Food & Beverage

UK Retailer Moves Toward RFID-Tagging 100 Percent of All Goods in Its Supply Chain

May 13, 2015

Global retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is expanding its use of EPC ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID technology at most of its stores, from 80 percent of its general merchandise toward a goal of tagging 100 percent of goods within the next two years.

How Chick-Fil-A Discovered Gold in Its Supplier Business Review Process

May 13, 2015

Mike Walpole, Sr. Manager-Distribution & Logistics, Chick-Fil-A

Driver Retention Strategies at MBM Corp.

May 13, 2015

Mark Luttrell, Executive Director, Field Services, MBM Corp.

DHL Deploys Helicopters for Deliveries in Downtown Chicago

May 11, 2015

DHL

DHL is now utilizing helicopters to deliver letters and packages of up to 650 pounds in downtown Chicago.

Xerox Offers Workflow-Automation Tool for Retail

May 11, 2015

Xerox Corp.

Xerox Corp. has developed the Workflow Automation Solution for Supply Chain Optimization for retailers.

E-Sourcing Crucial in Driving Financial Performance for Retailers, Grocers and Restaurants, Survey Finds

May 11, 2015

Intesource

Investments into sourcing operations are paying off substantially for retailers, grocers and restaurants, according to an industry survey of procurement executives and practitioners, conducted by Intesource. Sixty-two percent of the procurement and sourcing professionals surveyed report their sourcing strategy has a direct and positive impact on company margins, profitability, working capital and cash flow.

FAA Needs to Stop Droning on About UAVs

May 11, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

So the Federal Aviation Administration has given Amazon.com, Inc. permission to begin testing delivery drones in the U.S. But there are still a number of logistical hurdles to be overcome, before the technology becomes feasible for everyday commercial use.

A Supply Chain That Goes Beyond Green to Healthy

May 11, 2015

Andrew Pace, President, Green Design Center

Grocery Cooperative Mines Sales Data to Drive Growth

May 8, 2015

Supermarket News

Unified Grocers is "bullish" about mining sales data from its members to help it drive the top line, according to Sue Klug, executive vice president and chief marketing officer.

Talent Drought Threatens Supply Chains, Survey Finds

May 8, 2015

Deloitte

The heart of a global business has always been the operations by which it buys, makes and moves what it sells to customers. Yet only 45 percent of supply chain and 40 percent of procurement executives at U.S.-based global companies say they are extremely or very confident that their supply chain organizations have the competencies they need today, according to the 2015 Supply Chain Survey from Deloitte.

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.