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There’s nothing worse than when the food in your refrigerator goes bad. For food and beverage manufacturers, spoilage during transit is a major source of revenue loss: 30% of all food loss occurs post-harvest, including during transit. MORE
The Food & Drink Supply Chain Conference – Boosting Efficiency & Collaboration Venue. Boosting Forecasting Accuracy, Service Levels & Stock Availability: Improving Efficiency & Collaboration Between Retailers & Suppliers For A Lean, Cost-Saving, End-To-End Food & Drink Supply Chain. A New Operational Strategy For The Complex Consumer Market: Enhance your planning and production processes to address the present and future multitude of challenges. MORE
Manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to lower … The post Chainalytics Improves Food Manufacturer’s Green Initiatives with Packaging Redesign Strategy appeared first on Chainalytics. MORE
Based on interviews with plastics manufacturers and the MAPP Survey, the following 5 strategies provide manufacturers guidance on how they can increase their revenues using a cleanroom-driven strategy. Proven Strategies For Improving Cleanroom Manufacturing. MORE
Featured Strategy Transportation delivering salads highly perishable food supply chain MIT Center Transportation & Logistics sandwich supply chain supply chain management master's program which food distribution model is the best MORE
It has been six months since Amazon took over Whole Foods, a $13.4bn deal that made the internet retailer a major player in the world of brick-and-mortar retailing. For the most part, the 470 stores are still the same upscale, expensive healthy food emporiums that they have always been. The company has said that Prime will eventually become the Whole Foods customer rewards program. Whole Foods has signs about the offer all over its checkout stands. MORE
US Foods Utilizes Chainalytics Transportation Sourcing Methodology to Enhance Carrier Network and Lower Cost When you’re one of the largest foodservice distributors in the country, maintaining your transportation budget and network proves no easy task. MORE
California-based Ventura Foods, which managed more than 127,000 inbound and outbound shipments last year, has a long history of building these kinds of strategic partnerships. How they are treated at shippers’ facilities was ranked #1 by more than 80% of drivers in a survey by Ventura Foods to determine the most critical factors in keeping drivers on the job. Business has been improving for the U.S. trucking industry. The economy is continuing to regain momentum. MORE
Agency outlines its strategy for dealing with a complex, globe-spanning supply chain MORE
December 17, 2015 – Fair Lawn, NJ – Food Logistics, the only publication dedicated exclusively to the global food and beverage supply chain, this week announced the twelfth annual FL100+ list in their November/December 2015 issue. Sowinski, editor-in-chief at Food Logistics. MORE
Following Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, prices have fallen and foot traffic is up at Whole Foods Market locations. What’s next for Amazon and Whole Foods? And will Amazon use Whole Foods to bring new technologies and staffing approaches to the retail world? For more information, be sure to read Jim’s blog – Four Ways Amazon’s Changes to Whole Foods will Impact Retailers. Retail Amazon grocery podcast Whole Foods MORE
Supply Chain Models Enable Companies to Compare and Test GHG Reduction Strategies. Companies need to be fully aware of global climate change conversations and how they will impact their supply chain in the near future. MORE
Not all supply chains are created equal and that’s certainly true when it comes to the fresh food supply chain. There are a lot of unique considerations in the overall procurement-to-delivery process, everything from temperature control to ensuring food safety. So, what does it take to improve operational effectiveness and reduce total landed costs in the fresh food supply chain? Robinson fresh food supply chain Robinson Fresh MORE
A new report, recently published by the World Food Programme (WFP) , gives a good real-life overview of humanitarian logistics. WFP’s logistics strategy, “Driving the Supply Chain”, includes four priority areas: Emergency Preparedness and Response, Controls and Risk Reduction, External Service Provision, and Food Assistance Initiatives. MORE
As a former Director of Supply Chain Management for a large multi-channel food manufacturer I experienced first-hand the variety of challenging problems faced by supply chain planners in the unforgiving F&B industry. MORE
When Amazon announced its takeover of Whole Foods last year, there was a lot of speculation about how the e-tail giant would overhaul the grocery chain’s operations. Since 2007 it faced its share of challenges, including losing out to Walmart as the biggest seller of organic food in the U.S. MORE
Food manufacturer Mondelēz International, famous for brands such as Liga, Milka and Prince, recently contracted ModusLink to manage its e-commerce-operation. MORE
Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken! It’s never been easier for food companies to reach their customers. Trend: Tech Giants Moving in on Food Delivery. Trends in Food Delivery Subscription. What is your Strategy? MORE
Bottom Line: High performance, integrated food & beverage supply chains are the lifeblood of successful manufacturers in the industry, enabling them to flex in response to customer demand. It’s Time to Start Managing Food & Beverage Supply Chains For the Future, Not The Past. MORE
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. The report also mentions that the global growth rate is almost double that of the US food industry. MORE
Naturally, the consultant in me drives a curiosity to understand what’s going on behind the scenes in kitchens with the team of individuals preparing my food. by Accenture Strategy Guest Blogger appeared first on The 21st Century Supply Chain. by Steven J. MORE
A vigorous supplier relationship management (SRM) strategy can assist organizations in maximizing partnership value, minimize risk, and manage costs through the entire supplier relationship lifecycle. MORE
Check out 9 Key Considerations in an Effective Last Mile Delivery Strategy. Amazon Fresh is their grocery delivery option and with their Whole Foods acquisition they are obviously planning for rapid delivery. And what is your Strategy? What is your Last Mile Delivery Strategy? MORE
The most common strategies for moving from upstream to downstream sites are push and pull strategies , or some mix of both. A pull strategy is when customer demand drives the entire production process. Let’s put the concepts of push and pull strategies into a real-world example. MORE
A recent piece in the Wall Street Journal Logistics Report highlighted how rising logistics costs are squeezing the food and beverage industry. You can also ask questions and test strategies within the safe confines of your own data-backed model, before real-world implementation. MORE
Food and beverage supply chains face mounting pressure to reduce costs, add more value and do more with fewer resources. Food and beverage companies run on razor-thin margins. White Paper: Food & Drink Customer Centricity. MORE
Overall there are key overriding factors to be considered in defining and optimizing any end-to-end Supply Chain strategy from an environmental perspective: Reduce waste and improve efficiencies. The basic Supply Chain Carbon Footprint/Environmental Impact Reduction strategy must thus include: Executive Support. Do they have an energy and water consumption reduction strategy? Check out Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken! MORE
Over the past few weeks, there’s been a lot of buzz and discussion about Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, everything from the impact to competing grocery retailers and prices to the accelerated evolution of omni-channel distribution. MORE
Amazon acquired Whole Foods and dropped the price of Prime Pantry through Prime Perks. Walmart has a different approach, and in several ways, Walmart is positioning itself to best Amazon in e-commerce through an innovative, omnichannel return strategy. MORE
One of the casualties of the longest federal government shutdown in US history is consumer trust, and especially trust in government to safeguard the nation’s food supplies. In such a climate, a company’s reputation as a custodian of food safety becomes even more important. As does the need for a key component of a food […]. Featured Security Strategy Federal government shutdown food safety MIT Sustainable Supply Chains Reputational risk Safeguarding food supply chain MORE
Communities with limited access to sources of nutritional food – commonly called food deserts – represent a major health threat across the globe. Featured Strategy food deserts junk food issues MIT CTL MIT food supply chain research nanostores MORE
“For every $1 spent on food, society pays $2 in health, environmental, and economic costs” (Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation ). Inefficient food consumption with the equivalent of six rubbish trucks of edible food lost or wasted every second. MORE
About twice a month, companies ask me to review their strategy documents. Frequently, I see the goal of “build a customer-centric strategy” or define an “end-to-end vision to deliver on the customer promise.” The Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategy needs both.). MORE
Grocery retailers always risk losing precious inventory, but never is it more critical to receive the right foods at the right time than during Thanksgiving week. While it ensures that Thanksgiving continues to be a celebration of plenty, concerns about food waste and changing consumer preferences are posing new challenges to this model. The statistic might be surprising, but the holiday isn’t the only time Americans are responsible for large-scale food waste. MORE
“Fish are friends, not food.”. Suppliers are our friends, not food! Data is your friend, and it will show you which of your suppliers are your friends; not food! Suppliers are friends, not food. Supplier Collaboration is a Win-Win Strategy! Subscribe Here! MORE
Late to the e-commerce game and then with a few misfires along the way, Walmart seems to have mostly figured out its e-commerce strategy which enjoyed a 40% revenue growth last year. However, two food contamination scandals, pork mislabeling and tainted donkey meat set the company back. MORE
Amazon’s announcement of its acquisition of Whole Foods Market will be a landmark business move that has far reaching effects to the Consumer Chain and the way CPG suppliers go to market. billion (with a “B”) for our beloved Whole Foods Market. MORE
“A Changing Environment Demands Changing Strategies” – that was theme of the Food Shippers of America 60 th Annual Conference held earlier this month in San Antonio, where more than 950 attendees (including food shippers, consignees, carriers, 3PLs, and technology companies) gathered to discuss emerging trends and leading practices in the industry. Talk about a sudden change in environment and the need to change strategy! MORE
Supply Chain Game Changer
AUGUST 28, 2019
Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken! It’s never been easier for food companies to reach their customers. Trend: Tech Giants Moving in on Food Delivery. Trends in Food Delivery Subscription. What is your Strategy?
IQMS
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Bottom Line: High performance, integrated food & beverage supply chains are the lifeblood of successful manufacturers in the industry, enabling them to flex in response to customer demand. It’s Time to Start Managing Food & Beverage Supply Chains For the Future, Not The Past.
Logistics Trends and Insights
JULY 8, 2019
Late to the e-commerce game and then with a few misfires along the way, Walmart seems to have mostly figured out its e-commerce strategy which enjoyed a 40% revenue growth last year. However, two food contamination scandals, pork mislabeling and tainted donkey meat set the company back.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
Over the past few weeks, there’s been a lot of buzz and discussion about Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, everything from the impact to competing grocery retailers and prices to the accelerated evolution of omni-channel distribution.
Supply Chain Game Changer
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
“Fish are friends, not food.”. Suppliers are our friends, not food! Data is your friend, and it will show you which of your suppliers are your friends; not food! Suppliers are friends, not food. Supplier Collaboration is a Win-Win Strategy! Subscribe Here!
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. You can also ask questions and test strategies within the safe confines of your own data-backed model, before real-world implementation.
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Elementum
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
When Amazon announced its takeover of Whole Foods last year, there was a lot of speculation about how the e-tail giant would overhaul the grocery chain’s operations. Since 2007 it faced its share of challenges, including losing out to Walmart as the biggest seller of organic food in the U.S.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 11, 2016
About twice a month, companies ask me to review their strategy documents. Frequently, I see the goal of “build a customer-centric strategy” or define an “end-to-end vision to deliver on the customer promise.” The Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategy needs both.).
Cerasis
AUGUST 17, 2015
A vigorous supplier relationship management (SRM) strategy can assist organizations in maximizing partnership value, minimize risk, and manage costs through the entire supplier relationship lifecycle.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 2, 2017
Not all supply chains are created equal and that’s certainly true when it comes to the fresh food supply chain. There are a lot of unique considerations in the overall procurement-to-delivery process, everything from temperature control to ensuring food safety. So, what does it take to improve operational effectiveness and reduce total landed costs in the fresh food supply chain? Robinson fresh food supply chain Robinson Fresh
Talking Logistics
MARCH 17, 2015
“A Changing Environment Demands Changing Strategies” – that was theme of the Food Shippers of America 60 th Annual Conference held earlier this month in San Antonio, where more than 950 attendees (including food shippers, consignees, carriers, 3PLs, and technology companies) gathered to discuss emerging trends and leading practices in the industry. Talk about a sudden change in environment and the need to change strategy!
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IQMS
JULY 16, 2019
Based on interviews with plastics manufacturers and the MAPP Survey, the following 5 strategies provide manufacturers guidance on how they can increase their revenues using a cleanroom-driven strategy. Proven Strategies For Improving Cleanroom Manufacturing.
Elementum
NOVEMBER 20, 2017
Grocery retailers always risk losing precious inventory, but never is it more critical to receive the right foods at the right time than during Thanksgiving week. While it ensures that Thanksgiving continues to be a celebration of plenty, concerns about food waste and changing consumer preferences are posing new challenges to this model. The statistic might be surprising, but the holiday isn’t the only time Americans are responsible for large-scale food waste.
Cerasis
MARCH 23, 2018
Amazon acquired Whole Foods and dropped the price of Prime Pantry through Prime Perks. Walmart has a different approach, and in several ways, Walmart is positioning itself to best Amazon in e-commerce through an innovative, omnichannel return strategy.
Supply Chain @ MIT
JANUARY 17, 2019
One of the casualties of the longest federal government shutdown in US history is consumer trust, and especially trust in government to safeguard the nation’s food supplies. In such a climate, a company’s reputation as a custodian of food safety becomes even more important. As does the need for a key component of a food […]. Featured Security Strategy Federal government shutdown food safety MIT Sustainable Supply Chains Reputational risk Safeguarding food supply chain
Kinaxis
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
The most common strategies for moving from upstream to downstream sites are push and pull strategies , or some mix of both. A pull strategy is when customer demand drives the entire production process. Let’s put the concepts of push and pull strategies into a real-world example.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Check out 9 Key Considerations in an Effective Last Mile Delivery Strategy. Amazon Fresh is their grocery delivery option and with their Whole Foods acquisition they are obviously planning for rapid delivery. And what is your Strategy? What is your Last Mile Delivery Strategy?
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 28, 2014
California-based Ventura Foods, which managed more than 127,000 inbound and outbound shipments last year, has a long history of building these kinds of strategic partnerships. How they are treated at shippers’ facilities was ranked #1 by more than 80% of drivers in a survey by Ventura Foods to determine the most critical factors in keeping drivers on the job. Business has been improving for the U.S. trucking industry. The economy is continuing to regain momentum.
Supply Chain Movement
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
Food manufacturer Mondelēz International, famous for brands such as Liga, Milka and Prince, recently contracted ModusLink to manage its e-commerce-operation.
Supply Chain Movement
MARCH 27, 2015
The Food & Drink Supply Chain Conference – Boosting Efficiency & Collaboration Venue. Boosting Forecasting Accuracy, Service Levels & Stock Availability: Improving Efficiency & Collaboration Between Retailers & Suppliers For A Lean, Cost-Saving, End-To-End Food & Drink Supply Chain. A New Operational Strategy For The Complex Consumer Market: Enhance your planning and production processes to address the present and future multitude of challenges.
SCM Research
AUGUST 12, 2013
A new report, recently published by the World Food Programme (WFP) , gives a good real-life overview of humanitarian logistics. WFP’s logistics strategy, “Driving the Supply Chain”, includes four priority areas: Emergency Preparedness and Response, Controls and Risk Reduction, External Service Provision, and Food Assistance Initiatives.
Supply Chain Nation
OCTOBER 19, 2017
Following Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, prices have fallen and foot traffic is up at Whole Foods Market locations. What’s next for Amazon and Whole Foods? And will Amazon use Whole Foods to bring new technologies and staffing approaches to the retail world? For more information, be sure to read Jim’s blog – Four Ways Amazon’s Changes to Whole Foods will Impact Retailers. Retail Amazon grocery podcast Whole Foods
Logility
MARCH 19, 2018
Food and beverage supply chains face mounting pressure to reduce costs, add more value and do more with fewer resources. Food and beverage companies run on razor-thin margins. White Paper: Food & Drink Customer Centricity.
Provenance
APRIL 10, 2019
“For every $1 spent on food, society pays $2 in health, environmental, and economic costs” (Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation ). Inefficient food consumption with the equivalent of six rubbish trucks of edible food lost or wasted every second.
Supply Chain Insights
JUNE 16, 2017
Amazon’s announcement of its acquisition of Whole Foods Market will be a landmark business move that has far reaching effects to the Consumer Chain and the way CPG suppliers go to market. billion (with a “B”) for our beloved Whole Foods Market.
Supply Chain Collaborator
DECEMBER 7, 2015
December 17, 2015 – Fair Lawn, NJ – Food Logistics, the only publication dedicated exclusively to the global food and beverage supply chain, this week announced the twelfth annual FL100+ list in their November/December 2015 issue. Sowinski, editor-in-chief at Food Logistics.
AFFLINK
JULY 31, 2018
There’s nothing worse than when the food in your refrigerator goes bad. For food and beverage manufacturers, spoilage during transit is a major source of revenue loss: 30% of all food loss occurs post-harvest, including during transit.
Kinaxis
JULY 14, 2016
Naturally, the consultant in me drives a curiosity to understand what’s going on behind the scenes in kitchens with the team of individuals preparing my food. by Accenture Strategy Guest Blogger appeared first on The 21st Century Supply Chain. by Steven J.
Logility
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
As a former Director of Supply Chain Management for a large multi-channel food manufacturer I experienced first-hand the variety of challenging problems faced by supply chain planners in the unforgiving F&B industry.
Supply Chain @ MIT
MARCH 23, 2017
Featured Strategy Transportation delivering salads highly perishable food supply chain MIT Center Transportation & Logistics sandwich supply chain supply chain management master's program which food distribution model is the best
Material Handling & Logistics
MARCH 29, 2019
Agency outlines its strategy for dealing with a complex, globe-spanning supply chain
CHAINalytics
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
Manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to lower … The post Chainalytics Improves Food Manufacturer’s Green Initiatives with Packaging Redesign Strategy appeared first on Chainalytics.
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 7, 2018
It has been six months since Amazon took over Whole Foods, a $13.4bn deal that made the internet retailer a major player in the world of brick-and-mortar retailing. For the most part, the 470 stores are still the same upscale, expensive healthy food emporiums that they have always been. The company has said that Prime will eventually become the Whole Foods customer rewards program. Whole Foods has signs about the offer all over its checkout stands.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Overall there are key overriding factors to be considered in defining and optimizing any end-to-end Supply Chain strategy from an environmental perspective: Reduce waste and improve efficiencies. The basic Supply Chain Carbon Footprint/Environmental Impact Reduction strategy must thus include: Executive Support. Do they have an energy and water consumption reduction strategy? Check out Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken!
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 27, 2016
Supply Chain Models Enable Companies to Compare and Test GHG Reduction Strategies. Companies need to be fully aware of global climate change conversations and how they will impact their supply chain in the near future.
CHAINalytics
DECEMBER 8, 2017
US Foods Utilizes Chainalytics Transportation Sourcing Methodology to Enhance Carrier Network and Lower Cost When you’re one of the largest foodservice distributors in the country, maintaining your transportation budget and network proves no easy task.
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. The report also mentions that the global growth rate is almost double that of the US food industry.
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