Food & Beverage

World's 'Largest' Aluminum Recycling Facility Opens in Germany

October 3, 2014

Novelis, a leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, has opened what it calls the world’s largest aluminum recycling center. Located adjacent to the company’s rolling mill in Nachterstedt, Germany, the $258m (€200m) recycling center will process up to 400,000 metric tons of aluminum scrap annually, turning it back into high-value aluminum ingots to feed the company’s European manufacturing network.

Enhanced International Parcel Delivery, Return Service Solution Targets Online Retailers

October 2, 2014

Newgistics

Newgistics, which provides end-to-end e-commerce solutions for retailers and brands, announced the international expansion of its parcel delivery and return services. This new offering helps to reduce the costs of cross-border delivery and make it easier for U.S. retailers to access and begin selling into the largest markets overseas, including the U.K., Europe, Asia, Australia, Russia, China and South America.

A Limited View of Value of Supply Chain Finance Can Cost You a Bundle

October 2, 2014

ChainLink Research

In most companies, supply chain finance is seen as a narrow and limited tool rather than a strategic enabler of success. As a result, a lot of unrealized value is left on the table. Whether you are in finance, supply chain, or procurement, supply chain finance has the potential to help you provide more strategic value.

Mr. Postman, Bring Me Some Lettuce, Please

October 2, 2014

MultiChannel Merchant

In order to keep up with major players UPS and FedEx in a hyper-competitive delivery market, the U.S. Postal Service is seeing a parcel-based future, including expansion of its grocery delivery business.

Ninety-one Percent of Retailers Don't Effectively Use Consumer Data to Create Omnichannel Shopping Capability

October 2, 2014

HRC Advisory

While numerous retailers have collected years of customer data, only 9 percent are leveraging the information in a structured, usable way, according to HRC Advisory (HRC), a strategic retail advisory firm and unit of Hilco Global.

Spot Bidding for Multi-Modal Inbound Logistics

October 1, 2014

UltraShipTMS

Ebola Outbreak Could Disrupt Supply of Cocoa, Cause Prices to Rise

September 30, 2014

The Los Angeles Times

Hedge funds are betting that the price of cocoa will rise on concern that the deadly Ebola disease will disrupt supplies from West Africa, which produces 70 percent of the global supply.

S&OP Drives Improvements to Product Innovation at Office Furniture Manufacturer

September 29, 2014

Challenge: Lean innovation pipeline and late product management projects plagued office furniture manufacturer.

Economic Forecasting: The View Through a Cloudy Crystal Ball

September 29, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Economists' predictions often disagree, but there's one thing they have in common: They're pretty much all wrong.

Using Science to Achieve Retail On-Shelf Availability

September 26, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Achieving forecast accuracy is both an art and a science. Rahul Tyagi, associate director of retail and CPG with TCS, explains how the science part can help companies to solve this thorny problem.

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.