Consumer Packaged Goods

Retail Shrink on Rise in U.S, Around the World, Survey Finds

November 10, 2015

Shrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud, and administrative errors, rose in the U.S. from 1.28 percent of sales in 2013-2014 to 1.97 percent during 2014-2015, based upon responses from common retail respondents who participated in Global Retail Theft Barometer surveys both years. Globally, this compares to 1.42 percent, a figure also up from the previous .94 percent average of all common retailers surveyed the previous year.

Half of Customers Who Opted to Pick Up Online Purchases in Stores Ran Into Hassles, Study Says

November 10, 2015

Wall Street Journal

"Buy online, pickup in store" has become an increasingly popular strategy for retailers looking to reduce delivery costs. But a new study reveals it isn't working as well as the store owners hope.

Understanding Your Total Cost of Ownership for Managing B2B Operations

November 9, 2015

OpenText

Sedex Launches Platform for Ethical, Sustainable Sourcing

November 9, 2015

Sedex

Sedex, a provider of services to aid buyers and suppliers in fashioning responsible and ethical supply chains, has launched Sedex Advance, a new sourcing platform.

From Minerals to Palm Oil: Another Supply-Chain 'Conflict'

November 9, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Blood diamonds. Conflict minerals. And now, conflict palm oil.

When Will the Drones Start Flying?

November 6, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Commercial delivery drones are in our future - or so we're told. What will it take to make them a reality?

Americans - Even Millennials - Prefer Paper Discount Coupons Over Digital, Study Finds

November 5, 2015

CreditCards.com

Despite all of the technology available to today's consumers, Americans still prefer paper coupons, according to a new CreditCards.com report.

Optoro Launches B2B Wholesale Marketplace

November 3, 2015

Optoro

Optoro, a platform for managing returned and excess inventory, has launched BULQ.com, a business-to-business wholesale marketplace.

McKesson Uses Big Data Analytics to Improve Patient Treatments, Business Outcomes

November 2, 2015

Wall Street Journal

Big-data analytics is a huge area for drug distributor McKesson Corp., says Kathy McElligott, the company's chief information officer.

Human-Robot Collaboration Gets Workout in a Test Warehouse

October 30, 2015

Business Week

In a mock warehouse stocked with granola bars, breakfast cereal, sponges, and other household goods, a worker plucks items from shelves and places them in a plastic bin. The bin is set atop a small wheeled robot that follows the employee’s every step like a puppy.

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.