Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Could New Guidelines Lead to Greater Use of Tagged-item RFID Technology?

January 19, 2015

Standards group GS1 US has released its Tagged-Item Performance Protocol (TIPP), a guideline that includes a scale for grading the performance of EPC ultrahigh-frequency RFID tags when used on specific products and in specific environments, as well standardizing the testing conducted to identify that grade.

Instacart Fills Its Investment Basket With Another $220M

January 16, 2015

Business Week

Instacart, the fast-growing online grocery delivery start-up that can get groceries to your doorstep within an hour, is growing some more. The three-year-old company just announced it has raised $220m in a funding round led by the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

How to Battle Counterfeits and Global IP Theft

January 16, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Call it the dark side of international commerce: fakes, frauds and thought thieves. Time to take action.

Tiger Cool Express Acquires 35 Temp-Controlled Containers

January 14, 2015

Tiger Cool Express LLC

Tiger Cool Express LLC, a provider of temperature-controlled intermodal transportation of produce and other food products, has acquired 35 additional domestic containers.

TNT Launches Freight Service Between Venice and Belgium

January 13, 2015

TNT

TNT has launched a five-time weekly freighter service between Venice, Italy and its air hub in Liege, Belgium.

Survey Seeks Views on 'Green Ship Technologies' in Asian Maritime Sector

January 13, 2015

Maritime Executive

Despite ships being by far the most efficient form of transport, there is growing concern about climate change, the environmental state of the world's oceans and the air quality close to major shipping routes and ports which has led to ever more stringent legislation on emissions to both sea and air.

What Are Your Business Challenges? What Solutions Will You Use? Our Survey Wants to Know.

January 13, 2015

ChainLink Research

Once again, ChainLink Research and SupplyChainBrain are conducting research into the business challenges companies are confronting and what strategies and solutions they plan to use to address those issues.

Taxman Looks to Take Bite Out of Chinese and Their Businesses No Matter Where in the World They Make Their Money

January 13, 2015

New York Times

As Chinese individuals and companies head overseas in greater numbers, the country's tax authorities are starting to follow.

For Retailers, 2015 Must Be the Year of Omnichannel Commitment, Study Says

January 12, 2015

Shopatron

Less than half of retailers currently offer order fulfillment solutions like in-store pickup or ship-from-store to consumers, but 2015 provides a chance to improve their business operations and invest in technologies that will improve the bottom line and create unforgettable customer shopping experiences in all channels. Shopatron, a provider of cloud-based distributed order management solutions, says retailers must view 2015 as the year when omnichannel commitment becomes the priority.

Report Spotlights Best Practices in Fleet Management in Retail Industry

January 9, 2015

PRSM

The Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association (PRSM) has issued a report to provide the retail store maintenance industry with best practices and tools to benchmark the costs of keeping technicians and a fleet of vehicles operating reliably in the field.

Pharmaceutical/Biotech

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Learn how pharmaceutical and biotech 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.