Food & Beverage

System Introduced to Monitor Vaccines as They Move Through the Cold Chain

November 8, 2012

DeltaTRAK, a cold chain, environmental monitoring and food safety management solutions provider, has introduced the Cold Chain Vaccine Monitoring Card.

Logistics Organization Provides Humanitarian Relief for Victims of Superstorm Sandy

November 8, 2012

ALAN

The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) has been supporting Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) and emergency management agencies across the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern U.S. in their response to Superstorm Sandy. ALAN continues to engage private industry and supply-chain companies to help fulfill needs of these disaster relief organizations.

J.B. Hunt Selects Workday Financial Management

November 8, 2012

Workday Inc.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has chosen Workday Financial Management and HCM to replace its legacy on-premise finance and human-resources software.

Top Business Drivers for Integrated Logistics Outsourcing

November 7, 2012

Saddle Creek Logistics Services

Who is outsourcing integrated logistics services and why?

DeltaTRAK Unveils Time-Temp Label; Cold-Chain RFID Traceability

November 7, 2012

DeltaTRAK

DeltaTRAK has introduced a line of time- and temperature-indicator labels for cold-chain, environmental monitoring and food safety management.

Data in Social CRM Has Tremendous Impact on Supply Chain

November 6, 2012

Technology Evaluation Centers

Customer relationship management has had a great impact on the social media revolution. Or was it the other way around? Of the many types of software solutions catering to businesses, CRM software has been the most attuned to the rise of social platforms.

Forging Responsible Supply Chains: Are Companies Growing Up?

November 5, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Now that corporations are "persons," I suppose it's no stretch to describe supply chains as "mature" or "immature." In fact, the words are especially useful when it comes to determining a company's level of supply-chain responsibility.

Forging Responsible Supply Chains: Are Companies Growing Up?

November 5, 2012

Lending to Finance New Company Equipment Robust in September

November 2, 2012

Reuters

U.S. companies borrowed more in September than a year ago to finance new equipment, the most in any month since December, but global economic and policy uncertainties curbed spending, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association said.

Tesla Drives Into Litigation When It Opens Own Stores Rather Than Sell Through Independent Dealers

November 1, 2012

Los Angeles Times

When electric-car company Tesla Motors Inc. started selling its flagship Model S luxury hatchback earlier this year, it eschewed the traditional dealership network to open its own stores. That's not sitting well with U.S. auto dealers, who have controlled new-vehicle sales for nearly a century. Some are suing the new entrant.

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.