Food & Beverage

Baxter's Software and Planning Services Help IT Service Provider Scale

August 11, 2015

Challenge: This datacenter infrastructure start-up with a global installed base and support centers around the world, turned to Baxter to help: • Meet 4-hour and next-day on-site hardware service commitments. • Quickly scale service and support globally. • Maximize resources to focus on core competencies.

IAG Cargo Joins With Finnair in Block Space Agreement

August 11, 2015

IAG Cargo

IAG Cargo is partnering with Finnair Cargo in a block space agreement on freighter capacity operating between London Luton Airport and Helsinki, Finland.

Big Success With Big Data Turns on Having Elite Data Scientists

August 11, 2015

Strategy + Business

Lately, it's almost impossible to talk about business strategy without mentioning the transformative potential of big data. Many companies are actively using advanced data analytics, and others are just getting started. But as the beginners are finding out, it's not as simple as just buying some new technology and hiring some statisticians.

Will Robots Take Over China's Factories?

August 10, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A labor shortage in China? Who would have thought it possible?

Matson Funds Improvements in New Alaska Operations

August 7, 2015

Matson Inc.

Matson Inc. is increasing its investment in its new Alaska operations, acquired from Horizon Lines Inc. in late May for $469m.

Tool Strategically Plots Quickest Route to Market

August 7, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

When the Great Recession hit, an Irish dairy and nutritionals provider realized its manual method for managing transportation and delivery was woefully inadequate. The problem was solved when it automated routing and scheduling.

Preparing for the Next-Generation Supply Chain

August 6, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Pervinder Johar, chief executive officer of Steelwedge Software Inc., defines the characteristics of the "next-generation" supply chain, and offers a perspective on how companies are adapting to globalization, "consumerization," and the growing power of social networks.

Digital Creates Pressures and Opportunities for Change Management

August 5, 2015

McKinsey

Change management as it is traditionally applied is outdated. We know, for example, that 70 percent of change programs fail to achieve their goals, largely due to employee resistance and lack of management support. We also know that when people are truly invested in change it is 30 percent more likely to stick.

Plan Developed to Improve Retail Promotion Planning, Evaluation and Execution

August 4, 2015

BCG Perspectives

Brick-and-mortar retailers - including supermarkets, discounters, drugstores and mass merchandisers - rely heavily on promotions, which typically account for 10 to 45 percent of their total revenues. Although promotions are a powerful instrument for increasing sales and margin, they are also difficult to use effectively.

Renewed Growth in Technology Hardware Manufacturing Linked to Wearables, Internet of Things

August 3, 2015

Riverwood Solutions

CIOs attribute the recent resurgence of hardware manufacturing to the popularity of wearables and the Internet of Things, according to a survey released by Riverwood Solutions, a supply chain services and operations consulting firm.

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.