Food & Beverage

Damco Reports Airfreight Volumes Soar

August 21, 2012

Damco's airfreight sector saw exponential growth in the first half of 2012, with volumes rising 135 percent, year-over-year.

What Are U.S. Retailers Getting for Christmas?

August 20, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

There was a bit of good economic news last week, with the announcement that U.S. retail sales rose 0.8 percent in July. That was the biggest gain since February, and well above the 0.3 percent that economists had predicted. So is the economy finally recovering?

Humanitarian Logistics Still Vital

August 20, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) continues to improve its capabilities, most recently by completing a mapping project that enhances the organization's ability to match the resources of its members with specific needs of relief agencies.

What Are U.S. Retailers Getting for Christmas?

August 20, 2012

Advanced Sourcing - Achieving the Next Level of Savings and Efficiency in Your Supply Chain

August 17, 2012

CombineNet

In the supply chain and sourcing domains, companies are changing the way they source, produce and distribute goods or services to their customers, in search of reduced costs and greater efficiency.

Is the Procurement Team Meeting the Needs of Its Internal Customers?

August 16, 2012

Inside Supply Management

An important first step in building a strategic supply management organization is developing solid business-unit relationships. But how many are taking the next steps and asking internal stakeholders pointed, detailed questions about how well the supply management team is meeting their needs?

Automating Procurement Process in Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Can Bring Huge Savings

August 15, 2012

CFO

The savings that can be retrieved by automating and rationalizing approval and purchasing processes in small and mid-sized companies are palpable. A 2009 Aberdeen Group study estimated that "improving the percentage of all non-payroll, tax, tariff and fee-related spend" - that is, indirect, nonstrategic expenses - brought under the management of a dedicated group can help enterprises "achieve a 5% to 20% cost savings for each dollar brought under spend management".

Dilemma for CIOs: To Adopt Promising Software or Take a Pass on It

August 15, 2012

Computerworld

A few years ago, when Bill Weeks was CIO at a leasing company, a vendor pitched some software intended to manage leasing throughout Europe. Weeks was skeptical. "We noticed that half the stuff they were showing us was PowerPoint slides and not actual functionality. We decided it wasn't strong enough to run a business on." He and his team decided to pass.

Keys to Mitigating Supply Chain Risk

August 15, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

There are many, many things that can go wrong in today's extended supply chains, a reality that can make managing supply chain risk seem overwhelming, says Richard Sharpe, CEO of Competitive Insights.

Frito-Lay to Use Even More Electric Vehicles in Its California Delivery Operations

August 14, 2012

The Los Angeles Times

Frito-Lay plans to put 45 more electric delivery trucks on California roads in the coming months, bringing its fleet of such vehicles in the state to 105 by the end of the year.

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.