Food & Beverage

Building the Business Case for Supply-Chain Excellence

July 23, 2015

Making the case for supply chain is both an art and a science, says Michael Dominy, vice president and chief of research with Gartner. He explains how supply-chain executives can communicate the message both up and down the organizational structure, and handle the sometimes-touchy issue of change management.

Retail Success Turns on Having Comprehensive Mobile Strategy, Survey Says

July 23, 2015

Synchrony Financial

Retailers require a comprehensive mobile strategy if they are to effectively engage shoppers and enhance the customer experience, a survey of nearly 7,000 Synchrony Bank cardholders and shoppers in March and April reveals.

Dematic Debuts Automated Mixed-Palletizing System

July 22, 2015

Dematic

Dematic, a supplier of material-handling systems for factories, warehouses and distribution centers, has introduced a new order-fulfillment system, dubbed AMCAP, for Automated Mixed Case Palletizing.

JDA Offers New Version of Supply Chain Software

July 21, 2015

JDA Software Group Inc.

JDA Software Group Inc. has developed version 9.0 of its application for integrating digital and physical retail supply chains.

3D Printing to Produce Part for Spaceplane's Engine

July 21, 2015

3DPrint

Most people associate commercialized space travel with SpaceX, but Elon Musk's headline grabbing company is far from the only game in town, nor are they the first.

Reputational Risk of Greater Concern to Some Than Business Disruption, Survey Says

July 21, 2015

Fleet Owner

Apparently, there's a growing worry among many businesses located outside the U.S. in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa regarding the "ethics" of their supply chain partners.

Credit Cards Reign Supreme as Only 2 Percent of Americans Use Digital Wallets

July 20, 2015

FierceRetailIT

Although the day is young and the hype is heavy, American consumers are not very enthusiastic about using digital wallets. High-powered marketers like Apple, Samsung, PayPal and Google are offering their own versions - and with the support of many banks - but only 2 percent of Americans actually use digital wallets.

Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Take Aim at E-commerce Marketplaces

July 17, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Nilam Ganenthiran, vice president of business development and strategy with Instacart, explains how traditional retailers can work with e-commerce marketplaces -- and compete against them.

Retailers Are Haunted By 'The Ghost Economy'

July 17, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It's enough to scare the daylights out of retailers: $1.75tr in lost revenue due to overstocks, out-of-stocks and preventable returns. Welcome to "The Ghost Economy."

JDA Adds Enhancements to Order Promiser for Retail Supply Chains

July 16, 2015

JDA Software Group Inc.

JDA Software Group Inc. has added functionality to JDA Order Promiser, software in support of retail supply chains.

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.