China's Growing Thirst for Premium Beer Is Great for Canadian Barley December 7, 2018 Bloomberg China is the world’s largest beer market, and consumers are increasingly shifting to premium and foreign brews from mass-market brands amid rising incomes. Read More
Q&A | What's Driving Supply-Chain Network Optimization? December 6, 2018 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain What exactly is "optimization" as it relates to supply-chain management today? Here are some of the drivers behind that concept.Read More
Q&A | How P&G Responds to Changing Customer Preferences December 5, 2018 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain The consumer-products giant has an innovative strategy for adjusting to ever-shifting consumer preferences. Read More
Q&A | Mapping the New Supply-Chain Planning Landscape December 4, 2018 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Here's how recent progress in technology and business-process is creating an improved planning environment.Read More
Want to Be a Modern CPG? Start With Your Supply Chain December 3, 2018 Mohammed Hajibashi, SCB Contributor Modern customer service is no longer simply about selling products — it’s about offering an entire experience. Read More
Q&A | They Want It Now: The Age of Same-Day Delivery December 3, 2018 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Once considered a premium option — assuming it was available at all — same-day service is now the standard for many e-commerce shoppers. Read More
How a Traveling Vinegar Salesman Innovated the Global Sushi Industry November 28, 2018 Bloomberg Kunihiko Tanaka was peddling vinegar to sushi restaurants in western Japan when he spotted the opportunity that would change his life.Read More
Think Tank Three Keys to Happy Shoppers This Holiday Season November 28, 2018 Guy Courtin, SCB Contributor It's the most wonderful time of the year, and customer expectations have never been higher.Read More
Think Tank Supply Chain Nightmares: What Keeps a Buyer Up at Night November 26, 2018 Todd Bauman, SCB Contributor Managing risk is a critical aspect of any buyer's job — and globalization has made that task more difficult than ever.Read More
Q&A | The Challenges of Automotive Supply Chains November 21, 2018 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Demands for service and efficiency in the automotive industry are more intense than ever before. Read More