A provider of business process outsourcing services, iQor, has completed its acquisition of the Aftermarket Services business of contract manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc.

The Food and Drug Administration has the responsibility for implementing FSMA and has issued seven proposed rules on each of the critical elements. These include Hazard Analysis and Preventive Controls for both human and animal food; Produce Safety; Intentional Adulteration; Foreign Supplier Verification Programs; Accreditation of Third-party Auditors; and finally the Sanitary Food Transportation Act (SFTA).

"Plan for every part" is a key concept that's helping companies do a better job of forecasting. Aaron Simms, vice president of global customer service operations with Molex, is joined by Jonathon Karelse, partner with NorthFind Partners, to discuss how Molex applies the fundamentals of PFEP to its demand-planning function.

Jump Technologies Inc. has made enhancements to JumpStock, its inventory-management application for the healthcare industry.

Thin Film Electronics USA, a provider of printed electronics technology, has joined with Temptime Corp. to offer new products to the pharmaceutical market.

Dassault Systèmes has extended its operations-management and intelligence applications, offered through the Delmia Apriso brand, to all mobile devices.

Seema Phull, partner with NorthFind Partners, discusses the challenges that companies are facing in the age of "Big Data."