Food & Beverage

Crossing International Borders Easier Than Ever for Many People - But Not for Retail Merchants

November 18, 2014

Movement across borders is as simple as getting in a car or on a plane. It's a seamless, simple experience to which most people devote little thought. For both merchants and consumers, however, the path to online and offline purchasing across borders is still a bumpy one.

Navigating Supply-Chain Complexity

November 18, 2014

Valerie Bonebrake, Senior Vice President, Tompkins International

Voice Picking in a Low-Temperature Environment

November 13, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Picking in a frozen environment with heavy gloves, paper and pencil impaired the productivity and accuracy of operations at Perry's Ice Cream in Akron, N.Y. A voice-picking system from Vocollect enabled Perry's to solve these problems and gain other benefits.

The Power of Insight - Improve Statistical Forecasting for Greater Supply Chain Efficiencies

November 12, 2014

David Holmes, Andy Walker

Retail's Therapy: Top to Bottom Process Integration for Sustainable Profits

November 12, 2014

Mike Reed and Ron Ireland of Oliver Wight

Update on CSCMP's Young Professionals Program

November 12, 2014

Michael D'Angelo, Volkswagen and John Bowersox, Ann Sacks

Refillable Bottle Touted as Creative Disruption That Consumer Packaging Needs

November 11, 2014

CleanPath

Replenish Bottling LLC has launched a sustainable product line that has the potential to change how many water-based consumer products are designed, manufactured and sold. The packaging technology can be found in a new line of concentrate household cleaning and personal care items sold under the CleanPath brand.

Retail Shrink Hit $128Bn Worldwide in 2013, But Is Slightly Down in Most countries

November 11, 2014

The Smart Cube

Shrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud and administrative errors, cost the global retail industry more than $128bn last year, $42bn in the US alone, according to the latest Global Retail Theft Barometer. This represents 1.29 percent of retail sales, on average.

To Boost 'Factories of Future,' EC Promotes Re-use, Remanufacturing Projects

November 10, 2014

Resource.co

The European Commission has called for research projects that investigate re-use and remanufacturing, in a bid to develop the "factories of the future".

Closing the Loop on Recycling - And Making Money in the Process

November 10, 2014

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Even in the age of recycling, forward and reverse supply chains have tended to be treated as separate disciplines. Now the world's largest retailer is partnering with major consumer goods manufacturers to help erase that distinction.

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.