In a move it says will improve its supply chain efficiency, Pinnacle Foods Group LLC announced plans to consolidate its Vlasic pickle production into one plant in Imlay City, Michigan. The company's decision to focus on its branded Vlasic business and de-emphasize its lower-margin, un-branded pickle business was the catalyst for this consolidation.

A year after the Japanese earthquake and resulting tsunami, supply chain managers are reconsidering just-in-time strategies, according to a survey released by the Business Continuity Institute.