News Articles

May 28, 2008

Supply chain summary: Recall legislation lacks consensus for best approach

Manufacturing Business Technology
May 28, 2008

Supply chain execution specialist RedPrairie Corp. recently put forth results of its 2008 survey of industry leaders on the impact of legislation regarding recalls as recently proposed by U.S. Congress. The RedPrairie survey of retailers; grocers; consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies; food & beverage (manufacturers; and third-party logistics providers (3PL) focused on whether industrywide standards or new legislation would have more of an impact in preventing and managing recalls. Tom Kozenski, VP of product strategy for RedPrairie, says results indicated a lack of consensus as to whether industrywide standards or legislation would prove more effective. For example, while 79 percent of respondents indicated that recall legislation is needed, 75 percent believe industry standards would be more effective in managing recalls than legislation. In addition, the survey found: Read more...

RedPrairie does not maintain, is not responsible for the content of, and does not endorse, any of the web sites linked to the RedPrairie web site. Access or connection to these linked web sites is at your own risk. The content, accuracy and reliability of, and the opinions expressed and other links provided in, these non-RedPrairie web sites are not investigated, verified, monitored or endorsed by RedPrairie, and RedPrairie disclaims any warranty, express or implied, with respect to the contents of such web sites.