Food Supply Chain Management

The market for transportation management systems (TMS) increased in 2012 and is expected to continue strong throughout 2013. Logistics Management’s Annual Software Users Survey found that 37 percent of companies were using a TMS in 2012, up from 32 percent in 2011. The summary of survey findings...

Our own Chuck Fuerst and Dan Radunz contributed commentary on supply chain management to this month’s Food Logistics magazine. In the cover story about warehouse automation, Fuerst is quoted on the success of HighJump’s App Station. In the article “Six Ways WMS Can Improve Operations,” Radunz...

In its latest issue, Snack Food and Wholesale Bakery magazine discusses how supply chain management software is helping bakery and snack companies overcome logistical challenges. HighJump's Chris Nelson, director of product strategy, is quoted on his recommendations for the best software...

A recent SupplyChainBrain article reported on a study by Procurian which found that tighter handling of indirect spending in areas such as IT, supply chain management, marketing and energy could save big businesses millions when managed with a continuous and holistic approach. According to...

  Food Logistics reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has used its power granted by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to shut down a peanut processing plant. This is the first time the FDA has exercised such authority since the passage of the FSMA on January 4, 2011. As...

Supermarket News reports that allergen-related food recalls are not only on the rise, but that undeclared allergens were the leading cause of recalls for eight straight quarters, ending in June 2012. In the last few months, the FDA posted five voluntary supermarket recalls on account of allergens,...

Food Logistics, the only publication dedicated exclusively to the food and beverage supply chain, this week announced the ninth annual FL100 list, which will appear in the November/December 2012 issue. HighJump Software was again included on the list. HighJump has over 800 food and beverage...

There is an article by Logistics Management with a great discussion of the future growth of the warehouse management system (WMS) market. After a double-digit increase in sales in 2011, there is continued preference among logistics professionals shopping for new software. This jump in demand could...

It’s no secret that global demographic changes in lifespans and economic statuses are shifting the way people do distribution logistics. Supply Chain Brain recently examined three specific changes that will impact supply chain management in the coming decades: Different population growth rates:...

  Retail distribution logistics move at lightning speed and arguably has to respond faster to consumers than many other industries. A recent piece in Supermarket News discusses how some retailers – such as those in the food and beverage industry – collaborate with suppliers on product packaging and...