Regulation & Compliance

For the Food Industry, a Shopping List of Critical Issues

May 6, 2013

Ask any food industry executive to cite his or her greatest concern, and the answer will almost always be the same: product safety. But the list doesn't stop there. Like any other business sector, food manufacturers are grappling with a number of challenges, many of them related to the age of the internet and social media.

Deadline Coming for Accurate Declaration of Ocean Container Weights

May 2, 2013

BIFA

When the MSC Napoli ran aground off the UK's south coast in January 2007, 137 out of the 600 containers it was carrying on deck were at least 10 percent heavier or lighter than was declared on the ship's manifest. In another high-profile accident, the capsizing of the Xpress Container Line vessel Deneb during unloading at Algeciras in June 2011, an even higher percentage of boxes - 64 out of 150 - were not laden as recorded.

Despite Promises, Have OEMs Been Able to Compel Suppliers to Create Safe Working Conditions for Employees?

May 2, 2013

Boston Review

When Jia Jingchuan, a 27-year-old electronics worker in Suzhou, China, sought compensation for the chemical poisoning he suffered at work, he appealed neither to his employer nor to his government. Instead, he addressed the global brand that purchased the product he was working on. "We hope Apple will heed to its corporate social responsibility."

State, Local Agencies Behind the Curve on Big-Data Adoption

May 2, 2013

MeriTalk

The buzz surrounding big data shows no signs of slowing. But as federal government and industry take steps to harness big data one group is lagging behind - state and local government. According to a new report, "The State and Local Big Data Gap," state and local agencies need to double their storage and computational power, and triple their personnel to successfully leverage big data.

GT Nexus Wraps Up Merger with TradeCard

May 1, 2013

GT Nexus

GT Nexus has completed its merger with TradeCard. The combined company, with headquarters in Oakland, Calif., is operating under the GT Nexus name.

Shipping Industry Rolls Out Safety Campaigns

May 1, 2013

Handy Shipping Guide

Two major safety campaigns have just been launched, one from an international body representing freight forwarders and the other from a major container shipping line.

An Insider's View of Panama's Colon Free Trade Zone

April 30, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Nelson Cabrera, director of business development at Lilly and Associates, provides first-hand information on the operation of Panama's Colon Free Zone.

High-Efficiency Yard Management Solutions Save Time and Money

April 29, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

An automated yard management system gets drivers in and out of facilities quickly by using electronic gate readers and providing exact trailer locations. Aleks Gollu, CTO and founder of PINC Solutions, discusses these and other benefits.

The Urge to Merge Domestic and International Transportation Ops

April 29, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

The many operational differences between domestic and international transportation has historically meant separate and distinct management of these two sectors. Research shows that today's shippers, however, believe there are efficiencies to be gained by managing both domains on a single platform.

Food Safety: It's All About the Supply Chain

April 29, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

As tainted-food scandals go, it wasn't so bad. The discovery early this year of unlabeled horse meat in European food products wasn't for the most part a safety issue. It was a violation of cultural norms, to be sure, as well as a truth-in-packaging problem. Most of all, it was a supply-chain failure.