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6 Ways Crowdtesting Helps Food Suppliers Improve Quality Assurance
Crowdtesting enhances traditional QA programs by using thousands of QA professionals from a global network to run PC and mobile applications, chatbots, web portals and software-as-a-service options on every device and operating system.
Sustainability
3 Key Areas of Agricultural Focus in Disruptive Times
Here are three actions that will prove crucial to food and agriculture companies to be successful during and post-COVID-19.
Software & Technology
Mobile Technology Satisfies QSR Customer Cravings for Safety and Convenience in the New Normal
The key to differentiating in this moment lies in how QSRs are leveraging their mobile technology to keep their lines moving and their customers safe.
Sustainability
7 Ways Antimicrobial Light Delivers Cleaner Bottom Line for Food and Beverage Manufacturers
A new approach to mitigating contamination is with visible light.
Transportation
Farm-to-Table Protection Through Advanced Technology
The transportation and logistics aspects of any food supply chain are among the most critical functions for supporting and enhancing food safety.
Warehousing
How Lithium-Ion Batteries Help Warehouses Keep Up with Modern Commerce
Lithium-ion batteries are particularly well suited to help warehouses adapt to the dual trends of reducing facility footprints while increasing reliance on specialized material handling equipment.
Sustainability
The Post-Pandemic Food Industry: Reasons for Optimism
Across the food supply chain, the industry will likely see significant changes to the IT, sanitation and automation infrastructures with the goal of creating greater efficiencies and improvements in hygiene and food safety.
Software & Technology
How IoT-Enabled Environmental Monitoring Shapes the Food and Beverage Industry
By incorporating real-time tracking technology, for example, IoT-enabled sensors can provide companies constant, accurate information.
Software & Technology
Taking Delivery a Step Further – Timing Prediction and Demand Forecasting
A sudden, major shift to the delivery model in both the grocery and restaurant industries does not come without challenges.
Risk/Compliance
Supply Chain Resilience: Building an Effective Disaster Management Plan
Weather-related risk continues to grow as storms become more frequent and grow in intensity -- all the more reason to prepare a solid business resilience plan.
Software & Technology
A Very Different Q4 for Grocers: Lessons from the First Half of 2020
As grocers recalibrate to best serve the communities that shop their stores, they can prioritize two important elements of their marketing plan—personalization and clear communication.
Software & Technology
How Brands and Manufacturers Can Leverage Advanced Analytics to Surface Trends and Predictive Insights
Doubling down on analytics to support strategic decision-making has the potential to yield a significant return on investment.
Software & Technology
How Technology is Shaping the Future of Supply Chain
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and many others have brought to the fore the impact supply chain can have on businesses in improving operational efficiency.
Warehousing
Safe, Gentle, Hygienic Conveyance for Frozen Food Processing
A growing number of frozen food processors are turning to enclosed systems such as tubular drag conveyers to help prevent contamination and significantly ease, or even automate, cleaning.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
How Digital Standards Help Keep Food Fresh
Achieving full interoperability requires a technological foundation that will smooth the way for seamless data communication from end to end.
Sustainability
How Local and Regional Sourced Products Can Help Improve a Strapped Food Supply Chain
Manufacturers need to be creative in dealing with the more complex supply chain required to acquire ingredients and food products that will eventually be converted into finished food items.
Transportation
Evaluating Your Distribution Operations
You need to focus on developing transportation capabilities that will provide your company and your customers with the predictable capacity and the flexibility they need to anticipate and adapt to changes in the market.
Sustainability
Re-Imagining the Food Supply Chain in the Age of Instability
Now is the time to think about how new technology can embed in existing networks and optimize outcomes.
Software & Technology
How Automation is Revolutionizing Work in the Food Supply Chain
In an age when shifts can and do happen in the blink of an eye, automation offers the chance to revisit how work is done and how to keep workers safe.
Warehousing
Key Locational Drivers of Site Selection
Here are some of the key “locational drivers” involved in a property’s demand in the marketplace — a unique combination of location, size and in-place infrastructure.
Transportation
Top 3 Freight Trends Set to Shape the Rest of 2020
The severity of COVID-19 outbreaks and how consumers respond will tell supply chain managers a lot about what to expect during the balance of the year.
Risk/Compliance
7 Regulatory Bodies and NGOs That Every Food Executive Should Know
When it comes to protecting your employees and customers, start by looking at OSHA regulations and existing industry standards, including those established by non-government organizations.
Warehousing
The Dash to the Doorstep—How to Optimize E-Commerce Order Fulfillment for Peak Demand
In order to get ahead of order rushes, e-commerce companies need to ensure that their fulfillment processes are capable of meeting consumer expectations while improving sales margins and maintaining a competitive edge against other players in the space.
