Food & Beverage

Establish Your Talent Acquisition Strategy in Manufacturing

October 22, 2014

In the increasingly competitive world of manufacturing, there is one constant: talent is essential to business success. The right talent acquisition strategy and process – the ability to identify, assess, attract and retain the best talent – can significantly impact a company’s competitive advantage.

How Predictive Commerce Helped Costa Express Cope With Growth

October 21, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

"Predictive commerce" is a new concept that links customer demand data, planning and the execution of transportation. Pat Smith, general manager of ToolsGroup, tells how it was implemented at Costa Express, the U.K.'s fastest-growing coffee shop chain.

CIOs, IT Department Heads Give Advice on Cloud Deployments

October 21, 2014

CIO

Don't get too caught up in the cost savings of cloud computing and services. That's one of the comments of 16 CIOs and IT leaders interviewed about their public and private cloud deployments, usage trends, skills requirements, lingering obstacles and future plans.

Kool Pak LLC Offers Expanded Services in Northern California

October 20, 2014

Kool Pak LLC

Kook Pak LLC is expanding its chilled and frozen storage services on the U.S. West Coast, through an agreement with Sierra Pacific in Patterson, Calif.

RFID to Help London Retailer's Customers Match Fabrics, Furniture

October 20, 2014

RFID Journal

U.K. retailer John Lewis is preparing to launch an RFID-enabled pilot at its flagship store in London by early next month that will allow shoppers to create an image of a specific chair or sofa with the fabric covering of their choice, using toy-size pieces of furniture and swatches of fabric.

Supply-Chain Overhaul at Marquis: A Case Study

October 20, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Marquis, a specialist in energy and agricultural commodities, needed a new approach to supply-chain planning and optimization. Bart Pieper, director of business technology and integration, tells how the company found the right technology vendor for the job.

Emerging Markets and Diverging I.T. Strategies

October 20, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The condition of emerging-market economies seems to seesaw from week to week. But one thing remains constant: the failure of a lot of companies to shore up their supply chains in those countries with up-to-date information technology.

Private-label Partners Urged to Collaborate, Use Cloud-based Tools to Excel

October 17, 2014

RIS News

Collaboration among private-label partners has never been more important, and recent research suggests that in addition to improving organization, communication, safety and compliance, better collaboration among private-label stakeholders can also lead to improved production and cost efficiencies.

Amazon Latest E-tailer to Decide a Physical Store Isn't Such a Bad Idea

October 15, 2014

Washington Post

Amazon reportedly will open a brick-and-mortar shop in Midtown Manhattan in time for the holiday shopping season and that it will be a place for customers to return products, make exchanges or pick up their online orders.

Plastics-to-Oil Recycling Could Lead to 40,000 Jobs in U.S, report Finds

October 14, 2014

Packaging World

Wide-scale deployment of emerging technology that converts used, non-recycled plastics into oil could generate up to $9bn in annual U.S. economic output and create upwards of 40,000 domestic jobs, according to a report released by the American Chemistry Council.

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.