Global standards organisation GS1 has received accreditation by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as issuing agency for unique device identifiers (UDI). Global GS1 Standards meet the government’s criteria for UDI and will ...
Tags: FDA Accreditation, GS1
Soybeans were steady to firm on late fund and technical buying. The near term supply remains tight and demand continues to look strong, especially from China, even if there is continued talk that they'll eventually cancel on some purchases. ...
Tags: Soybeans, Agriculture, Food
Reusable transport packaging systems manufacturer Rehrig Pacific has introduced new PUBKEG program, a per-trip 1/6th barrel rental solution for breweries and wineries. The program is expected to help breweries and wineries to ship full ...
Tags: Rehrig Pacific, COGS, OSHA, Pubkeg Program
Attune Consulting, a premier global solutions provider to the fashion and lifestyle industries, shared the top four technology advances to expect from retail mobile point of sale (POS) solutions over the next 12-18 months. According to ...
Tags: POS, IHL Group, Stibo System, Attune Consult
Turk’s Poultry Farm Ltd has this to say about its suppliers: “Turk's Poultry has an excellent working relationship with a diverse group of suppliers who are involved in the business from raising the chickens and grain through ...
Tags: Poultry Farm, Loscam, Turk's, agreement
The use of biomaterials and more benign chemicals in coatings in Europe is accelerating as whole supply chains give greater priority to sustainablity, particularly as a means of protecting the environment. At the same time, however, ...
Tags: standards for biomaterials, sustainability of products
Admittedly, when I saw that Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas president Ed Smith would give an “Unplugged” presentation at last fall’s Electronic Components Industry Association Executive Conference, I smiled thinking ...
Tags: Industry Change, Electronics
The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has hired two new employees at its headquarters in St. Louis. John Forbes has been hired as manufacturer services director, and Adam Williams has been hired as marketing manager. Forbes spent ...
Tags: National Wood Flooring Association, John Forbes, Adam Williams
Global packaging company ASG (AGI Shorewood) plans to expand its East Flat Rock plant in Henderson County, North Carolina. The expansion, which is expected to add about 50 jobs, will include positions in the facility's pressroom, ...
Tags: AGI Shorewood, Flat Rock Facility
The ITRI Tin Supply Chain Initiative (iTSCi) adopted a new technology solution designed to enhance data collection and traceability in this minerals due diligence programme. The system, which electronically replicates current paper based ...
Tags: Digital Data, Mineral Supply Chain
Linfox has signed a joint business development plan (JBDP) with multinational consumer company Unilever, further strengthening the long-term strategic relationship between the two companies. Linfox CEO Michael Byrne said: “We are ...
India is targeting a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 8-9 per cent in the coming years and to enable this growth, the economy needs the support of its power sector and India's electrical equipment industry is expected to play a ...
The Hardware GS1 Action Group (HGAG) has reported an industry barcode compliance rate of 80% to 85% at all levels of packaging. Formed in 2008 by the Australian and New Zealand Hardware Sector, HGAG set out to make sure supply chain ...
Tags: Hardware GS1 Action Group, industry barcode, compliance rate, packaging
The APC received the nicest Christmas present last year – an overall 64.2 per cent recycling rate for post consumer packaging in 2013, which represents a 65 per cent jump from 2003's baseline of 39 per cent. Glass recycling increased ...
Tags: APC, recycling rate, post consumer packaging, packaging
People who study shippers said senders and receivers of freight want predictability - even as the economy and technology change rapidly. Truck makers and other manufacturers, meanwhile, said their engineers are pushing scientific advances ...
Tags: Transportation, Freight