Food & Beverage

Japanese Ministry Retains Accenture to Study Safety, Resilience of Nation's Food Supply Chain

July 10, 2012

Accenture has announced a management consulting contract with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for a project to improve food supply capabilities in natural disasters and emergencies.

Oman Air Looks to Beef Up Its Airfreight Operations

July 10, 2012

AirWaves

Oman Air is planning to ramp up it airfreight service. The CEO of the sultanate's flagship carrier is planning to turn Muscat into a major cargo transport hub.

How Procurement Innovation Can Drive Productivity Gains

July 9, 2012

Chief Executive

Innovation is required if the U.S. is to regain the level of productivity that it enjoyed toward the end of the 19th Century through the mid-20th Century. However, innovation by itself is not enough. Just as our parents and grandparents adopted electricity, the automobile, credit cards and airplanes in the period from 1870-1950, businesses and organizations of the 21st Century must embrace change.

Kuehne + Nagel to Extend Its Perishables Logistics Network

July 9, 2012

Kuehne + Nagel

Kuehne + Nagel has agreed to take over the business of Perishables International Transportation Inc. of Vancouver, Canada, another step in implementing the Swiss company's strategy to expand its activities in the field of perishables logistics globally.

Best Practices in Facility Planning

July 9, 2012

Norm Saenz, Jr., Senior Vice President, TranSystems

Tipping Point Analysis: A Surefire Way to Get Your Project Approved

July 9, 2012

Joe Dunlap, Director, Supply Chain Services, Fortna

WMS Implementation: Does It Have to Be So Hard?

July 9, 2012

Bob Kennedy, VP Business Development, DM Logic

How the FDA is Impacting Your Supply Chain

July 9, 2012

Michael Wohlwend, Vice President, SAP America, Inc.

WERC & Its Corporate Membership Program

July 9, 2012

Michael Mikitka, CEO, Warehousing Education & Research Council (WERC)

Integrating Your Cold-Chain Management Systems

July 6, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

It's common practice for companies to view cold-chain management systems for pharmaceutical and bio-technology products as point solutions, whether related to packaging, training or carrier services, says Gary M. Hutchinson, president of Modality Solutions. Integration of all those elements, however, results in a "much more holistic system," he says. "You maintain product quality all the way from manufacturer to point of use. Until you integrate it into one system, you're not tackling it properly."

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.