Supply Chain Management

The chief executive of Heineken, the world's third largest brewer, told CNBC that he expected to see continued sales growth in emerging markets, despite the occasional "hiccup" in the future. Heineken reported higher first-half results than markets expected as it increased profit in all regions except Africa.

The Census Bureau publishes annual figures on each state's international trade. For a map look at the biggest trade partners by dollar value of goods imported and exported for each state in 2014 read on.

Mondelez International is investing more than $130 million in its North American biscuits business to modernize its manufacturing assets and processes and create a global integrated supply chain. This investment will fund the installation of four state-of-the-art manufacturing lines at the company's Americas production facility in Salinas, Mexico, to be completed by mid-2016.

Diamond Foods, Inc. has opened a new 7,000-square-foot innovation center adjacent to the Kettle Brand potato chip facility. The innovation center will drive new product offerings for Diamond's entire family of brands.

Approximately 1,300 employees are covered under this new contract, which will allow the company to further invest in innovation and brand growth.

Whether its through organic growth, acquisitions or changes in volume, there are many reasons supply chains can become fragmented and inefficient; Optimizing your supply chain network could be a huge opportunity for cost reduction. These four steps will walk you through the process that GENCO has created for its customers.

Rumors are circulating that Amazon may be developing a click-and-collect groceries service.

A new IDC PlanScape is available, offering practical guidance to help IT and business leaders in manufacturing justify investment in IoT and an IoT foundation for incremental improvements and transformation.