Loblaw, Canadian Pallet Council, Symbol Technologies join Supply Chain Development Association project
Toronto — June 20, 2003 — The Supply Chain Network project of Canada's Supply Chain Development Association drew three new members this week, with Loblaw Companies, the Canadian Pallet Council and Symbol Technologies signing up with the initiative.
Established in November 2002, the Newmarket, Ontario-based association is dedicated to advancing the practice of supply chain data collection and overall supply chain management through the development and implementation of an advanced supply chain process model, the Supply Chain Network (SCN).
According to the association, this model represents a process methodology for the combined use of a number of leading edge technologies to support integrated supply chain data collection and overall supply chain management. The network project represents a consortium of retailers, suppliers and logistics providers working to further the understanding and impact of emerging technology on the supply chain.
The new members include Loblaw Companies, Canada's largest food distributor, with operations across the country, as well as one of the country's largest private sector employers. The company will become involved in the first phase development of the Supply Chain Network Long Distance Pilot Project. Specifically, this proof-of-concept pilot is focussed on implementing the SCN process requirements from a group of vendors in the greater Toronto area for long-distance delivery into one of the Loblaw Companies' distribution center locations in Western Canada.
Also joining is the Canadian Pallet Council, a nonprofit organization of over 1,300 members that manages a means of pallet ownership and interchange for the North American consumer products industry. Created over 25 years ago, the CPC establishes the standards and best practices for its pallet and exchange system. The organization has more than 8 million distinctive orange pallets in circulation.
Finally, Symbol Technologies signed up for the project, too. Symbol offers mobile computing, data capture and wireless networking solutions for retailers, transportation and logistics companies and manufacturers, among others.
Currently more than 20 organizations are participating in the Supply Chain Network project, according to the association.
Toronto — June 20, 2003 — The Supply Chain Network project of Canada's Supply Chain Development Association drew three new members this week, with Loblaw Companies, the Canadian Pallet Council and Symbol Technologies signing up with the initiative.
Established in November 2002, the Newmarket, Ontario-based association is dedicated to advancing the practice of supply chain data collection and overall supply chain management through the development and implementation of an advanced supply chain process model, the Supply Chain Network (SCN).
According to the association, this model represents a process methodology for the combined use of a number of leading edge technologies to support integrated supply chain data collection and overall supply chain management. The network project represents a consortium of retailers, suppliers and logistics providers working to further the understanding and impact of emerging technology on the supply chain.
The new members include Loblaw Companies, Canada's largest food distributor, with operations across the country, as well as one of the country's largest private sector employers. The company will become involved in the first phase development of the Supply Chain Network Long Distance Pilot Project. Specifically, this proof-of-concept pilot is focussed on implementing the SCN process requirements from a group of vendors in the greater Toronto area for long-distance delivery into one of the Loblaw Companies' distribution center locations in Western Canada.
Also joining is the Canadian Pallet Council, a nonprofit organization of over 1,300 members that manages a means of pallet ownership and interchange for the North American consumer products industry. Created over 25 years ago, the CPC establishes the standards and best practices for its pallet and exchange system. The organization has more than 8 million distinctive orange pallets in circulation.
Finally, Symbol Technologies signed up for the project, too. Symbol offers mobile computing, data capture and wireless networking solutions for retailers, transportation and logistics companies and manufacturers, among others.
Currently more than 20 organizations are participating in the Supply Chain Network project, according to the association.
