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Agriculture
Water is Essential Ingredient in Food and Beverage Supply Chains. Here’s How to Protect it.
First and foremost, it must be understood that water stewardship is not a corporate social responsibility (CSR) issue. It’s a business issue with bottom-line impact.
Foodservice
Here’s What Restaurant Owners Need to be Thinking About in 2021
Here's what struggling restaurants can be doing to help make ends meet.
Sustainability
Delivering Wild Seafood in the Time of COVID-19
The society-wide shift to e-commerce created a daunting logistics problem—a deluge of new members attempting to use the same supply chain.
Design-Build
Supply Chain Management in an Industrialized Construction Environment
In order to act like a supply chain trader, technology, as in any industrialized approach, is critical.
Grocery Retail
Grocery Supply: Battleground for Sustainable E-Commerce Growth
The need for change rises from the differing consumer expectations related to an in-store and online shopping experience.
Software & Technology
Powering Smart Connectivity for Supply Chain Management Systems During Post-Pandemic Era
IoT-enabled sensors can provide real-time knowledge of asset/fleet location, fleet motion speed, temperature conditions and other crucial data that can immensely transform any business's supply chain.
Material Handling Equipment
Lithium-Ion vs. TPPL Battery for Forklifts
The largest difference between AGM batteries and TPPL batteries is the rate of charge.
Warehousing
Key Components of Rodent Prevention
Here are the crucial elements in preventing rodent intrusion and exclusion, the common areas for rodent entry and some of the tools and techniques used to keep these pests out.
Software & Technology
Why Quality Managers Should Consider Real-Time Supply Chain Temperature Monitoring
As food companies begin their technology journeys into the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, it is worth considering the implementation of a real-time supply chain temperature monitoring and visibility tool.
3PL/4PL
Scaling the Food Supply Chain for Upcoming Holiday Season
Amid multi-billion-dollar shift in consumer food spend and 300% jump in online grocery sales, food retailers need supply chain agility and scale for a holiday season marked by increased demand and shorter timelines.
Warehousing
Excess Inventory Challenges in Food and Beverage
Here’s the unique aspects of the food and beverage industry’s excess inventory challenges, and what strategies must be implemented to navigate the future.
Software & Technology
The Future of Supply Chain Management Technology
This year has seen added pressure on the supply chain to continue to deliver goods in the face of a global pandemic, making it even more critical for businesses to increase efficiency and be accountable for the integrity of the goods they carry.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
When Reshoring Won’t Do, Nearshoring May Be the Answer
In situations where complete reshoring is not possible, nearshoring provides the middle ground.
Transportation
5 Strategic Questions to Optimize RFPs
Let’s delve into some questions that can help shippers align their goals with their overall strategic vision.
Warehousing
How to Meet Peak Product Demand with Efficient Pallet Flow Rack
A pallet flow rack system can be a key tool in helping logistics professionals quickly and reliably meet peak demand whenever first-in, first-out (FIFO) product retrieval is required.
Waste Reduction
Embracing Food Waste Prevention to Create a More Resilient Food System
Food is the single largest line item on a food business’ profit and loss statement, yet its waste is largely unaddressed.
3PL/4PL
Staying Home for the Holidays
If you're a shipper already struggling to find capacity and meet higher-than-normal demand, one solution is to work with a large diversified transportation service provider that can move your inventory in today's turbulent logistics marketplace.
Warehousing
4 Ways AMRs Help FMCG Companies Compete in Complex and Competitive Environment
Here are the key benefits AMRs provide FMCG companies looking to compete in the increasingly complex and competitive environment.
Warehousing
5 Ways to Maximize Digital Training for Food Logistics Workers on the Front Lines
Here are five best practices to help business leaders and decision makers get the most out of their technology investments.
Trucking
Driving Classes Moved Online. Time to Step Up the Delivery Game.
Here are five things to consider to maximize the effectiveness of live online delivery.
3PL/4PL
Surviving Disasters Along the Cold Supply Chain
By employing an impact analysis coupled with a comprehensive disaster recovery plan, companies can better respond to such disruptions.
Cold Chain
How to Transport Perishable Goods with Cold Chain Management Systems
The ability to monitor a vehicle’s location on-demand and check the temperature levels in real-time gives an edge to people in charge of the integrity of shipments onboard vehicles.
Emerging Technologies
Strengthening Your Grocery Supply Chain with Descriptive, Prescriptive and Predictive Analytics
This trifecta of descriptive, prescriptive and predictive analytics can create a competitive advantage across the retail enterprise.
