Get ready for the digital value chain -- possibly, and at long last, the key to true end-to-end supply-chain integration, says Roddy Martin, partner with Accenture.

UPS Capital Corp. has expanded its Jeweler's Elite Program to San Francisco, Philadelphia and Providence, R.I. Designed to help jewelers protect their high-value shipments, the service combines UPS shipping with insurance offered through UPS Capital Insurance Agency, Inc.

AEB (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd., a provider of information technology for global trade and logistics, has developed a new version of its ASSIST4 Monitoring and Alerting application.

The Coca-Cola Co.'s $100m plant in China's South Harbin Industrial City, reportedly to be LEED-certified, is designed to accommodate nine production lines for both sparkling and still beverages, including Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Minute Maid and Ice Dew.