Food & Beverage

Italian Schools Use RFID Tech to Optimize Meal Distribution

July 15, 2015

Five public schools in Casamassima, a city in Italy's Apulia region, are using a radio frequency identification solution to identify children as they arrive, and to automate the ordering and payment of each child's lunch. Since the system was taken live in fall 2013, the technology has reduced the amount of labor for school personnel, ensured that food isn't wasted due to over-ordering and enabled parents to make lunch payments online.

Airfreight Industry Moves to Smaller Freighters

July 15, 2015

Air Cargo World

In recent years there has been a slimming down, as it were, regarding freighters – a turning away from the jumbo 747s and 777s and toward the squat 737s and svelte 757s. The e-commerce revolution, especially in Asia, requires smaller freighters to make more frequent stops. But because there are no current programs to build narrowbody freighters from the factory, customers must rely on companies providing passenger-to-freighter conversions.

Should You Build Your Own Supply Chain Execution Software or Partner With a Vendor?

July 13, 2015

MBT

The past was a simpler time for distribution operations. Technology was relatively straightforward. The supply chain wasn't "always on." There was no such thing as omnichannel distribution. That's hardly the case now.

Supply-Chain Alignment: Finding Meaning in a Buzzword

July 13, 2015

What is this thing called supply-chain alignment?

CVS Quits U.S. Chamber Over Group's Effort to Fight Antismoking Bans Worldwide

July 10, 2015

New York Times

The CVS Health Corporation, the parent of the CVS drugstore chain, said on Tuesday that it would resign from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce after revelations that the chamber and its foreign affiliates were undertaking a global lobbying campaign against antismoking laws.

Transportation Top Worry of CPG Supply Chain Execs, Report Finds

July 10, 2015

BCG

Eighty percent of CPG supply chain leaders say transportation is now their greatest worry, according to a report by The Boston Consulting Group and the Grocery Manufacturers Association, A Hard Road: Why CPG Companies Need a Strategic Approach to Transportation.

Great Things Happen When IT Meets the IoT

July 9, 2015

Computerworld

The Internet of Things goes by many names.

How the U.S. Postal Service Is Competing in B2C Delivery

July 9, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Working to make up for a sharp drop in the volume of First Class Mail, the U.S. Postal Service is ramping up its efforts to compete in the area of package deliveries. Dennis Nicoski, manager of field sales strategy and contracts, explains the agency's approach.

Amazon to Create Its Own Discount Shopping 'Holiday'

July 9, 2015

MultiChannel Merchant

Move over, Black Friday. Here comes Prime Day. Amazon has created its own selling holiday.

Implementation and Consulting Services Can Determine the Success of Software

July 8, 2015

Challenge: One of the largest privately owned health food distributors was operating with a replenishment system that could not keep up with the growth of the company. They needed a best-of-breed Inventory Optimization system that could create accurate forecasts and manage their highly seasonal product line and could be implemented using their existing systems.

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.