Consumer Packaged Goods

Low-Cost Digital Container Seal Developed for European Research Project

July 10, 2017

A new low-cost, digital seal has been developed for the CORE (Consistently Optimised REsilient Secure Global Supply-Chains) European Research Project by Dutch software company Itude Mobile.

Kimberly-Clark, Like Other CPGs, to Focus on Supply Chain Waste Diversion

July 10, 2017

Environmental Leader

Consumer packaged goods giant Kimberly-Clark Corporation has diverted 95 percent of manufacturing waste from landfills and diverted more than 5,000 metric tons of post-consumer waste through partnership programs around the world, according to the company’s recently released sustainability report.

New Tax Will Transform Face of Indian Logistics Industry

July 7, 2017

The New York Times

India's greatest tax reform - replacing an array of provincial duties with a nationwide goods and services tax - is transforming the logistics industry in a country where moving stuff around is notoriously difficult to do, executives say.

Online Clothing Thrift Store ThredUp Opens First Retail Location

July 6, 2017

Forbes

Online clothing thrift store ThredUp is opening retail locations to complement its online presence, a significant strategic shift for a company that had been online-only since its founding eight years ago.

GE, the Ultimate Global Player, Is Turning Local

July 6, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Marhaura, India - General Electric Co. could hardly have picked a less hospitable spot for its new locomotive factory - but then again, it didn't have much choice.

Can Robots Solve Omnichannel Distributors' Identity Crisis?

July 5, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Robots might be the solution to one of the biggest challenges facing distribution centers in the omnichannel era.

Amazon's Grocery Push Is Playing Catch Up With Chinese E-Commerce Giants

June 30, 2017

The New York Times

As Amazon.com Inc looks to swallow U.S. grocery chain Whole Foods, China's tech giants are already digesting hefty bricks-and-mortar deals, taking the lead in the battle to transform supermarket shopping with big data and better supply chains.

When the Mailman Unwittingly Becomes a Drug Dealer

June 30, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Not long before Don Holman's son Garrett died from an overdose in February, he learned his 20-year-old had his drugs delivered directly to their Virginia home in the mail, in packages from foreign countries.

Bribes, Borders and Middlemen: Why India's New Tax Reform Is a Game Changer

June 30, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Seized vehicles. Bribes. Dayslong delays. Moving goods across Indian states isn't exactly easy and that's a major barrier to economic growth.

The Shale Revolution's Staggering Impact in Just One Word: Plastics

June 29, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

When new parents in Rio de Janeiro buy baby food in plastic containers, they are bringing home a little piece of the U.S. shale revolution.

Consumer Packaged Goods

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