Consumer Packaged Goods

Defying Predictions, Wind Tunnels Find New Customers in Autos, Athletics - Even Fast Food

August 2, 2017

Wind tunnels were supposed to be put out of work by now.

Wal-Mart Proposes Policy Actions to Boost U.S. Manufacturing

August 2, 2017

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has proposed 10 policy actions to boost U.S. manufacturing that the retailer says could help recapture $300bn of the $650bn worth of consumer goods that are currently imported.

U.K. to Ban Sale of All Diesel and Petrol Vehicles

August 1, 2017

Supply Management

The U.K. will become the latest European country to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040 as part of efforts to tackle air pollution, the government has announced.

The Inventory Optimization Handbook

July 31, 2017

Logility

McDonald's Franchisee Plans Sustainable Sourcing for Packaging, Palm Oil, Fish

July 31, 2017

Environmental Leader

The world's largest McDonald's franchisee, Arcos Dorados, recently said in a sustainability report that its large footprint across Latin America and the Caribbean means that it must "take a leadership role" in terms of implementing programs that will improve its environmental impact.

Birkenstock CEO Accuses Amazon of 'Modern-Day Piracy'

July 31, 2017

The Washington Post

The chief executive of Birkenstock USA has emerged as an unlikely crusader in a growing battle between smaller retailers and ever-expanding giant Amazon.com.

This Company Is Implanting Microchips in Its Workers

July 31, 2017

Los Angeles Times

You'll never forget your work badge if it's implanted in your flesh.

Traces of Controversial Herbicide Were Found in Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

July 31, 2017

The New York Times

A growing number of foods commonly found in kitchens across America have tested positive for glyphosate, the herbicide that is the main ingredient in the popular consumer pesticide Roundup, which is widely used in agriculture.

Erasing the Line Between E-Commerce and Retail Store Fulfillment

July 31, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Separate fulfillment streams for e-commerce and retail stores? Those days are over.

ERP 101: Here's How the Software Improves Business Performance

July 28, 2017

CIO

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software doesn't live up to its acronym. Forget about planning - it doesn't do much of that - and forget about resource, a throwaway term.

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.