Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

by Jeswin Philip The Food Packaging Trends and Advances report from PMMI forecasts that the US Food and Beverage industry will experience a 2.9 % CAGR through 2022. As with any industry, food and beverage faces its own unique set of supply chain challenges, including: Expiring ingredients, manufactured product and packaged goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Key Features: Both spot and contract rate benchmarking Air and ocean freight coverage Lane-specific insights Customizable analytics dashboards Historical trend analysis Proactive alerts for rate changes Benchmark Your Rates Against the Market Find out if you’re overpaying on your key shipping lanes See Terminal in Action Freightos Procure – (..)

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QAD

JULY 27, 2021

In today’s competitive food and beverage marketplace, disruptions are a daily occurrence. Nowadays, events like these are just normal day to day issues of a food and beverage business. . As our discussions evolved, we put the food and beverage supply chain into the same context of a product that the industry produces.

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QAD

APRIL 4, 2024

Updated: April 4, 2024 Published: July 17, 2021 In today’s competitive food and beverage marketplace, events occur and challenges arise that impact the normal course of business. As our discussions evolved, we put the food and beverage supply chain into the same context of a product that the industry produces. Why keep a secret?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

COVID-19 triggered an unprecedented surge in panic buying of food, beverages, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and other essentials. In response, food and beverage producers turned to third-party partners to leverage their expertise, technology, and services. online, which contributed to overwhelmed parcel shipping networks.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Here’s a reason given by one of our members, the Director of Freight & Warehousing at $1B+ Food & Beverage Company: “I decided to join Indago for two reasons. Why join Indago? One is to be part of a group that provides real time feedback from companies on topics in the supply chain world.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Container shipping prices skyrocket. Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired GreenMile, a provider of cloud-based mobile route execution solutions for food, beverage, and broader distribution verticals. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

The retailer says snacks and beverages are the most popular items sent by drone. Amazon shipped last-minute Christmas gifts faster in 2023 than in 2022, according to data from analyst firm Momentum Commerce. products on the platform warned it would ship after Christmas. And now on to this week’s logistics news. percent of U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These workers will be used to store, pack, and ship items from its warehouses. Additionally, Shipt same-day delivery, meanwhile, will be available for a wider range of products across Target’s assortment, including apparel and accessories, Ulta Beauty items, electronics, toys and now adult beverages.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 2, 2014

The post on the logistical challenge of Christmas deliveries, the supply chain commentary on Valentine’s Day flower forecasting, harvesting and shipping, and the production processing post on chocolate Easter bunnies. 450712022 / gettyimages.com.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Costco is renting 3 container ships and ‘several thousand containers’ Amazon ends free Prime delivery for Whole Foods deliveries. Even with a labor shortage, large retailers are gearing up for the holiday season by bringing in hundreds of thousands of employees ahead of the shopping and shipping surge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship. Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year. This week, a giant container ship the length of four football fields has become wedged across the canal, blocking traffic in both directions. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2023

Paul Brashier and Joe Lynch discuss lingering port congestion and other issues causing shipping delays. They specialize in serving industries such as ecommerce, retail, food and beverage, and manufacturing. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 29, 2022

His experience is deep in transportation and the CPG / Beverage Industry with particular expertise in leveraging change management skills to ensure changes are adopted and maximize the intended value, including implementing new systems, modes, suppliers or shipping points and carriers.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2014

Shipping perishable product means every minute counts when loads are ready to be moved. Having a TMS in place greatly decreases lead time and helps streamline delivery scheduling, ensuring perishable product is shipped in a timely manner even in a tight capacity environment.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 8, 2025

Use cases Following are global case studies illustrating the benefits of no-touch planning: Global FMCG company automated 80% of its order-to-ship process and reduced the end-to-end processing time by 45%.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 4, 2018

A recent piece in the Wall Street Journal Logistics Report highlighted how rising logistics costs are squeezing the food and beverage industry. With the increased cost of moving goods, food and beverage companies are being forced to increase the price of their products to maintain their profit margins. Stock-outs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 27, 2023

Overhaul is a trusted provider for Fortune 100 companies moving freight globally across industries, such as pharmaceutical and healthcare, technology, logistics, and food and beverage. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping. Customers include Microsoft, Bristol Myers Squibb, and many others.

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West Coast and California Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2024

Whether you're shipping foods and beverages, confectionery products or other perishable goods, maintaining the correct temperature throughout your product’s travels is vital. When it comes to moving temperature-sensitive products through the supply chain, the stakes couldn't be higher.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

In all, the acquisition will add more than 350 temperature-controlled vehicles and four million square feet to the UPS Healthcare global footprint, offering customers access to faster shipping times, greater production flexibility, and offerings to help them attract new business. From a shipping perspective, time is critical.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 20, 2015

In recent blogs I explained why beverage manufactures wanting to succeed in Asia have to acknowledge the region’s rich diversity. In this blog, I will focus on areas equally important to a beverage manufacturer’s success: logistics and distribution. Let’s assume you are a typical beverage manufacturer in Asia.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Last Mile Delivery Logistics HR & Labor Management Related Articles Airbus Reaches Deal With Canada Workers, Averting Lockout Threat Postal Workers Strike in Canada, Disrupting Holiday Shipments DHL Express Canada Offers Flat-Fee International Shipping SupplyChainBrain J.B.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2024

A recent conversation with a major distributor of consumer beverages encapsulated many of the most common issues. Some have automated, gateless check-in; some direct the drivers to check in with the shipping office. Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics.

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E2open

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A national distributor of premium food ingredients to manufacturers in the food, beverage, and nutraceutical industries, Batory Foods has an extensive shipping network with thousands of deliveries moving across a sprawling logistics infrastructure.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

The number of vessels waiting to cross the Panama Canal has reached 154, and slots for carriers to book passage are being reduced in an effort to manage congestion caused by ongoing drought conditions that have roiled the major shipping gateway since the spring. The current wait time to cross the canal is now around 21 days. 11 release.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 7, 2015

How Asia challenges beverage supply chains. If you aren’t familiar with Asia, the unique complexities it piles onto your beverage supply chain are hard to see. Preferences for different flavors of food translates into diversity of taste for beverages. In Asia, rules of the beverage supply chain have to be rewritten.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2023

Poor quality – If your 3PL is causing issues such as product damage or shipping the wrong products, it can have a detrimental effect on your business. Square1 Logistics serves clients across various industries, including food and beverage, consumer goods, and automotive.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. The problem is that the manufacturing lines are 125% utilized, and there is an ongoing struggle to produce tonnage, much less ship the right product from the production lines to customers based on orders. I Want to Build An End-to-End Supply Chain.

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Freight Plus

MAY 16, 2024

In the food and beverage supply chain, every step counts. The journey of perishable goods involves a delicate dance of logistics, temperature control, and meticulous planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Instead of shipping a new smartphone to someone’s house and having it left on the front steps, one of Enjoy’s delivery workers will personally deliver and set up the phone, and then sell additional services. Johnson sees the company as a combination of white-glove delivery service and an army of door-to-door salespeople.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Any company shipping physical products today – whether to consumers or to other businesses – needs to meet higher service expectations, including faster order turnaround in the DC. In addition to large distribution orders, many retail and business-to-business facilities are shipping rising volumes of direct-to-consumer orders.

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Logility

JUNE 21, 2022

Increasing numbers of consumers will abandon their shopping cart if they can’t get things when they want them, and this goes across verticals that include apparel, food, and beverages. Even among those who don’t expect same-day delivery, 80% expect same-day shipping. It’s on a ship somewhere, you guess.

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QAD

APRIL 19, 2022

When we talk about predictions and strategic planning with consumer packaged goods (CPG) and food & beverage (F&B) companies, we’re met with a great deal of uncertainty given the current state of disruptions and upheaval. Consumer Packaged Goods and Food & Beverage manufacturers continue to face these pressures and more.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 10, 2018

Shipping these products requires an extra level of care to ensure the products make it to their destination. Food, especially frozen foods, and beverages may have to be carried at a lower temperature than pharmaceuticals, but it is still important to ensure you are maintaining cargo temperatures.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 26, 2024

These key features work together to provide a robust and reliable framework for mission-critical tasks: Offline ERP Transactions: This core functionality enables users to continue performing essential ERP transactions, such as receiving, putaway, picking, and shipping, even when disconnected from the central system.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 6, 2022

And having multiple smaller warehouses in strategic locations can enable you to do this – especially in the beverage industry. Lesson #5: From Shipping to Stocking, Process Matters. We increased our lead times using air freight and dealt with delays through prior shipping agreements with our suppliers.

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