IDII News - New Website Features

• New Educational Web Portal Information:
• New - Warehouse Floor Layout Plans -And- How To Layout Warehouses Classes
• New - E-Commerce - How To Do E-Commerce Right - Books

• New White Papers
• New - Integrating the Electronic Product Code (EPC) & Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)
• New - Warehouse Optimization and Warehouse Space Optimization - Part I - Excellent
• New - Warehouse Space Optimization - PART II - Excellent
• New - Optimal Pick Area Layout - Very Good
• White Papers Announced In Last Newsletter
• New - Dynamic Routing - Manhattan Associates - Excellent
• New - Fence Line Security with Yard Management Software - Great
• New - An Introduction to RFID and Tagging Technologies - Excellent
• New - Voice Over IP: What Lies Beneath - Very Good
• New - How to License Customized Software - Gigalaw.com - Excellent
• New - The Essential Guide to the Best (and Worst) Legal Sites on the Web - Book
• Case Study
• New -- Utility Powers Up Productivity and Customer Service with a Wireless Solution
  

Technology & Software Product News

• Slot Logik™- Intelligent Slotting Tool for Supply Chain Optimization Introduced by Intek Integration Technologies. Slot Logik Improves Space and Cube Utilization and Optimizes Costly and Unused Storage Space by automatically determining the ideal slot size for an item’s forward pick face and overstock locations. Slot Logik allows you to fine-tune and test your forward pick location’s min/max levels to achieve the optimal balance of picking productivity with minimal replenishment overhead. By minimizing travel time, Slot Logik also yields a 25% to 40% improvement in picking productivity. Slot Logik handles seasonaility items.
  Editor's Note: Excellent New Module!
  
  
• Logility announcs New Product "Global Sourcing Management". Voyager Global Sourcing Management automates the sourcing process-from proposal management and product specification package delivery, to bid analysis and supplier performance management, through production management, quality monitoring and supplier shipment tracking. By having all of the sourcing information available, one may optimize sourcing decisions, extend visibility into offshore production, and monitor the movement of goods.
  
  
• Made2Manage Systems (ERP, MRP, Nasdaq: MTMS) and Infoscan Software Systems (WMS) Partner to Deliver a Warehouse Management Solution to Small and Midsize Manufacturers. The partnership that will unite the Infoscan Warehouse Management System with the Made2Manage® Enterprise Business System.
  
  
• Siemens Dematic (MHE) and Manhattan Associates (WMS, TMS, Nasdaq: MANH) signed a letter of intent stating that Siemens Dematic will become a channel reseller of Manhattan Associates' industry-leading x-SCE solutions, including PkMS®, PkMS Pronto™ and the three solutions making up its MA Optimize solutions suite—SmartInfo®, SlotInfo™ and WorkInfo™. This proposed reseller agreement calls for Siemens Dematic to become Manhattan Associates' preferred material handling systems partner and; Manhattan Associates, in turn, will become Siemens Dematic's preferred partner for x-SCE solutions in North, Central and South America.
  
  Siemens Dematic and Manhattan Associates currently share more than 50 customers, including American Eagle Outfitters, Houghton Mifflin Company and Patagonia, Inc. This reseller agreement will be a natural extension of the long-standing relationship between these two companies and will help further develop embedded cross-product integration, enhanced flow optimization and communication. The proposed agreement will enable the companies to create standard interfaces between the material handling system and x-SCE solutions. Siemens Dematic's MHE FlowControl, the company's new warehouse controls system (WCS), will provide the touch points between Manhattan Associates' SCE solutions and its own MHE systems.
  
  
• RedPrairie introduced a real-time optimization engine, COPLEX(tm). Included as an advanced capability within RedPrairie's DLx® Transportation 6.0 release, COPLEX leverages proprietary, innovative adaptive algorithms to handle real-time changes in order fulfillment requirements.
  
  COPLEX generates maximum savings for customers by continuously consolidating shipments into larger, more cost-effective loads considering optimal routing, mode selection, and carrier / facility constraints, and by looking for opportunities to route via consolidation and distribution hubs. This real-time approach produces significantly better results and cost savings than traditional batch systems whose plans often become obsolete as soon as orders, capacities or constraints change.
  Editor's Note: Continuous advanced load planning in real time is Excellent!
  
  
• RedPrairie(tm) announced RedPrairie Agent(tm) - a new technology platform - that provides customers flexibility to personalize RedPrairie DigitaLogistix(tm) solutions to their specific supply chain requirements without custom code. Key elements of the RedPrairie Agent technology include:

  · Extensive library of individual agents representing different logistics actions or processes that can be linked in limitless ways to meet unique logistics process requirements. These adaptive agents are loosely coupled, but dynamically linked during the execution process.

  · Configurable rules-engine and intelligent workflow.

  · Ability to configure individual applications and auto-configure screens with the specific fields, naming conventions or local languages required for processing.

  · Application "wizards" that guide users through specific set-up and configuration tasks - initially, or when requirements change.

  · Native Event Management System (EMS) that monitors the environment for events or exceptions and proactively notifies appropriate personnel via multiple media types, such as e-mail, voice mail or pager.

  
  

Quotes to Ponder - List of Quotes to Ponder from prior issues.

• "Laughter gives us distance.
  It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on."
  - Bob Newhard
  

• "He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit;
  and he who cares for his master will be honored"
  - Proverbs 27:18

• Newsletter on "Flame Retardancy News". Sample copy is at http://www.buscom.com/letters/frnpromo/frn/frn.html and one may order a subscription from that sample newsletter.
• GigaLaw.com - GigaLaw.com - Extremely Helpful website on legal knowledge and education - technology - software - database - trademarks - intellectual property rights - copyrights - much more!
  

Online Book Catalog - Intuitive Categories

Books on E-Commerce, Shipping, Warehousing, Distribution, Operations, WMS, ERP, MRP, CRM, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Logistics, Facility Layout & Design, Metrics & Measurements. Software Providers SAP, Peoplesoft.

IT & Project Management Books: Software Project Management - IT Management - Software Testing - RFP Development - Proposal Writing.

ERP Optimization: Using Your Existing System to Support Profitable E-Business Initiatives Order From Amazon

"Warehouse & Logistics Software Directory" Order From Amazon or IDII

IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish Order From Amazon

"Supply Chain Management Based on SAP Systems" Order From Amazon

"ADVANCED WMS RFI Search Bundle" Available from IDII only
Obal, Philip	Advanced Version is available only from IDII

Valuable Future Events - List Your Event or Convention

IWLA Annual Conference - March 23 - 26, 2003. Miami Beach, FL at the Eden Roc, a Renaissance Resort and Spa. For more information see http://www.iwla.com

RedShift, RedPrairie's User Conference - April 2-4, 2003 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. Learn how you can achieve improved logistics results within your company and your extended supply chain at this event. RedShift will be packed with useful industry information, RedPrairie solution updates and plenty of time for networking and fun. For more information or to register, visit www.redprairie.com

National Conference on Operations & Fulfillment (NCOF) - April 13 - 16, 2003 - Orlando, FL. The Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Exhibits: April 14 and 15 The Conference Exclusively for Direct-to-Customer Operations and Fulfillment Management.

Distribution/Computer EXPO 2003 - May 20 - 22, 2003 - Navy Pier - Chicago, IL. The largest Exposition for logistics and supply chain technology including; distribution, transportation, and warehousing. Held in conjunction is the D/C EXPO seminars focusing on the latest trends and advances in logistics and supply chain technologies. Visit our website at www.logistar.com or call our toll free number - 800-338-4112.