Most manufacturing operations run on a tight time, labor, and inventory basis. Increasing demands for more products sooner can contribute to costly defects in products and logistics if stringent quality controls are not in place. Defects that go unnoticed or undetected can cause compounding costs your company: Waste: Once identified, the original defective unit will […]
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Take Our Survey, Win an iPad!
Would you like to help us get better information about you, our customers and potential customers? Well, probably not. But how’s this for an incentive? Participate in our survey and you will be entered into a drawing for a brand new iPad! Our survey is a very brief set of online questions that will give […]
Are You Ready for the PTI Deadline?
The Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) is a voluntary program developed by the Produce Marketing Association, United Fresh Produce Association, Canadian Produce Marketing Association and GS1 US to help develop a standardized industry approach to speed traceability. In 2008, an industry-wide steering committee set a series of milestones, each one specifying a date for launching various […]
A New Push For UDI Labeling
A new bill has been introduced into the Senate this week to speed up tracking of medical devices. Although the Unique Device Identification (UDI) mandate was passed in 2007 and the FDA passed a rule on how to implement the mandate, the Office of Management and Budget still has not passed final approval. Since it’s […]
Low Cost Warehouse Management
Looking to improve the control of your warehouse in your small business? Always thought that Warehouse Management Systems were too expensive and too complicated? I had certainly subscribed to this train of thought, but my friend Peter Green at BellHawk Systems is out to prove us wrong. BellHawk tracking software has helped a lot of […]