Articles Tagged with ''Supply Chain Operations''

Companies are under pressure, facing higher prices for their supplies and some are trying to pass that onto consumers in a phenomenon called shrinkflation.

Consumers are nervous about what the labor shortage means for the holiday season and there have been cries across both traditional and social media for businesses to do something and save Christmas. Implementing automation in facilities can fix the problem.

Food packaging plants face a host of challenges in terms of eliminating food waste, improving safety and increasing uptime. These challenges are heightened by a confluence of external factors including pressure on margins, responding to real-time demand, requirements to use sustainable materials and others.

In addition to the health problems that tainted food can cause consumers, and the damage to the brands’ and retailers’ reputations, a food recall can cost a food company $10 million or more in direct costs, business interruption and lost sales.

During Walmart’s annual Milestone Summit, the company launched a sustainability platform inviting suppliers to join Walmart in committing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from their operations and supply chains, dubbed Project Gigaton.

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) begins 2017 with a new team to lead the association: Board chairman, Board of Directors and new Committee leadership.

Dr. Beumer reveals trends and challenges in intralogistics.