacturers to locate problems and make changes on the fly. Never before has manufacturing been able to run operations with this type of minute control. (more…)
