Food & Beverage

Major Food Distributor Implements New WMS Using Bar Code Labels

May 1, 2012

Challenge: A major U.S. food manufacturer and distributor wanted to implement a new warehouse management system using bar code labels to track the movement of products within its warehouses and to customers. A difficult challenge for a 100,000 sq. ft. warehouse with 1,600 different products in inventory.

Many U.S. Manufacturers, Especially Larger Ones, Consider Returning Production to U.S.

April 30, 2012

The Boston Consulting Company

More than a third of U.S.-based manufacturing executives at companies with sales greater than $1bn are planning to bring back production to the United States from China or are considering it, according to a new survey by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Where Are You Going to Put All That 'Big Data'?

April 30, 2012

CIO

Disk storage is a lot like closet space-you can never have enough. Nowhere is this truer than in the world of big data.

Recession Behind It, the TMS Market Drives Forward

April 26, 2012

ARC Advisory Group

After being affected by the global economic downturn, the transportation management system (TMS) market, like many other enterprise software markets, has bounced back strongly, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.

Korean Company Uses RFID to Track and Monitor Pharmaceuticals Through Supply Chain

April 26, 2012

RFID Journal

Korea's largest pharmaceutical company, Hanmi Pharmaceutical, is testing a radio frequency identification system at five of its wholesalers, as well as at five retailer locations throughout the nation.

Drug Counterfeiting Is Not Just a Third-World Problem

April 26, 2012

Manufacturing Business Technology

According to Interpol, the return on investment for counterfeiting pharmaceuticals can be over 20 times more than the return on dealing illegal drugs. In addition to making more money, counterfeiters usually face relatively lower penalties if caught.

Can Manufacturers Determine Retail Pricing on Imported Products?

April 24, 2012

Storefront Backtalk

Buy low, sell high. Pretty simple. But a case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court tests whether manufacturers can prevent retailers from buying their products for the lowest price simply by, for example, printing the labels for the products outside the United States.

Sweet Pickings:-Manufacturer's Fulfillment and Distribution Operations Symbolize Efficiency and Accuracy

April 24, 2012

Challenge: The leader in the dark and premium chocolate industry needed to update its manual, paper-based order and fulfillment operation, and "right size" capacity and establish repeatable processes across its distribution center network.

Advanced System for Set Top Boxes Improves Testing Accuracy, Reduces Expenses for Cable Operators

April 24, 2012

Challenge: Improving the testing process of set top boxes (STB), eliminating subjectivity, reducing human error, and ensuring that customers don't receive bad units, was a challenge facing one tier-one cable provider.

Transition With Surgical Precision: 3PL's Solution Enables Smooth DC Start-ups

April 24, 2012

Challenge: A medical device company was not meeting inventory and process accuracy goals, and was switching its global systems to SAP.

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.