Cargo theft incidents increased 8.4 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, according to the 2011 US Cargo Theft Report published last week by FreightWatch International. The 974 cargo thefts recorded last year was the highest on record.
Here are some interesting statistics from the report:
When it comes to following supply chain processes and technologies, the supply chain that extends from a food manufacturer’s factory to retail stores has always gotten a disproportionate share of attention. This is natural because large food & beverage and consumer goods companies were the first to use warehouse and transportation management systems, are heavy users of advanced supply chain planning applications, and are leading the way toward demand-driven supply… Continue reading
The title of this posting comes from a speech Peter Unanue, Executive Vice President at Goya Foods, gave at the JDA Software user conference last month.
Goya Foods is the largest family-owned Hispanic food company, and the number one Latin brand, in the US. The company’s Americas supply chain contains six factories and fourteen distribution centers (DCs). Goya has about 350 vendors and it carries 1,600 authentic… Continue reading
Nestlé USA has a Direct Store Delivery (DSD) division focused on several of its frozen food brands, including Edy’s and Dreyer’s (ice cream) and Digiorno, Tombstone, and Jack’s (frozen pizza). The company’s move to DSD began in 2006 when it acquired Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream and the scope of its operations has grown since acquiring the pizza brands.
DSD can be a competitive route to market. Food companies often… Continue reading
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Guest Commentary: Dannon Saves Time and Money by Gaining Visibility into Transportation Process
As part of a webinar series on software-as-a-service (SaaS) TMS, the Director of Transportation at one of our clients, The Dannon Company, provided an overview of the benefits the company achieved by gaining greater visibility and control of its transportation process. Here are some of the highlights of what he presented.
Dannon, which is headquartered in White Plains, New York, is one of the top manufacturers and… Continue reading
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