Food & Beverage

Amazon's November Strategy: Prices for Same Products Vary from Day to Day

November 24, 2015

In early November, Amazon repriced 55 percent of its best-selling office/school products and 45 percent of its best-selling toys/games from one day to the next.

As Driver-less Cars Arrive, Will Driver's License Rite of Passage Become as Obsolete as Model 'T'?

November 20, 2015

Los Angeles Times

In the not-so-far-off future, teens won't bother getting driver's licenses, consumers will shun owning their own cars, and taxis will be replaced by "taxibots."

How to Motivate Your Supplier to Enforce Human Rights

November 20, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Corporations pay lip service to enforcing human rights and fair working conditions in offshore factories. But the deaths and injuries continue.

Geodis Wraps Up Acquisition of OHL

November 19, 2015

Geodis

Geodis has received regulatory approvals needed for finalizing its acquisition of Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OHL), a third-party logistics provider with annual revenue of nearly $1.3bn.

RFID Enables Manufacturer to Manage Painting Process of Its Products

November 17, 2015

RFID Journal

Rittal, a manufacturer of enclosures for servers and other IT equipment, as well as climate-control and power-distribution systems, is employing radio frequency identification technology to manage the movements of its products through the painting process at its Rittershausen assembly plant.

Through 2018, Supply Chain Industry Expected to Need to Fill About 270,000 Jobs Yearly

November 17, 2015

Industry Week

With the supply chain industry suffering from a lack of available talent for management positions, U.S. companies are stepping up efforts to recruit qualified and skilled professionals for those roles.

Many Consumers Begin Holiday Shopping Earlier Than Ever

November 17, 2015

Fierce Retail

Anyone looking for more proof that holiday shopping begins earlier has some new statistics to cite: 56.6 percent of those celebrating the holidays had begun shopping by early November, up from 54.4 percent last year and up further from the 49 percent who had started by this time in 2008, the first time the National Retail Federation asked the question.

Sales on the Run: Retailers Must Cash in on Mobile Commerce

November 17, 2015

Apparel

For the retail industry, mobile has become a major aspect of the brand and commerce experience.

Robot Walks Grocery Aisles, Keeping Tabs on Restocking Needs

November 17, 2015

CIO

An autonomous robot was unveiled recently that can make sure that when you're hankering for Doritos, there's a bag waiting for you at the market.

Striving for Agility, Some Factories Become 'Unfocused' Today

November 16, 2015

INSEAD Knowledge

Factories don't just make things. Viewed properly, they are where the rubber of corporate strategy meets the road of the marketplace. Ideally, then, a factory should operate in alignment with competitive business priorities: in short, it should be focused. When a business tries to group too many different products, markets, and technologies into the same manufacturing facility, performance and productivity suffer.

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.