Food & Beverage

Food Safety and Food Cold Chain community to assemble at the World Food Congress

August 20, 2015

Technology Revolutionizes How Farmers Boost Production

August 20, 2015

New technologies are making food production more efficient and more environmentally sound. In fact, farmers are using everything from crop modeling tools to drones to generate higher yields.

Digital Fulfillment: A Path to Inventory Visibility

August 19, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Diego Pantoja-Navajas, chief executive officer of LogFire, explains the concept behind digital fulfillment networks, and details how they can lead to the transmission of real-time, "perpetual" inventory signals throughout the supply chain.

Lack of Inventory Sharing Creates Customer Dissatisfaction, Reduced Customer Loyalty

August 18, 2015

Logistics Viewpoints

At the heart of everything omnichannel is inventory. The customer needs to be able to get the merchandise they want, when they want it, and through their channel of choice. There has to be inventory visibility across channels, so stores, warehouses and distribution centers can see real-time inventory levels as part of the order fulfillment process. And finally, in order to actually fulfill orders in a timely and efficient manner, inventory needs to be shared across channels.

Mobile Payments Not Catching On? Just Give Them Time.

August 18, 2015

Strategy + Business

Smartphones have yet to displace cash or credit cards at the retail point of sale. But give them time.

Food Transportation Network Poses a Challenge - Technology Delivers a Cost Saving Solution

August 17, 2015

MercuryGate

How Health and Safety Cuts in UK Could Affect Rest of the World

August 14, 2015

Justin O’Sullivan, Founder, SEMA Racking Inspections

The British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are putting in motion plans that will change Britain's role in world manufacturing, for better or for worse. In its annual report, HSE proudly announced that they had removed 84 per cent of their regulations without compromising on safety. Depending on how you interpret the statistics, this has either made the UK a much stronger player in international trade or has taken the UK two steps backwards.

Fast and Efficient Transport of Malt through Port of Antwerp

August 13, 2015

Challenge: After setting up a first site, the client was looking for European expansion opportunities preserving the quality and considering the costs of their products.

Cargo Thieves Stealing Less Overall - and Taking Less Valuable Stuff When They Do Steal

August 13, 2015

The Wall Street Journal

Thieves are making off with less cargo and stealing less-valuable shipments, according to a new report by FreightWatch International, which provides supply-chain security services.

Legacy Supply Chain Services Issues Grader Tool

August 12, 2015

Legacy Supply Chain Services

Legacy Supply Chain Services, a North American third-party logistics provider, has released a grader tool designed to help retailers evaluate their supply-chain performance, and identify opportunities for improvement.

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.