Consumer Packaged Goods

Fifth of Large Food Manufacturers Surveyed Know Little or Nothing About Their Suppliers

February 18, 2016

Food manufacturers across the globe have admitted failing to put in place basic safeguards to protect vulnerable workers in their supply chains - almost one year on from laws to stop slavery, child labor and unethical working practices.

Long-Term Transportation Management Partnership Saves Client Millions

February 17, 2016

Challenge: Wide transportation footprint; Different ERP systems across multiple platforms; Gaps in existing transportation network; Maintain core competency of steel-making/processing; Maintain quality/safety culture; Consolidating transportation metric source data

Most Customers Will Bolt Retailers Who Can't Fulfill Online Needs, Study Sales

February 17, 2016

Kibo

Digital services are now expected as standard by consumers, with retailers needing to adapt or risk their losing business altogether, according to a report from Kibo, a cloud-based omnichannel platform.

TPP: A New Era of Trade, or the Monster Spawn of Nafta?

February 16, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Can we predict the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by examining the track record of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta)? Well, maybe.

Worldwide Office Stationery Market to Top $2Bn by 2019, Study Suggests

February 12, 2016

Technavio

The global office stationery and supply market is likely to exceed $2bn by 2019 as the developed markets for office stationery and supply products are growing at a very high rate. These markets include the U.S., the UK, Germany, Canada, France and Japan. Major growth is also expected from developing markets like China, Brazil, South Korea and India.

U.S. Expected to See Retail Imports Grow 4.5 Percent in First Half of 2016

February 11, 2016

NRF

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to decline year-over-year for the next few months, but the first half of the year should still amount to a 4.5-percent increase compared with the same period last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Integrated Planning and Control

February 11, 2016

Oliver Wight

Damco Unveils Service for E-Commerce Logistics in China

February 10, 2016

Damco

Damco has launched a one-stop management service for electronic-commerce logistics in China.

Principia Launches Analytical Tool for Building Materials Industry

February 10, 2016

Principia Consulting

Principia Consulting has launched SupplyBuilder, an online data application for the building materials industry.

Responsible Supply Chains: Are We Willing to Pay the Price?

February 8, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, Managing Editor, SupplyChainBrain

Are consumers really willing to pay more for a product that's environmentally sustainable and socially responsible? Depends on whom you ask.

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.