Food & Beverage

Selecting the Right WMS

September 23, 2015

Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors

Beyond Speeds & Feeds - How Thoughtful Engineering Created the Barcode Printer of the Future

September 23, 2015

SATO America

Transplace Expands Clout in Packaging, Chemicals with Acquisition of M33 Integrated

September 23, 2015

Transplace

Transplace, a provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, has acquired M33 Integrated, a third-party logistics provider with strength in the packaging, chemical and advanced materials sectors.

A-Frame Order Fulfillment Reduces Labor by 84% with 8-Month ROI

September 22, 2015

Challenge: Split-case order-picking application needing to dramatically reduce their labor, increase order accuracy and extend order cut-off time within a 12-month return on investment.

Same-Day Delivery--The Next Retail Game-Changer

September 22, 2015

Quintiq

General Mills' Journey to Supply-Chain Excellence

September 21, 2015

Andrea Turner, VP, North American Logistics, General Mills

In Retail, Technology Transforms Supply Chain, In-store Operations, Customer Outreach

September 21, 2015

CRM Daily

Easier access to information is pushing the retail sector closer to what 18th century economist Adam Smith described as "perfect information" -- the idea of having equal information from all providers in order to make a choice.

Australian Cotton Company Relies on RFID Technology to Make Ginning Process More Efficient

September 18, 2015

RFID Journal

RFID tags embedded in bundles of unprocessed cotton bolls help Southern Cotton track when it receives, stores and gins those bundles, and the company then shares that data with growers.

Rough Seas Predicted for Offshore Energy Insurance Market

September 18, 2015

IUMI

Speaking at this year's International Union of Marine Insurance conference in Berlin, Simon Williams, chairman of IUMI's offshore energy committee, reported continuous growth in the sector with 2015 capacity reaching around $7bn, although he cautioned that $5.5bn was more realistic.

Consumers Rack Up Retail Sales, Apparently Unconcerned About Volatility in Financial World

September 17, 2015

Business Week

Retail sales in the U.S. climbed for a second straight month, a sign consumers may be looking past recent volatility in financial markets.

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.