Food & Beverage

CVS Quits U.S. Chamber Over Group's Effort to Fight Antismoking Bans Worldwide

July 10, 2015

The CVS Health Corporation, the parent of the CVS drugstore chain, said on Tuesday that it would resign from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce after revelations that the chamber and its foreign affiliates were undertaking a global lobbying campaign against antismoking laws.

Transportation Top Worry of CPG Supply Chain Execs, Report Finds

July 10, 2015

BCG

Eighty percent of CPG supply chain leaders say transportation is now their greatest worry, according to a report by The Boston Consulting Group and the Grocery Manufacturers Association, A Hard Road: Why CPG Companies Need a Strategic Approach to Transportation.

Great Things Happen When IT Meets the IoT

July 9, 2015

Computerworld

The Internet of Things goes by many names.

How the U.S. Postal Service Is Competing in B2C Delivery

July 9, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Working to make up for a sharp drop in the volume of First Class Mail, the U.S. Postal Service is ramping up its efforts to compete in the area of package deliveries. Dennis Nicoski, manager of field sales strategy and contracts, explains the agency's approach.

Amazon to Create Its Own Discount Shopping 'Holiday'

July 9, 2015

MultiChannel Merchant

Move over, Black Friday. Here comes Prime Day. Amazon has created its own selling holiday.

Implementation and Consulting Services Can Determine the Success of Software

July 8, 2015

Challenge: One of the largest privately owned health food distributors was operating with a replenishment system that could not keep up with the growth of the company. They needed a best-of-breed Inventory Optimization system that could create accurate forecasts and manage their highly seasonal product line and could be implemented using their existing systems.

Entegreat Joins EY's Smart Manufacturing Services

July 8, 2015

Entegreat

Entegreat has joined member firms of EY in the U.S., Canada and Costa Rica.

How Changing Consumer Habits Are Impacting Home Delivery

July 8, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Customer expectations about home delivery are changing rapidly. Tom Cagney, president and chief executive officer of Cagney Global Logistics, talks about how transportation providers are adjusting -- and how technology can help.

Air, Maritime Groups Urged to Advocate Using Drones for Search-and-Rescue Missions

July 8, 2015

Maritime Executive

The IMO and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) should encourage cooperation between governments, research centers and companies to develop unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for search and rescue use, says Captain Abdelkhalik Kamal Eldin Soliman Selmy, a lecturer in the nautical department of the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport in Egypt.

Teachable Moments

July 7, 2015

Genco

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.