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Customizing the Cold Supply Chain

May 14, 2015

As a major distributor of food supplies to restaurants, Quality Custom Distribution must monitor and document warehouse and in-transit temperatures for products ranging across four different temperature zones. A custom designed fleet and tailored solutions ensure supply chain integrity for every customer.

The Role of the Cloud in Transportation Apps

May 14, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Jay Douglass, sales director with Eyefreight, details the role of cloud software in the U.S. transportation environment, and talks about how a transportation-management system can strengthen a shipper's market position.

SPS Commerce Debuts Commerce Platform for Omnichannel

May 13, 2015

SPS Commerce Inc.

SPS Commerce Inc., a provider of software in the cloud for retail operations, has created SPS Commerce Platform.

UK Retailer Moves Toward RFID-Tagging 100 Percent of All Goods in Its Supply Chain

May 13, 2015

RFID Journal

Global retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is expanding its use of EPC ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID technology at most of its stores, from 80 percent of its general merchandise toward a goal of tagging 100 percent of goods within the next two years.

Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

May 13, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2015 for the specialized purpose of:

How Chick-Fil-A Discovered Gold in Its Supplier Business Review Process

May 13, 2015

Mike Walpole, Sr. Manager-Distribution & Logistics, Chick-Fil-A

Advanced Purchasing Dynamics Unveils New Procurement App

May 12, 2015

Advanced Purchasing Dynamics

Advanced Purchasing Dynamics (APD) has introduced a cloud-based software addition to the APD Cloud for supporting sourcing.

Why Is Air Cargo World Taking So Long to Adopt Electronic Air Waybills Across the Industry

May 12, 2015

Air Cargo World

The global usage of electronic air waybills (e-AWBs) stood, at the end of February, at 26.9 percent, up 2 percent from January. And IATA is confident that the industry can reach its 2015 target of 45 percent by the end of this year.

Retail Imports Return to Normal After Surge to Clear Backlog

May 12, 2015

NRF

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is returning to normal levels as officials prepare to count votes on ratification of a new West Coast labor agreement that ended months of uncertainty, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.