Shipment Tracking Software

  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...

Many suppliers implement EDI because they are mandated to do so by a major retailer or other key customer. From this perspective, EDI is merely a cost of doing business. Thus, many companies unfortunately choose an EDI solution on the basis of initial cost and a checklist of basic features.  The...

We all know online sales are increasing, and that this shift in buying habits – and the expectations that comes with them – is driving major changes in the supply chain. From software that can track multiple channels to shipment tracking to streamlined returns processes, our industry is working fast...

It is always important for distribution and logistics specialists and users of warehouse management systems to stay up to date on the research in the industry.  Logistics Management, the University of Tennessee, Con-way Inc. and Ernst & Young have released the results of a study on logistics and...

Just the other day, I needed to pull together some personal finance information and I quickly realized how many different sources I had to access just to get some “visibility” into my financial life. Most of us probably have multiple accounts, checking, savings, 401K, IRA, mortgage, credit card,...

Many small companies seek to become EDI compliant not because of perceived business benefits, but because one or more of their major customers have mandated that they do so. If EDI capability has become a requirement for your small business, you may view the prospect as an unwelcome expense. An EDI...

The days when leading warehouse management systems were available only to large, top-tier retailers and distributors are over. Many small distributors are now turning to best-of-breed warehouse management systems to attain the cost reduction and streamlined operations required to respond to dynamic...

You’re fighting the same cost reduction wars and customer service issues as all the other departments, but now you also have to think about greening your emissions and carbon footprints? What if you could significantly cut your transportation supply chain management costs and improve your service to...

Yes, I know what you’re thinking. C’mon, dirty secrets in supply chains? Dirty secrets are for contrived reality TV shows and soap operas, right? Although [we hope!] those kind of dirty secrets are absent from your food and beverage business (although it may make for more entertaining work day), you...

Don’t you just hate starting a new job and getting assaulted by a never ending stream of acronyms?  I know when I started my supply chain career; it took me a while to sort out the difference between WMS solutions (warehouse management systems), WCS (warehouse control systems, TMS (transportation...