Quality & Metrics

In the World of Perishables, Forecast Accuracy Is Key

August 6, 2014

Granarolo, the leading Italian producer of dairy and milk products, was faced with the challenge of accurately forecasting demand for its highly perishable products – especially in the critical and difficult-to-manage area of promotions.

At The Hershey Company, Data Drives Supply-Chain Redesign

August 6, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

The company continues its relentless efforts to streamline and optimize its supply chain, deploying an application from LLamasoft to engage in predictive analytics and modeling.

Taking the Air Out with Package Optimization

August 4, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Companies continue to lose money by shipping air as a result of packaging that doesn't fit the product, says Tom Blanck, leader of the packaging optimization practice at Chainalytics. Blanck discusses optimization techniques that can save money and improve productivity.

A 3PL View of Customer Relationships

August 4, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

As chief customer officer at OHL, Scott McWilliams spends a lot of time building customer relationships. He shares insights on how to nurture those relationships and how to recognize when things are going south and turn those situations around.

Seven Best Practices for Supply Chains in 2025

August 4, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The seeds of tomorrow's global supply chains are being planted today.

Battling Risk, Part 1: Using Analytics to Uncover Supply-Chain Fraud

August 1, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Fraud can happen anywhere in your supply chain. Are you doing enough to stop it?

Panjiva Introduces Application Programming Interface

July 31, 2014

Panjiva

Panjiva is now providing access to its trade data via an application programming interface (API).

Container Ship Safety Forum Launched by Group of Carriers

July 31, 2014

Container Ship Safety Forum

A group of ocean carriers has founded the Container Ship Safety Forum (CSSF), a global business-to-business network that will address safety and management practices in the container-shipping industry.

How E-commerce Is Impacting 3PL Operations

July 31, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Randy Curran, CEO of OHL, talks about the impact of e-commerce on the 3PL industry today and in the future and discusses how the omnichannel customer is changing logistics operations.

Implementing Lean in LTL Operations

July 30, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

After spending a decade working with lean processes at Menlo Worldwide Logistics, Jeff Rivera is now leading the lean implementation at Con-way Freight, a major LTL company. He discusses the challenges and opportunities of Con-way's lean journey.