Food & Beverage

Entegreat Joins EY's Smart Manufacturing Services

July 8, 2015

Entegreat has joined member firms of EY in the U.S., Canada and Costa Rica.

How Changing Consumer Habits Are Impacting Home Delivery

July 8, 2015

Customer expectations about home delivery are changing rapidly. Tom Cagney, president and chief executive officer of Cagney Global Logistics, talks about how transportation providers are adjusting -- and how technology can help.

Air, Maritime Groups Urged to Advocate Using Drones for Search-and-Rescue Missions

July 8, 2015

Maritime Executive

The IMO and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) should encourage cooperation between governments, research centers and companies to develop unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for search and rescue use, says Captain Abdelkhalik Kamal Eldin Soliman Selmy, a lecturer in the nautical department of the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport in Egypt.

Got (Too Much) Milk? U.S. Dairy Businesses Pour It Out as Glut Threatens Market

July 7, 2015

Business Week

There's so much milk flowing out of U.S. cows these days that some is ending up in dirt pits because dairies can't find buyers.

Can West Coast Ports Act to Reverse Their Slide in Market Share?

July 6, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Shippers are still steaming over delays caused by West Coast dockworkers during contract negotiations with terminal operators in late 2014 and early 2015. But problems at the region's ports extend well beyond union intransigence.

IBS Dynaman WMS Reduces 90% Errors, Providing Substantial Cost Savings

July 1, 2015

Challenge: The distribution centers were processing about 150 truckloads per day, 10 truckloads per hour. An automated WMS was needed for expansion into cold store market. Current work flows were not fully automated, causing manual errors. Material flows between product, semi-finished inventory and packaging stages were long and complex. Frozen pallets left the refrigeration system too early, so goods arrived damaged.

IBS Dynaman WMS Meets 98% KPI's For Global Food Distributor

July 1, 2015

Challenge: A sophisticated warehouse management system (WMS) was needed to go live in 7 months to meet the company's new Direct Customer Shipment concept, which changed its supply chain to include additional countries.

What Do Customers Want From Home Delivery?

July 1, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Ever-rising customer-service expectations are roiling the home-delivery business. Chris Sullens, chief executive officer with Marathon Data Systems, talks about what customers want today, and how service providers are working to shrink the time between order and delivery.

Manufacturers Returning to U.S. Must Find Ways to Finance Equipment Needs

July 1, 2015

Industry Week

Onshoring has become a major trend in the United States. U.S.-based companies are increasingly pulling their overseas manufacturing efforts and setting up shop in the States. How are they meeting their needs for heavy equipment?

Blurring Line Between Direct, Indirect Procurement Can Be 'Dangerous'

July 1, 2015

EBN

There's been a great myth sweeping across the world of procurement. It's come about as procurement technology has grown widespread and companies are vying for customers to sign onto their solutions. The myth takes the form of an eraser, scrubbing away the lines between direct and indirect procurement.

Food & Beverage

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the food and beverage industries. Learn how food and beverage companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.