Items Tagged with 'logistics'

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Field Reports

IT System Helps Seafood Processor Handle Traceability, Logistics

January 23, 2019

Fish processing company Norfisk is using an IT solution from CSB-System to handle sales and logistics for four countries from a single operation in northern Germany.

Industry News

EDEKA Nord expands logistics center

Expansion includes two new case order machines

January 18, 2019

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German grocery wholesaler EDEKA Nord has added two new WITRON case order machines as part of an expansion of its logistic center.

Sustainability

Major water savings has California grape packaging supplier ahead of sustainability goals

Company reduced water usage by 40 percent and increased profits in eight weeks

Wayne Labs

June 25, 2018

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Styrotek, a manufacturer of expanded polystyrene foam packaging for grapes, recently undertook a major water efficiency program. In eight weeks, the company reduced its water usage from 20 million gallons per year to 12 million.

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Field Reports

Snyder’s-Lance tackles route engineering challenges

New transportation management software offers the snack manufacturer flexibility and user-friendly tools to build better route

January 21, 2018

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Snyder’s-Lance, which markets nearly 20 leading snack food brands, builds and maintains routes for nearly 3,000 independent owners of equity territories across the US. The company has implemented the Appian FinalMile routing and scheduling solution to dramatically enhance its route engineering and territory planning capabilities.

Opinion

Logistics lessons from hurricanes and 'Game of Thrones'

In both everyday operations and crisis situations, logistics offer a series of challenges

Casey Laughman

August 28, 2017

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Hurricane Harvey and “Game of Thrones” may not have a whole lot in common, but they have me thinking about logistics.

TECH FLASH

IARW Global Top 25 List

Annual list of the largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics providers in the world.

Jeremy Gerrard

July 13, 2016

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The association also compiled separate lists of the largest operators in North America, Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean, a testament to the strength of the global cold chain industry.

Maersk Container Industry teams up with UN to fight global food waste

The UN's SAVE FOOD initiative will allow for expertise sharing aimed at reducing inefficiency in food logistics.

Shane O'Halloran

June 13, 2013

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The UN's SAVE FOOD initiative will allow for expertise sharing aimed at reducing inefficiency in food logistics.

TECH FLASH

Supply chain management: Reaching for real-time

Real-time supply chain allows companies to adapt to changing market conditions on the fly.

Shane O'Halloran

March 26, 2013

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Could your operation benefit from supply chain innovations?

TECH FLASH

Food Logistics Forum to explore critical cold chain issues

April 11, 2012

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The forum meets in New Orleans, June 3-5, 2012.

TECH FLASH

Sugar factory sets record for raw sugar delivery

April 11, 2012

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A 600-ft. long ship delivered 95 million pounds of raw sugar.

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Increase Operational Agility in Food and Beverage Plants with Centralized Visualization Platform

Food and beverage manufacturers are constantly challenged to keep up with production, maintain quality and food safety while minimizing waste and resource use. Operational agility remains critical to meet these challenges, demanding real-time visibility across operations to support operations personnel in making timely and accurate decisions.

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Severe Weather and the Supply Chain

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Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development is the first book to comprehensively address the issues of graphics design and visual concepts, from a systematic, scientific viewpoint, yet with business applications in mind.

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