supply chain

PRESENT DAY ISSUES While produce companies have made great strides in fulfillment consistency, customer satisfaction, and supply chain safety, supply...

Working in the produce industry has been a twenty-first century rollercoaster ride. Longtime industry professionals have experienced peaks, rapid drops,...

Over time, supplier networks expand to growers in other regions and countries, regulation becomes more cumbersome, and customer requirements become...

“That’s the way we’ve always done it” and “that will never work” are two perspectives that will quickly render a...

There is a dizzying array of technology available to help manage the fresh produce supply chain. Tools are available to...

The current state of the transportation marketplace is unlike anything seen in the last two decades. The power in shipper-carrier...

While it is understandable for any company to be on a continuous quest for revenue, it is important to note...

Marketing lore tells us that the customer is king and always right. Such naive theories can lead to poor decision...

With the growth of technology in produce supply chains, there is a greater volume of data available and reports being...

While strong supplier-customer relationship development is a laudable supply chain goal, it is not realistic at a large scale. Working...

The silo mentality extends beyond individual organizations A traditional us-versus-them mentality impedes supply chain coordination and its potential benefits. This...

Far too many organizations operate on a functional basis. Transportation, inventory management, and order fulfillment activities are housed in different...

Conceptually, supply chain management is as logical and straightforward as any other business process. As many supply chain strategy articles...

The Problem: Receiver claims a shortage as to count on a delivered sale. The Key Point: A boilerplate notation such...