Pharmaceutical/Biotech

Report Shows Supply Chain Gaps in Organic Food Boom

October 12, 2016

Consumer demand is driving a surge in New Zealand's domestic organic market, and supply shortages have caused distributors to turn to imports, according to a recent report by Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ).

October Imports Spike as Retailers Prepare for Holidays

October 12, 2016

NRF

October is expected to be the second-busiest month of the year for the nation's major retail container ports as merchants stock up for the holiday shopping season, according to a report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

FedEx Rates Will Increase in January

October 11, 2016

MultiChannel Merchant

FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight, subsidiaries of FedEx Corp., will increase shipping rates effective Jan. 2, 2017.

No Relief for Multipurpose Shipping Until 2018, Report Says

October 11, 2016

Drewry Maritime Research

The last three months have been some of the worst the multipurpose and project carrier sector has endured in years. The breakbulk and project cargo sector remain weak, with little suggestion that volumes will improve significantly until the end of 2017, according to a recent report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

What Retail Needs Now Is Big Data and Automation

October 11, 2016

Norman Leonhardt, Director of Business Development, Witron Integrated Logistics

Many retailers struggle with balancing their brick-and-mortar business with e-commerce, but warehouse automation and Big Data are there to help.

Finish Line Sees Sales Increase After Fixing Supply Chain Shortfalls

October 11, 2016

RIS News

Last year some well documented supply chain miscues trimmed more than $30m in sales from The Finish Lines' bottom line, and left the retailer with unsold inventory in their DCs and disappointed customers in their stores.

Cold Chain Launches First Solid Phase Change Material for Drug Shipping

October 10, 2016

Cold Chain Technologies

Cold Chain Technologies has launched its first solid phase change material (PCM) to maintain the integrity of drugs and vaccines during transport.

Data Breaches in the Cloud: Who's at Risk?

October 10, 2016

Bloomberg

The recent hack of the Democratic National Committee is the latest in a string of high-profile data breaches that have exposed the private information of millions of Americans. Retail companies, in particular, have been hard hit, resulting in millions of dollars being spent to secure computer systems and compensate consumers.

Manufacturer Uses Bluetooth to Track Warehouse Products in Real-time

October 10, 2016

RFID Journal

Altrad Group, a France-based manufacturer of construction equipment, is using Bluetooth beacons to track the real-time movements of scaffolding products within a portion of its production facility and warehouse - with plans for a larger deployment.

Real Time Freight Visibility That Saves Time & Money

October 7, 2016

Challenge: Holding contracts with over 5,000 carriers that handle a range of brokered and high-value loads, the company tracked loads by making time-consuming, inaccurate and ineffective driver check calls, then manually entered location and status updates for customers.

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.