Consumer Packaged Goods

Why Neighborhood Toy Stores Are Thriving While Toys "R" Us Goes Bankrupt

October 2, 2017

Ella Wiesenfelder has been coming to Barstons Child's Play her whole life, so naturally it's where she wanted to be on the afternoon of her 8th birthday.

How Grocery Giant Aldi Plans to Conquer America: Limit Choice

October 2, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Dim lighting bounces off brownish-tiled floors. The shelves are sparsely filled with cardboard boxes. Checkout lines stretch to oblivion. There is nothing super about these stores.

How REI's Green Obsession Sparked D.C. Innovations

October 2, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Companies seek to burnish their brands in a variety of creative ways. In the case of Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), that desire extends deep into the supply chain.

Companies Trialing NFC With Workflow-Management Application

September 29, 2017

RFID Journal

As Near Field Communication (NFC) functionality becomes more ubiquitous in mobile devices, workflow applications provider Flowfinity Wireless Inc. has added NFC to its enterprise mobile application software to enable users to capture and store information faster. The technology is now being tested by several of the company's consumer goods manufacturing customers.

Clean Energy Is Approaching a Tipping Point

September 29, 2017

Bloomberg

The cost of renewables is plunging faster than forecasters anticipated just a few years ago as as technologies like gigantic wind turbines arrive on the market.

How Consumer Brands Can Surf 'The Black Wave'

September 29, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

For consumer brands in the age of social media and digital communications, it's a question of sink or swim.

Plastics Shortages, Price Increases Result From Harvey's Aftermath

September 28, 2017

Environmental Leader

Companies know that climate change and severe weather events can significantly impacts their business, but preparing for such events can be a challenge.

RFID Tracks Safety Equipment for Fiji Airways

September 27, 2017

RFID Journal

Fiji Airways reports that it has made in-cabin inspections of emergency equipment faster and more efficient across its fleet of 15 airplanes, with the use of radio frequency identification technology.

Finance Is Moving to the Cloud Faster Than Expected, Gartner Says

September 26, 2017

Gartner

A major shift is taking place in how enterprises select their financial management applications, with a migration to cloud applications happening faster than expected, according to Gartner, Inc.

Four Ways IoT Can Unkink Your Supply Chain

September 26, 2017

Margaret Harrist, Oracle, Forbes contributor

The Internet of Things (IoT) offers huge potential for supply chains to improve efficiency, move faster, and cut costs - at a level unimaginable just a few years ago.

Consumer Packaged Goods

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the consumer packaged goods industry. Learn how consumer packaged goods companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.