Tupperware's unique house-party business model presents interesting demand management challenges. Omar Campbell, director of marketing operations, talks about the importance of demand planning vs. forecasting and how Tupperware is working to improve its demand planning processes.

Auto parts supplier ADVICS Manufacturing Ohio Inc. of Lebanon plans to invest $100m in a building expansion and new equipment, the company's single largest investment in its 25-year history in Warren County, company officials tell this newspaper.

Menlo Worldwide Logistics has opened a new warehouse in Selangor, Malaysia.

Data from sources like social media, along with powerful analytic software, are giving companies insights into customer buying habits that never before were possible, says Raj Devarajan of Symphony Analytics. He discusses this and other implications that big data holds for supply chain management.