Food & Beverage

3D Printing Brings Competitiveness to Regional Manufacturing

June 17, 2015

Using a cluster model developed at the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, Cliff Waldman, MAPI Foundation economic studies director, says 3D printing has caused an increase in regional manufacturing competitiveness.

Transformative Technologies in the Supply Chain

June 17, 2015

Mark Oliver, Executive VP, Commercial Services, Apptricity

Inventory Optimization at McCormick

June 17, 2015

Josh Trepczyk, Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning-Customer, McCormick

Free Green Freight Handbook Now Available

June 16, 2015

Environmental Defense Fund

The Fortunes of Chemical Shipping Industry Is Boosted by Swing Vessels

June 16, 2015

Drewry

Chemical shipping faces another tough year, but prospects are improving thanks to the strength of the product tanker market which is attracting a growing number of swing ships out of chemicals into products, according to the latest edition of the Chemical Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Make Buying Experience 'Feel Local' to Succeed at Global E-commerce

June 16, 2015

FierceRetailIT

Cross-border e-commerce is expected to exceed 3 billion consumers and $300bn by 2018, but to seize this opportunity, retailers must formulate strategies that meet the needs of global shoppers.

Doubt Cast on Amazon's Ability to Move Into Distribution of Electrical Components

June 16, 2015

TEC Magazine

Brad Van De Sompele, president at Frontier Electric Supply in Bensenville, Ill., is one long-time member of the National Association of electrical Distributors who's not afraid of Amazon's advances into the electrical industry.

Changing the Flu Vaccine Delivery Model By 600%

June 15, 2015

Challenge: DMLogic was challenged by a major pharmaceutical manufacturer to help change the delivery model of their seasonal flu vaccine from wholesale's distribution to direct shipments to physicians' offices and retail outlets. The impact was to radically change their shipping operations from 500 cases to 30,000 individual doses per week.

CMA CGM launches Wazzan Service in West African Trade

June 15, 2015

CMA CGM Group

The CMA CGM Group has launched the Wazzan Service, linking Morocco with Northwest Africa and boosting its intra-Africa coverage.

Index Ranks Countries With Greatest Risks to Your Supply Chain

June 15, 2015

MHI Blog

When the Fukushima disaster rocked Japan in 2011, it created a serious disruption to the global supply chains of electronics, automobile and other major industries. Where should you focus your risk management efforts to avoid this kind of disruption?

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