Food & Beverage

Theft of Trade Secrets, Intellectual Property Costs Global Economy Billions, Report Finds

May 3, 2012

Theft of trade secrets costs jobs and the global economy billions of dollars a year, according to a report released by the Center for Responsible Enterprise and Trade (CREATe.org) - a Washington-based non-profit industry group focused on responsible business practices.

JDA Software Releases 3D Virtualization, Retailer Assortment Tools

May 2, 2012

JDA Software Group Inc.

JDA Software Group Inc. has released JDA 3D, an application that provides integrated category optimization with three-dimensional virtualization, to enhance collaboration among retailers, distributors and manufacturers.

Custom Modeling Identifies More Than One "Best Case" Scenario for Network Optimization

May 1, 2012

Challenge: A retailer with 4,400 independently owned and operated stores needed to optimize their distribution network, including 100 inbound source origins, 1.5 billion pounds per year shipped through 14 regional service and six consolidation centers, while maintaining 100 percent delivery within two days.

#1 Leading Chile Department Store Revolutionizes Supply Chain

May 1, 2012

Challenge: This retailer sought a collaborative supply chain execution platform that would create more cost-effective global logistics processes. The retailer used a single agent, based in Shanghai, who needed visibility into order and supplier milestones, in-transit shipments and trade document status.

RFID Solution Reduces Material Transactions and Inventory Possession Days by 33 Percent

May 1, 2012

Challenge: Our client, a manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of fiber optic solutions, needed a reliable, flexible, and scalable solution to eliminate manual processes and move more material through the warehouse, while meeting the strictest of budgets.

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.

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.