Operations

Imperial Sugar signs an exclusive agreement with Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) to become the first sugar company to use RFID-enabled plastic pallets to deliver products to customers.

Dean Foods Company appoints Gregg A. Tanner to the position of executive vice president and chief supply chain officer, effective November 5.

Staples Business Depot installs AbsoluteSKY's RFID-based intelliTracker product suite by Fujitsu Transaction Solutions.

Burlington Coat Factory implements the Reflexis RetailAction task management and store walk software within a 15-week period.

J.M. Smucker, a leading marketer and manufacturer of fruit spreads, peanut butter, shortening and oils, ice cream toppings and health and natural foods beverages in North America, implements Terra Technology's demand sensing software companywide to improve short-term, weekly forecast accuracy.

Zebra Technologies Corporation agrees to acquire all of the shares of Navis Holdings LLC, a global solutions provider for managing logistics, assets, inventories and cargo flows across the supply chain, for approximately $145 million in cash, subject to applicable post-closing adjustments.

The Sony Store, a Canadian chain of home entertainment stores owned and operated by Sony Canada, upgrades its point-of-sale (POS) hardware chain-wide.

After 25 years of service, Bill Lovette, senior group vice president of Poultry and Prepared Foods, Tyson Foods Inc., is leaving the company and his position will not be filled.