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In the current issue of IFSQN (International Food Safety and Quality Network) manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler, profiles how OmniVue is sharing lean technologies to help food industries compete.

iSkysoft released updates for DVD Ripper for Mac v1.9.8 and Video Converter for Mac v1.9.7

Today, ConnectShip develops the most sophisticated shipping technology for businesses in North America and Europe. Each solution is configurable to accommodate different requirements that exist within today's enterprise and business systems. ConnectShip’s customers and business partners span the globe and include such industry leaders as Microsoft, Cardinal Healthcare, Dell, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Manhattan Associates, Click Commerce and Red Prairie.

MTI Systems is the leading provider of innovative cost estimating solutions for manufacturing, working with OEM’s and Suppliers worldwide.

According to Jeff Klapp at TraceGains, “The discrete manufacturers’ job is much easier – they have a part number and exact specifications but do not have the variability that food ingredients have. Also, the government allows them to share information much more freely than CPG companies. The range of raw material/ingredient variability is unique to the food supply chain. Thus the business rules based upon variability ranges etc. The discrete manufacturing suppliers supply chain participants are much more visible and easily identified. The food supply chain is much less visible, fragmented, and has many more participants.”

Conspect, an consulting firm based in the Netherlands, has partnered with Mendix for specialized application development projects. The seasoned consulting company will use the platform to target projects that require rapid implementation.

Ecommerce Techwave brings in free version of the shopping cart software with the user- friendly admin section that in turn takes care of e-business necessities fulfilling every requirement of the customer in a more cost effective manner.

RF Picking offers a cost effective alternative for applications within an order fulfillment operation with a large number of products and volume that does not justify installation of Pick to Light. LP RF operates on a wide range of scanning terminals. A customer may be able to employ their existing RF terminals.

Litéra Document Lifecycle Management Solutions Fully Integrate with Microsoft Office 2010, Windows 7 and SharePoint, Giving Its Clients Access to the Latest Microsoft Technologies.

QC Software is the leading provider of Tier 1 warehouse control systems to the warehousing and distribution industries. Since 1996, QC Software, utilizing state of the art technology combined with extensive research, development, and rigorous testing, has developed the QC Enterprise suite of products. Designed to be modular in nature, easily configurable, and platform independent, this highly scalable solution satisfies the needs of any size warehouse. Beyond the DSA, QC Software also has a professional affiliation with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, the Warehousing Education and Research Council, and Material Handling Industry of America.

In many high-performance picking operations how the cartons or totes get to the pick areas can be just as important as the pick process itself. LP Convey can help streamline that process. LP Convey makes use of data within the Lightning Pick database to understand the container routing requirements. The system integrates with conveyor control programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and the conveyor mounted bar code readers over Ethernet network to identify and divert containers into required pick areas. The unique decision point configuration approach relieves the PLC of data handling tasks associated with most bar code based applications and results in a system that is easily modified and maintained by plant personnel.

ISG knows that no two projects are alike. The results are system designs, implementations, technology and project management strategies specifically based on short and long term objectives. While there is enough technology in the industry to move the world, ISG will only design and implement applications that will help achieve clients’ objectives.

TraceGains, Inc., the SaaS (software as a service) leader in helping companies reduce costs and improve product quality automatically, has been awarded two new patents relating to its core technology, connecting “upstream activities” to “downstream outcomes” across different companies in any supply chain allowing companies to understand their suppliers’ true impact. These new patents increase to fourteen the TraceGains patent portfolio for its cross-enterprise solutions and technology engine, and they both broaden and deepen the range and scope of previously issued patents.

Leawo Software, the dedicated developer for DVD, video and audio format conversion solution, today announced a new product, Leawo Blu-ray Ripper, is available online. Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is provided as an all-round utility for Blu-ray movie owners to convert Blu-ray disc movie for backup and enjoy in many ways. It also integrates identical functions from Leawo DVD Ripper to convert common DVD movie as well.

iSkysoft Studio, a professional developer of Mac multimedia software, has added to its line of DVD conversion software with the release of iSkysoft DVD to iPad Converter for Mac 1.9.8 which is specialized in transferring DVD files to iPad for playback on high quality on Mac OS. This program is capable of ripping standard DVD, protected DVD and DVD folder directly and re-encoding the DVD files including DVD folder and DVD IFO file to a compatible format with iPad. The conversion process is claimed to maintain original quality of a DVD movie and run in a fast speed.

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Pavtube Studio, an excellent and famous multimedia software developer, is glad to introduce an efficient solution to transfer videos or movies in various formats downloaded or bought from website to iPad with Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac which is capable of converting any video files including M2TS, MKV, VOB, WMV, AVI, FLV, MOD, etc. to a playable format for iPad on Mac OS.

Best Approaches to Managing Supply Chain Security Risk and Compliance is a free webinar present by BSI on Wednesday June 9, 2010 from 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET. Learn how to develop a best-in-class Supply Chain Security compliance program. The session will highlight global trade security compliance gaps and review cargo incident trends which have led to program decertification with the U.S. C-TPAT, European Union's AEO and Canada's PIP programs.

Ultriva’s Lean Execution Suite consists of modules like Customer Kanban, Supplier Kanban, Internal Kanban, Schedule Based Replenishment, Lean Production and OEE, which allow manufacturing companies to systemize, sustain and scale Lean disciplines across the organization. Ultriva's flagship product, Collaborative Electronic Kanban, eliminates stock-outs while reducing inventory levels up to 75%. Ultriva modules are in use in more than 140 plants worldwide, across a network of more than 5,000 suppliers and transacting over 1.5 billion dollars of inventory at industry leaders such as AGCO, CNH, Emerson, IR-Trane, McKesson, Rexnord and ThermoFisher.

Light-directed order fulfillment systems use light indicator modules mounted to shelving, flow rack, work benches, pallet rack or other storage locations. Whenever product is needed from a particular location, the right indicator turns on, drawing attention where action is required. The operator picks the product quantity displayed. The operator then confirms the pick by pressing the lighted button.

TraceGains’ Profit Optimizer enables businesses to find and analyze the most critical value chain connections and sources of impact. Poorly performing suppliers can be properly counseled or replaced, and adverse internal events or practices can be minimized or eliminated entirely. By correlating and analyzing previously disparate data sets in the value chain, only TraceGains makes it possible to connect upstream inputs, suppliers, and raw materials to downstream outcomes such as product quality or customer satisfaction. Companies can then coach or replace poorly performing suppliers and counteract profit-draining events within the enterprise, and also perpetuate positive practices internally and throughout the supply chain, to achieve complete profit optimization.

ISG knows that no two projects are alike. The results are system designs, implementations, technology and project management strategies specifically based on short and long term objectives. While there is enough technology in the industry to move the world, ISG will only design and implement applications that will help achieve clients’ objectives.

When the customer asks for a delivery date and price, the clarity of the answer often determines whether there is a sale or not. To attract and keep customers, the ability to take orders from different channels, push maximum sales to the customer, be prepared to answer questions regarding availability and pricing issues, and handle the inevitable return of some purchased items, are all fundamental quality issues. The escalating requirements of large customers create painful challenges for those companies still tied to conventional supply-chain processes.

Memex Automation Inc., a unit of Astrix Networks Inc., was created to leverage the research and development of Memex Electronics, which was founded in 1992. Memex continues its tradition of serving the discrete manufacturing sector, supplying component hardware, memory upgrades, and visionary shop floor communication technology. Memex products allow a manufacturer to “Automate the Automation”™ to increase productivity and decrease costs. Memex Automation focuses on delivering value with Real-Time Machine Monitoring and Control, which utilizes OEE+DNC solutions that boost efficiency by up to twenty percent with minimal capital investment. Memex is based in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

In the May issue of Warehouse Management News, QC Software looks at Cycle Counting: Tips and Benefits. According to Rich Hite, President, “We all know what happens when inventory records are inaccurate: 1) shortages and the inability to locate inventory result in lower productivity, more expedited orders, and fewer on-time deliveries 2) too much inventory results in increased costs and inefficiencies. The bottom line is lost revenue and higher operating costs. So counting inventory is important for maintaining accurate records as well as optimizing your business.”