Reverse Logistics Trends, Inc. has just published two new white papers on HDD data security. "Disk Drive Data Security at Time of Disposal" is featured this month.

"Companies that accidentally reveal customer data can run up against penalties from federal laws like the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act and new privacy legislation in California and Canada. 'People spend billions of dollars on firewalls and paper shredders to protect information, yet they will take the computers that hold that information and sell them out the back door,' " quoting Stampp Corbin of retro box in an article by Chana R. Schoenberger of Forbes.com.

This paper presents an analysis of data security over the full spectrum of security requirements.

Lean simply put means speed. So how do we combine Lean Manufacturing with Six Sigma Quality. Lean will not be able to bring a process under control, Six Sigma will not improve the speed of a process nor reduce invested capital.

Traditionally we measured factory/equipment utilization. Modern business will now focus on all slow processes. These will typically be the processes that are most expensive. A lean process can be thought of one that’s adds value 25 % of the time.

The key is to eliminate wasted time, effort, and material. The focus must be on only things that add value. We can not afford the luxury today to have activities that add no key value. Non-value add work is a terminal drain on resources.

RLT is proud to announce some enhancements in our news services. Beginning September 1st, the RLT newsletter will be published monthly instead of bi-monthly. This will allow subscribers to get up to date on the latest news, changes to our website and other RL buzz 12 times a year instead of only 6!

With this new change we will also be publishing our news clippings to subscribers weekly. Get ready for Tuesday mornings to see the latest ReverseLogistics™ news right at your desktop. For those who are not yet yearly subscribers - try our news clipping free for one month!

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Would you believe that many organizations still treat parts movement as a snapshot, static event? Reality is that managing service parts is a very dynamic, continually changing process. Because this parts flow is much like fluids moving through a tube, we term them pipelines. Pipelines are the channels of support through which material or personnel flow from sources of supply to their point of use, or in reverse logistics from point of failure (removal) to the repair location. Many inventory control and even planning systems count parts only at static points in the cycles and neglect that the key to managing service parts is the inventory in motion. We could write many words about the value of designing products for serviceability, reducing the need for parts, and facilitating rejuvenation of parts and products, but this article addresses reverse logistics tactics for service after the sale. (Read Full Article Here)

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Speaking Opportunities are available for the Reverse Logistics Conference and Expo in Singapore! The show will take place at the Pan Pacific Hotel, October 26 - 28, 2004 with the RL and Six Sigma Seminars taking place on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 26th. The exhibit floor will open and conference sessions will begin on Wednesday, October 27th. Please email us at info@rltshows.com if you would like to be a speaker or on a panel discussion.