Food & Beverage

UL Expands Information & Insights Division

June 25, 2014

UL LLC, the safety consulting and certification company, has expanded its Information & Insights (I&I) services division with the acquisitions of GoodGuide, IDES, Innovadex and The Wercs.

How to Plan for Disruptions in the Food Supply Chain

June 24, 2014

Brian Benjamin, Senior Dir, Strategic Accounts, Havi Global Solutions

Using Science to Achieve Retail On-Shelf Availability

June 24, 2014

Rahul Tyagi, Associate Dir, Retail & CPG, TCS

Cold Chain Supply Chain Targeted by Chinese Firms

June 23, 2014

Want ChinaTimes

The fresh food e-commerce sector is expected to post rapid growth over the next five years as several enterprises in China have made investments in the sector, which is expected to stimulate the development of cold chain logistics.

How to Integrate Fulfillment Across the Omnichannel

June 23, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Austin Power, business development manager for order fulfillment solutions with Retrotech Inc., lists the challenges that retailers face, as they move to an omnichannel model of sales.

Traditional 40-Foot Ocean Shipping Containers Give Way to High Cubes

June 23, 2014

Maritime Executive

High cube 40-foot containers are stealing a march on traditional 40-foot equipment and by the end of 2013 represented just short of 50 percent of the maritime container fleet, according to Drewry's recently published Container Census report.

Saudia Cargo Resumes Freighter Service From Houston to Riyadh, Dammam

June 20, 2014

Saudi Airlines Cargo Co.

Saudi Airlines Cargo Co. is resuming B747 freighter services from Houston to Saudi Arabia as of June 15, 2014.

What If You Could Take The Guesswork Out Of Forecasting?

June 20, 2014

Osgood Vogler, Director, Analytics, Celestica Supply Chain Managed Services

Demand planning has a big impact on business performance. Planning error can put revenue at risk by driving component shortages. Persistent planning biases can tie up cash by driving excess inventory. Furthermore, the act of planning and dealing with planning error is time consuming and drives costly overhead. In fact, it is common for supply chain management executives to cite "planning errors" as the greatest obstacle they face to achieving their goals and objectives.

EPA Greenhouse Gas Limitation Strangles Business, Says Manufacturing Association Head

June 20, 2014

Roll Call

The Obama administration has taken its latest step away from the "all-of-the-above" energy strategy the president has professed to support, according to Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers.

Most CEOs Say Their Supply Chains 'Not Optimal' for Rapidly Changing Retail Environment

June 19, 2014

JDA

Digitally connected consumers have turned retail models upside down as omnichannel shopping has transformed supply chain from an important business concern to a mission critical one. So profound is this change that 50 percent of CEOs recognize that their supply chain can be a strategic differentiator. However, 83 percent of worldwide CEOs believe that their retail supply chains are "not optimal" for today's changing retail environment.

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.