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3PL/4PL
Target Struggles With Food Supply Chain, Considers New Partnerships
Target Corporation
The potential shift to relying on outside partners comes as Target pushes to revamp its food business with newer offerings and aims to get a bigger slice of online grocery sales, which will put new pressures on its food supply chain.
In a move designed to reflect the changing tastes of Americans looking for healthier options, packaged and processed foods will get less optimal shelf space and promotional signage in its grocery aisles in favor of fresh food items.
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Warehousing
Shamrock Foods Automated DC Tour Caps IFDA Conference In Phoenix
International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)
The tour consisted mainly of foodservice distributors who were interested in seeing Shamrock Foods only DC that uses automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RSs).
The facility moved 60 million boxes last year, including both inbound and outbound shipments.
Software & Technology
Onboard Computer Vendors Field Questions About Modernizing Truck Fleets At IFDA Distribution Solutions Conference
International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)
Jon Van Winkle of Omnitracs LLC, center, fields a question on onboard computer technology, flanked by Rustin Keller of J.J. Keller Associates (left) and Rick Ochsendorf of PeopleNet. Lynn Conn of F.A.B. Inc. moderates.
Fleet Management
Fleet Management Technology, New Food Safety Rules Highlight IFDA Solutions Conference In Phoenix
International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)
Attendees nationwide learned that fleet and vehicle management technology allows them to work more efficiently and helps them comply with more stringent food safety regulations.
Mark Mullins of Ben E. Keith Foods, center, notes DriveCam’s benefits during the IFDA Solutions Conference in Phoenix, flanked by Mike Hummel of Martin Bros. Co., at left and Danny Duke of Shamrock Food Co., at right.
Software Solutions
Customer Data And The Supply Chain: P&G’s Approach Reveals The Scope Of The Challenge
Teradata Corp.
At last week’s Teradata 2015 Partners Conference & Expo in Anaheim, Calif., coping with expanding amounts of data has emphasized the importance of integrating databases to enable different departments to make use of data and prevent duplication of tasks.
Big data has allowed grocery retailers to move from transaction-based commerce to interaction- and observation-based analysis and decision-making capabilities.
Grocery Retail
Walmart Seeks Permission To Test Home Delivery Drones
Walmart
The world's largest retailer by revenue has for several months been conducting indoor tests of small unmanned aircraft systems – the term regulators use for drones – and is now seeking for the first time to test the machines outdoors.
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WMS/TMS
Featured In Food Logistics: A Diversifying Food Supply Chain Drives New TMS Features
As food and beverage companies take on more tasks in managing their freight, they face a growing need to integrate more transportation software silos.
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E-Commerce Solutions
E-Commerce Drives Warehouse Super Sizing
Industrial real estate analysts say that in recent years, an increasing number of massive distribution centers have popped up in response to growing e-commerce.
ES3’s facility in York, Pennsylvania serves as both a manufacturers’ mixing center and a retailers’ distribution center.
3PL/4PL
Amazon Set To Disrupt Global 3PL Market, Analyst Reports
Robert W. Baird & Co., has released an extensive summary of Amazon’s unique advantages in the $400 billion to $450 billion global 3PL market.
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Software & Technology
Target Corp. Partners With MIT Media Lab On Food Lab, Will Analyze Food Data Points
Target Corporation
Working with MIT Media Lab’s Laboratory for Social Machines, Target will collect and analyze billions of public data points with a focus on areas such as urban farming, food transparency and authenticity, supply chain and health.
In a move designed to reflect the changing tastes of Americans looking for healthier options, packaged and processed foods will get less optimal shelf space and promotional signage in its grocery aisles in favor of fresh food items.
Software & Technology
Tech Trends Directing Global Logistics: Uberization Of Trucking, Robotization Of The Warehouse; Augmented Reality
Sophisticated tracking software is making it easier and faster to deliver shipments, manage schedules, monitor cargo, plan routes and avoid delays, all in real-time and the result is faster, cheaper and more sustainable circulation of goods.
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Foodservice
McDonald’s Franchisees Call All-Day Breakfast Launch A Big Miss
McDonald's Corp.
The new menu is slowing down service, reducing average ticket costs, and causing chaos in the kitchens, franchisees told Nomura analyst Mark Kalinowski in a new survey.
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