CDC Warns of Climate Change Effect on Food Security

CDC Warns of Climate Change Effect on Food Security

July 19, 2013

An official with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that climate change is negatively affecting global food security. To read more, click HERE.

Many of today's companies are now investing in supply chain technology to improve worker, operator and driver safety.

The Great Reshuffling Puts Frontline Jobs First

The supply chain is now considered to be the pandemic's must-have college degree. Here’s why.

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Moving the Needle in Continued Supply Chain Education

Since The Great Reshuffling pushed many frontline jobs to the forefront, post-pandemic, supply chain jobs are here to stay.

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Visibility, Driver Shortage Are Key Words for Today’s 3PLs

Driver solutions are an important part of the 3PL industry today, as the driver shortage and demand for the cold chain grow at the same time. Is visibility the key to this industry?

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How Standardized Track and Trace Mitigates Risk in Food Transportation

Mitigating the impact of disrupting events requires standardization and digitalization of data and processes to provide universal and continuous access to accurate, real-time data.

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Reusable Transport Item Solution for Farm-to-Store Supply Chains

The IoT Pixels built into the RTI solution’s plastic crate are self-powered, postage stamp-sized computers that communicate wirelessly and can sense a range of physical and environment conditions, such as temperature, location change and more.

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2022 Sees First Price Jump in Containers

After significant lows in prices for containers, research shows the global average of monthly container prices increase for the first time this year.

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SaaS App Provides First-Mile Traceability

The app is equipped with the latest recognition technology to automatically populate data fields from available documents, such as purchase orders or invoices.

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SCN Summit | State of the Supply Chain 2022

June 6, 2022

Register right now for the June 6-9 event, where industry experts from Enable, Movilitas, Oracle, Generix, Blue Sky Capital Strategies, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and more come together to discuss the state of the supply chain.

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Biden Administration Announces 46 Railroad Projects, Totaling $368 million

Investment into our nation's rail system is top priority for the current White House. Today, more than $368 million in grant funds were revealed to improve on much needed rail infrastructure in 32 states.

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Disruption as the New Normal?

With disruption quickly becoming the New Normal, how can food businesses strengthen these weaknesses, creating more resilient supply chains that are able to scale and flex in-line with ever-shifting demands and challenges?

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Biden-Harris Executive Order to Strengthen Food Supply Chains

The Executive Order will also promote fair and competitive agricultural markets, prevent abuse of farmers by poultry processors and make prices fairer for farmers and American consumers.

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Smart Energy Management: A Recipe to Improve Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in the Food & Beverage Industry

To reduce energy waste and maximize production performance, leading companies are flocking to new technologies to capture key energy and production data.

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Food Shortages in Wake of Russia-Ukraine War

The food logistics industry is facing shortages stemming from many challenges. But with a pivot to better software, many of these problems can be mitigated moving forward.

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What Characteristics Helped Companies Fare Better During Disruption?

Rapid Ratings International's Eric Evan explains that risk aware, proactive and the ability to react fast are qualities that can help a business better sustain problems in the supply chahin.

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How Enterprise Labeling Can Fix Food and Beverage Industry’s Food Safety Problems

Cloud-based labeling software can integrate directly with critical applications, like warehouse management systems (WMS), enterprise resource planning (ERP) or product lifecycle management (PLM).

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Earthquake Preparedness: How Parametric Insurance Prevents Supply Chain Collapse

Imagine a major earthquake strikes one of our major shipping ports and airports, where essential goods are transported through. How does the supply chain continue on?

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Food and Beverage Industry Experienced Most Frequent Cargo Theft

In North America, prevalence of port congestion and railhead delays are seen as crucial factor.

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Supporting Continuous Improvement Is Key

Karen Lobdell of Thomson Reuters divulges three key points the company looks for at a high level for partners.

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L.I.N.K. | Fleets Need Intelligent Route Optimization to Keep Up

As demand continues to increase in the logistics sector, while a labor shortage and other major supply chain disruptions occur, fleets turn to intelligent ways to optimization their route planning.

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Ukraine War, Trade Disruptions Continue to Challenge International Shipping Industry

Loss of life/vessels, exacerbation of crew crisis, trade disruption, sanctions burden, cost increases and availability of bunker fuel pose increased risk for international supply chains.

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How Carbon Labeling Can Reduce Food Industry's Carbon Footprint

For CPGs, food manufacturers and logistics teams looking to get involved in sustainability but unsure where to start, carbon labeling is a great first step.

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How Freight Shippers Can Reduce Risk Management

With the right technology to facilitate a predictable benchmark, a competitive edge in the face of capacity shortages and the ability to view credentials with ease, brokers can maximize their success and growth potential.

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Energy Mash-up – Best Practices to Balance Profitability with Sustainability

June 14, 2022

The pressure on the food & beverage industry to minimize waste and maximize energy savings has never been greater. Your entire supply chain depends on critical, energy-intensive operations and processes to drive profitability and sustainability.

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Own Your Own Fleet? Insurance Coverage is Vital

A blend of well-planned insurance coverage, self-insurance through higher deductibles and coinsurance may offer lower rates while still providing peace of mind when faced with providing coverage for your needs.

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Thought Leaders Talk State of the Supply Chain in Upcoming SCN Summit

Register now to learn more about what's in store for national and global supply chains. Topics revolve around Warehouse Automation, Risk Management, Supply Chain Visibility, Electrification in Trucking, Building a Sustainable Supply Chain and more.

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Internal, External Collaboration Is Key to Breaking Down Silos

Barry Bradley, head of Supply Chain at Crisp, explains that breaking down silos is key in supply chains, and to do so we need communication inside and outside of organizations.

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First-Year Workplace Injuries Led to 6 Million Lost Workdays

Among all worker injuries over the same period, construction workers on average missed the most workdays (98) due to an injury, followed by employees in transportation (88) and those in services (69).