Food & Beverage

Trends and IT Outlook For Integrated Supply Chain Applications

February 24, 2009

Paul Faber, director of software, controls and integration, Tompkins Associates

In 2009, expect most large WMS and WCS applications to remain dedicated applications tailored to a company's particular business rules, with SOA concepts appearing primarily in the integration interface.

The Cornerstone of a Demand-Driven Enterprise

February 20, 2009

Jane Barrett, research director, AMR Research

Sales and operations planning is the cornerstone of being demand-driven and a foundational process to propel growth strategies. As companies drive growth-growth in the innovation of new products, growth through expansion into new geographies, and growth in core markets-they must align functions through S&OP.

Aligning Business Goals with Supply Chain Strategies

February 20, 2009

Nari Viswanathan, vice president and principal analyst, Aberdeen Group

The S&OP process should be complemented by a strong root cause analysis and execution framework that ensures that the S&OP plan is continuously tracked with respect to the financial goals set forth by the company. In other words, the S&OP lifecycle should precede the financial reporting lifecycle of a company and should be in lock-step.

Supply Chain Experts View of ERP vs Best-of-Breed

February 20, 2009

John Hill, TranSystems, Dan Gilmore, Supply Chain Digest, Ken Mullin, EnVista

A Real World Look at Recall Technology in Action

February 20, 2009

RedPrairie

Markets Will Continue Growing, Diversifying

February 20, 2009

Ann Grackin, chief executive officer, ChainLink Research

From government to home solutions, RFID is changing, step by step, our way of working, answering our questions about the world we live in, as well as creating humanitarian solutions that can make a real difference in the lives of those in need. Many negative myths exist about RFID and its applicability, reliability and availability. They are oft repeated by those who have low to no contact with the actual solutions.

Focus Is on Return on Assets, Inventory Turns and Revenue Growth

February 20, 2009

Michael Griswold, research director at AMR Research

Retailers are making a fundamental shift in the way they do business by creating value networks that coordinate processes and technology to understand, shape and respond more efficiently to consumer demand. Leading supply chain organizations recognize the link between responsive networks and improved supply chain performance.

The Critical Need for Decision Support & Analytics in Global PLM

February 20, 2009

Jeffrey Hojlo, research analyst at AMR Research

In past product lifecycle management research, we asked manufacturers why they think product launches fail-the reason most often cited was that the product doesn't meet customer needs. While still within the top three, not meeting customer needs has been replaced in this year's spending study by a new top challenge: higher than projected costs.

Safely Navigating Treacherous Economic Waters

February 19, 2009

Philip Damas, division director, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors

The instability of the international container shipping sector, capacity withdrawal on some routes and "slow steaming" practices will expose exporters and importers to greater risks.

Mastering Significant Global Uncertainty

February 19, 2009

Dr. Edgar E. Blanco, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

As the financial crisis ripples through the global economy, supply chains will need to re-invent themselves and deal with uncertainty at all levels: economic, financial and regulatory. The need to balance short-term needs with long-term investments in global supply chains will add significant uncertainty to global supply chain operations.

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.