Supply Chain Visibility Best Practices » Food & beverage industry http://www.supplychainvisibility.org A source for news, information and insight on maintaining visibility into the supply chain. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:32:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Managing a Fresh Food Supply Chain http://www.supplychainvisibility.org/supply-chain-visibility/managing-a-fresh-food-supply-chain http://www.supplychainvisibility.org/supply-chain-visibility/managing-a-fresh-food-supply-chain#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:36:46 +0000 SCVBestPractices http://www.supplychainvisibility.org/?p=89 One industry where having a well-managed supply chain may matter just a little bit more is the food and beverage industry. For grocery stores and restaurants who require fresh food to run their businesses properly, it’s important that their supply chains are handled in the most efficient way possible. This article on SupplyChainBrain.com gives five basic steps organizations can take to overcome the common challenges associated with managing a fresh food supply chain: Transforming Your Fresh Food Supply Chain.

While the steps mentioned in the article can all be taken internally, companies should also consider the value of using a software solution such as Management Dynamics to streamline the global supply chain. A solution such as this would help to ensure communication with suppliers and carriers, and would allow the optimal decisions to be made regarding inventory diversion and bottleneck resolution.

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