| In This July 23, 2009 Issue |
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The 375th Medical Group at Scott Air Force Base has deployed
AssetGather software and handheld radio frequency identification (RFID)
readers to enable rapid inventorying of thousands of IT Assets dispersed
across two thousand rooms in various buildings.<
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) will operate Tuesday service to
Kabul, arriving Wednesday morning in the Afghan capital. The weekly 747
freighter service will add 100 tons of capacity to the lane.
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US Dept. of Commerce and Treasury Dept. regulations restrict
exports to various denied parties. Choice Logistics has added screening
capability.
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Sources say Deutsche Bahn is aiming for a stock market
floatation of its rail services and logistics business in 2011,
Transport Intelligence reported.
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Business related applications for the iPhone get far less
press than the latest games and videos, but Coracle has developed an
application for transportation and logistics professionals, Its
Maritime Glossary is available through iTunes.
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Joined by his House of Representatives colleague Peter
DiFazio (D-OR), and Senator George Voinovich (R-OH), James Oberstar
(D-MN) vowed to continue work on a new surface transportation
reauthorization bill to replace the current law.
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The US Environmental Protection Agency announced awards for
about half of its allotted federal stimulus money to state, regional and
federal air quality programs, including several in and around
seaports.
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These articles were those most viewed in last week's
newsletter.
- YRC/Teamster Agreement Moves Ahead
Calling it significant progress, YRC Worldwide (YRCW) and the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) negotiating team announced
some details of their agreement on contract terms going forward. Two
critical provisions are a 5% incremental wage reduction and and 18-month
cessation of pension payments.
- Labor Productivity Can be 50% of Warehouse Operating
Cost
As it announced its SCM Labor Management solution, Infor pointed out
that labor and warehouse productivity can account for up to 50% of the
total operating costs of a warehouse.
- RFID Orders Surge
Despite the world's largest radio frequency identification (RFID)
project being completed, the global RFID market is rising 5% this year
to $5.56 billion, says IDTechEx.
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