Tagged: Supply Chain Management & News
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Creating a wind-turbine manufacturing hub in the midlands News
30.04.2013 Renewable energy entrepreneur Eddie O’Connor, founder and CEO of Mainstream Renewable Power, talks about the scope to create a supply chain manufacturing hub for the wind-energy... -
BWG Foods invests €300k in cloud-based supply chain system News
07.01.2013 BWG Foods has awarded a €300,000 contract to Atlas Universal to automate its entire purchase to pay process, handling in excess of 4.8m transactions annually. BWG operates the... -
Manufacturing is not dead: Ireland's economy is offered a second chance News
14.12.2012 There is an awakening of sorts happening in the economies most blighted by the banking collapse and resulting recession. Countries like the US are wondering why it allowed its... -
Bruton calls on multinationals to increase local sourcing - €500m opportunity News
30.11.2012 Ireland's Jobs Minister Richard Bruton, TD, has called on multinational companies based in Ireland to include more Irish companies in their global supply chains. Just a 5pc... -
30 new jobs as supply chain firm Entercoms locates international HQ and R&D hub in Cork News
24.10.2012 Supply chain analytics firm Entercoms is to create 30 new jobs in Mallow, Co Cork, over the next three years as part of an investment that will provide a boost to the local... -
US semiconductor player Hittite to create 30 jobs in €4m investment News
04.10.2012 US semiconductor company Hittite Microwave Corporation is to create 30 new jobs in Cork as part of a €4m investment. The company will establish two operations in Cork – 19 jobs... -
Radio Systems Corporation to create 56 jobs at new European HQ in Dundalk News
25.09.2012 A major pet product maker, Radio Systems Corporation, is to create 56 jobs in Dundalk over the next three years. Of the 56 jobs being created, 25 will be filled by the end of... -
Supply chain management critical to the bottom line and business survival News
19.09.2012 From economic disasters to natural disasters across the world, the importance of supply chain management (SCM) has never been more critical to the bottom line of a business, a... -
5,000 digital healthcare jobs could be created in Ireland by 2020 News
15.12.2011 Some 5,000 new jobs could be created by 2020 if Ireland seizes the opportunity to establish an International Healthcare Services Centre, which would serve the global healthcare...Tags: Medical, Healthcare, IFSC, Fibre, Cloud, Data centres, Job Creation, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, HP, IBM, Intel, Insurance, Supply Chain Management, Philips, -
IBM buys cloud analytics player Emptoris News
15.12.2011 IBM has acquired Emptoris, a provider of cloud and on-premise analytics software. The deal, the financial terms of which weren’t disclosed, will result in extra firepower for... -
Budget 2012 - Budget impact on R&D Tax Credit Scheme for Irish firms News
07.12.2011 Finance Minister Michael Noonan, TD, yesterday revealed changes to the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit Scheme as part of the 2012 Budget. The changes to the scheme... -
Intel takes top spot in US Green Power Purchases list News
03.11.2011 EPA's Fortune 500 List of Green Power Purchasers has ranked Intel Corporation at No 1 for its green power purchasing in the US. Cisco Systems came in at 15th place, while Boeing... -
Londis to equip store owners with iPads as part of cloud strategy News
28.09.2011 Supermarket chain ADM Londis’ €5m five-year strategy to shift to e-tailing will now see every retailer equipped with an Apple iPad to enable them to access its supply chain in...Categories: Supply Chain Management, Software & Web Development, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Hardware, eCommerce, Digital Business, CRM, Computers, Apps -
The cloud is a US$20bn Smarter Commerce opportunity, IBM says News
20.09.2011 IBM has unveiled its cloud computing vision which focuses on enabling e-commerce transactions among businesses and consumers rather than just shuffling data. It has launched new... -
Celtrino raises extra US$1m to develop next-gen Azure apps News
15.07.2011 Irish software company Celtrino has raised an additional investment of US$1m to develop next-generation Smart Admin supply chain management services on Microsoft’s Azure cloud... -
Applegreen to monitor carbon emmissions in supply chain News
07.07.2011 Forecourt retailer Applegreen, which has 80 sites in Ireland and the UK, is going to measure and track its carbon emissions with the help of a cloud computing service from Nootrol.Categories: Green -
'Mr China' buys TNS Distribution after raising extra US$56m News
16.06.2011 Cork supply chain firm PCH International, which is run by Liam Casey, who is also known as ‘Mr China’, has acquired TNS Distribution for €21m. The move comes after PCH raised...Categories: Supply Chain Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investments, Hardware, Financial, Consumer Tech -
Musgrave in mobile track and trace deal with VisionID News
10.06.2011 Supermarket group Musgrave has invested in a new state-of-the-art track and trace system that will help cut journey times for deliveries to its various stores, including...Categories: Wireless Communications, Supply Chain Management, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Communications -
Irishman dubbed ‘Mr China’ raises US$26m News
23.02.2011 A company founded by Corkman Liam Casey and headquartered in Cork with substantial manufacturing operations in China has raised US$26m in venture capital investment as part of... -
Bord na Mona recognised for ‘Best Use of Technology’ News
01.12.2010 Semi-state Bord na Mona has pipped Yahoo and Aer Lingus for the ‘Best Use of Technology’ at the National Procurement Awards. It has embraced technology to become a national...