Connective Technology Resources

Connective Technology and Its Impact on Logistics
CSCMP’s research on Connective Technology provides logistics professionals the latest information on these technologies while helping them understand what the potential implications to their profession will be.

The White Paper published in 2003 is available to CSCMP members online, and the visionary publication, Breakthrough Connective Technology: How RFID and Other Applications Are Revolutionizing the Supply Chain, is available for purchase in CSCMP’s Online Store.

2003 White Paper Executive Summary
Supply chain management has come a long way. It was not until the late 1960s that it emerged from its position as a tolerated little brother of other, more “serious” management disciplines to become an equal partner and accepted field of work and study.
We have experienced many developments including the evolution of supply chain planning and execution software and the emergence of many new communication technologies that enable better, faster and more reliable business processes.
During the same period we have also had to endure both hype and exaggeration about what new management concepts and technologies can accomplish. With this background, it is not surprising that we have learned to look at new technologies with a grain of salt. It is with this in mind that this paper discusses connective technologies. While these communication technologies enable many new and more efficient business processes, they are not without limitations and disadvantages.
This paper goes into a deeper discussion of connective technologies and how they will change business processes and our personal lives, and takes a step back to look at where supply chain management stands today.

Breakthrough Connective Technology Publication Executive Summary
Transportation and Logistics are experiencing an evolution that is being driven by both regulations and new technologies that lower the cost of collecting and communicating information about operations in real-time. Automated tagging and tracking technologies, as facilitated by radio frequency identification (RFID) and GPS, lower the cost of gathering real-time data. Distributed computing technologies, including peer-to-peer and grid computing, lower the cost of processing the new volumes of real-time data. Pervasive fixed and wireless networks lower the cost of moving real-time data anywhere, even from remote warehouses. But challenges and unanswered questions remain about how to use these innovations.

Connective Technology Call for Papers (ongoing)
We welcome submissions for the Connective Technology Call for Papers! Consider submitting a case study, vision paper, or submission to the Journal of Business Logistics during the Spring or Fall Connective Technology Call for Papers. Submissions to the case s tudies and vision papers are published below, while submissions sent to the JBL will go through the JBL peer review process and possibly published in an upcoming issue.

Learn more about this call for papers by viewing the guidelines.

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Collaboration and Technology in the Supply Chain [PDF] (2007)
Returns Management: The Future of Returns—Three Pillars of Success [PDF] (2007)
Toyota Carrelli Elevatori Italy [PDF] (2006)
Methodology for Developing an Enterprise Systems Architecture [PDF] (2006)
RFID: A Roadmap for Now and the Future [PDF] (2005)
RFID: What It is, Where It’s Headed, and How to Keep from Being Left Behind [PDF] (2005)
The B2B Integration Service Provider: Addressing the Primary B2B Obstacle [PDF] (2005)
The Smart Container: Its Technology, Its Function, and Its Benefit in Securing the Global Supply Chain [PDF] (2004)
Continuous Savings Through Automated Transportation Execution [PDF] (2003)
Preparing Today’s Logistics Operations for Tomorrow’s Wireless Opportunities [PDF] (2003)
Real-Time Distribution Chain Visibility with Web Services [PDF] (2003)
Voice Technology in the Distribution Center [PDF] (2003)
Connective Technology as a Strategic Weapon [PDF] (2002)