Food & Beverage

G6 Alliance Announces Expansion in Pacific and Atlantic Trades

December 10, 2013

The vessel-sharing arrangement known as the G6 Alliance is extending its reach to the Asia-North America West Coast and trans-Atlantic trade lanes.

'South-South' Trade Lanes Connecting Latin America, Africa, Asia Grow in Importance

December 10, 2013

Arabian Supply Chain

Changes in global trade have left freight forwarders and logistics operators open to additional liability, warns an insurance specialist.

Should We Forget About the Forecast?

December 10, 2013

Jim White, Jake Barr and C.J. Wehlage

How Can Companies Respond Rapidly to Demand?

December 10, 2013

Trevor Miles, VP Thought Leadership, Kinaxis

RFID-based Inventory Tracking System Rolled Out for Apparel Industry

December 9, 2013

RFID Journal

After two years of trialing and then deploying an inventory-tracking RFID system for a large European apparel retailer, sister companies IER and SDV are now marketing a solution based on that deployment. The offering, known as iD by SDV, combines SDV's software and logistics services with IER's RFID tags and readers, enabling users to track goods from the point of manufacture to the point of sale.

So, Is the Economy Improving or Not?

December 9, 2013

Business Week

Why the pessimism about the economy? Last Monday, we learned that U.S. factories are expanding at their fastest pace in more than two years, capping the manufacturing industry's best six-month period since the recession ended in June 2009.

How Agilent Technologies Measures Up

December 9, 2013

Ethan Hunt, Supply Chain Consultant, Agilent Technologies

First Solar: Balancing Cost and Customer Service

December 9, 2013

Mark Zeni, Director of Fulfillment, First Solar

NCR: An Old-Line Company Never Stops Changing

December 9, 2013

Gordon Pearson, Global Inventory Director, NCR

Real-Time Data Enhances Quality of Food Supply Chain

December 6, 2013

QSR Web

Striving to become an integral part of the customer's routine, there's no room for unreliability or variation - predictability rests at the heart of the value proposition for quick-serve restaurants (QSR) across the board. Consequently, customers have historically tolerated preservative-infused, glorified hockey pucks disguised as burgers with a side of greasy fries and a sugar-laden soda drink and called it a day's dinner.

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.