Food & Beverage

Supply Chain Council to Merge with APICS

May 2, 2014

APICS and Supply Chain Council announced today that the boards of directors of both organizations have approved an agreement under which Supply Chain Council (SCC) will merge with APICS upon ratification by SCC member vote.

Some Misconceptions About Supply-Chain Talent Management

May 2, 2014

Shay Scott, Managing Director, Global SC Institute, Univ. of Tennessee

How CLIF Bar Integrated Business Planning

May 1, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Vicky Grillo, senior demand planning manager with CLIF Bar, relates the company's experience in launching a formal sales and operations planning process, and what was learned along the way.

3 Reasons Why Postponement Is Good Thing for Food & Beverage Packaging

May 1, 2014

Darin Cooprider, VP & GM Consumer Packaged Goods, Ryder Supply Chain Solutions

In the grand scheme of things, delays, procrastination and postponement aren't good things. What's more, Benjamin Franklin was decidedly not a champion of putting things off. In fact, his actual words were "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today." Wise advice for most areas of life. Except, that is, when it comes to food and beverage packaging.

Study Tracks Digital Influence on In-store Purchases

May 1, 2014

MultiChannel Merchant

Digital interactions influence 36 cents of every dollar spent in the retail store, or approximately $1.1tr, according to the latest study from Deloitte Digital. By the end of 2014, that number will climb to 50 percent, or $1.5tr of total store sales.

'Hiring Heroes Program' Launched to Help Make Jobs Available for Military Vets

April 29, 2014

Epicor

Epicor Software Corporation, a provider of business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organizations, plans to hire more than 100 U.S. military veterans, "wounded warriors" and active duty personnel transitioning to the civilian workforce over the next 12 months as part of the company's new Hiring Heroes Program.

CVS Creates 'Digital Team' to Support Omnichannel Initiative

April 29, 2014

FierceRetailIT

CVS/Caremark appears to be creating a new IT team, one that will bridge the digital divide between marketing and IT as the retailer looks to strengthen its omnichannel efforts.

RFID Used to Keep Tabs on Costly Video Recording, Editing Equipment

April 28, 2014

RFID Journal

Cameras and other recording and editing equipment are not only expensive but also highly mobile, and are frequently handled by a variety of people when videos are shot. Shrinkage can be a problem.

Balancing Robustness and Flexibility in Transportation Networks

April 28, 2014

Chris Caplice & Francisco Jauffred, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Can both levers be coordinated to create the right level of resilience despite unforeseen changes in the environment, such as lead time delays, demand fluctuations or network failures?

Calculating Savings and Return for an Enterprise Transportation Optimization and Automation Solution

April 25, 2014

UltraShipTMS

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.