Food & Beverage

Enter the 10th Annual Supply Chain Innovation Award Competition

December 6, 2013

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and SupplyChainBrain welcome your entries for the 10th annual Supply Chain Innovation Award (SCIA) competition. Submissions consist of a case study describing the supply chain innovation with award emphasis on innovation and measurable results. Finalists are asked to present their case study at the CSCMP Annual Global Conference.

Why the U.S. Transportation System Is Falling Apart

December 6, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What's eating the American transportation infrastructure? Corrosion.

How Contract Manufacturers Are Expanding Their Services

December 6, 2013

Arpad Hevizi, VP, Supply Chain Solutions, Celestica

How First Solar Keeps Pace With Demand

December 6, 2013

Jennifer Bell, Systems Analyst, First Solar

Applied Materials: Invisible, But Everywhere

December 6, 2013

Jim White, VP Central Operations/CPO, Applied Materials

In-store RFID Allows Shoppers to Learn More About Shoe Selections

December 5, 2013

RFID Journal

While browsing through shoe displays at 32 of Bon-Ton's U.S. department stores, shoppers can use their near field communication (NFC)-enabled phones to learn more about each style, as well as whether a specific size and color is available at the store"”and, if not, how they can most efficiently acquire the shoes they are seeking.

Heartland Express Acquires Gordon Trucking

December 4, 2013

Heartland Express Inc.

Heartland Express Inc. has acquired 100 percent of the stock of Pacific, Wash.-based Gordon Trucking Inc.

Cold Chain Technologies Debuts Four Product Families

December 3, 2013

Cold Chain Technologies

Cold Chain Technologies, a provider of thermal packaging, has introduced four product families under the brands of KoolTemp GTS Express, Excel, Extreme and Evolution.

RFID Tech Helps Finnish Dairy Products Manufacturer Monitor Packing, Shipping Process

December 3, 2013

RFID Journal

Valio, a Finnish company that manufactures dairy consumer products, as well as powdered milk and other ingredients for the food industry, is piloting an automated solution for monitoring products as they move through packing and shipping processes, via RFID-enabled wheels on carts, also known as trolleys, that transport the goods.

Is American Manufacturing Really Coming Home?

December 2, 2013

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Is the reshoring trend for real?

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.