Food & Beverage

How Captives Can Cut Supply-Chain, Cyber Insurance Costs

August 6, 2014

Chief financial officers of corporations that have already set up captive insurance companies or are thinking about setting one up should ponder the benefits of self-insuring cyber perils and supply chain business-interruption risks via a captive to supplement commercial insurance coverage.

In the World of Perishables, Forecast Accuracy Is Key

August 6, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Granarolo, the leading Italian producer of dairy and milk products, was faced with the challenge of accurately forecasting demand for its highly perishable products – especially in the critical and difficult-to-manage area of promotions.

At The Hershey Company, Data Drives Supply-Chain Redesign

August 6, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

The company continues its relentless efforts to streamline and optimize its supply chain, deploying an application from LLamasoft to engage in predictive analytics and modeling.

What Makes A Great Supply Chain Leader?

August 5, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Business executives agree: True leaders are rare, but absolutely necessary to the success of an organization. So what makes a great leader? And how can those traits be learned, and passed on others? We get multiple views on the subject.

Global Freight Forwarders 'Must Evolve' to Survive, Report Says

August 5, 2014

Transport Intelligence

Declining in value by 3.3 percent from 2012, the freight forwarding market is facing major challenges as it fights to stay viable in a changing global environment. This is one of the main conclusions of the latest report from Transport Intelligence, Global Freight Forwarding 2014.

Rate Pressure Easing on Spot Market as Truckload Demand Declines

August 4, 2014

DAT Solutions

Spot truckload demand and capacity moved downward during the week ending July 26, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

Labor Costs Unrelated to Decision to Build Version of Dreamliner in South Carolina, Boeing Says

August 4, 2014

Business Week

Boeing will build the biggest version of its 787 Dreamliner family exclusively in South Carolina at a nonunion plant it built five years ago. It's part of an effort to lower labor costs, but the company said organized labor had nothing to do with its decision.

Seven Best Practices for Supply Chains in 2025

August 4, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The seeds of tomorrow's global supply chains are being planted today.

Record Set Last Year for Solar Power Installations

August 1, 2014

Worldwatch Institute

The year 2013 saw record-breaking growth for solar electricity generation as the photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal power markets continued to grow. With over 39 gigawatts installed worldwide, the PV solar market represented one third of all newly-added renewable energy capacity, according to Max Lander and Xiangyu Wu writing in the latest number of the Worldwatch Institute's Vital Signs Online publication.

Averitt Improves LTL Service Times From Midwest to Canada

July 31, 2014

Averitt Express

Averitt Express has improved less-than-truckload (LTL) service times from the U.S. Midwest to the province of Ontario, Canada, including Toronto and other key cities.

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.