Consumer Packaged Goods

Retailers Are Haunted By 'The Ghost Economy'

July 17, 2015

It's enough to scare the daylights out of retailers: $1.75tr in lost revenue due to overstocks, out-of-stocks and preventable returns. Welcome to "The Ghost Economy."

2015 Expected to See Worldwide E-commerce Sales of $1.7 Trillion

July 16, 2015

Juniper Research

New data from Juniper Research has revealed that global e-retail sales are expected to reach $1.7tr this year, up by more than 17 percent on 2014's total. It argued that while recent growth had been buoyed by factors such as public Wi-Fi deployments and 4G rollout, in the medium term sales would receive a strong fillip from the trend of social media companies to act as direct sales platforms.

Recognizing the Value in the Billing Process

July 15, 2015

Sean Smalley, Enterprise Account Executive, Billtrust

Secrets of Supply-Chain Segmentation

July 15, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

What is supply-chain segmentation? How can it help companies to better manage the flow of product and services, both upstream from suppliers and downstream to customers? Jennifer Loveland, research director of Gartner, has some answers.

North American Chemical Industry Experiencing Once-in-a-Generation Renaissance

July 15, 2015

BCG

The growth rate of the large and diverse chemical industry in North America tends to track GDP, but a confluence of factors is expected to accelerate the industry's growth relative to the overall economy during the next five to ten years. By the end of this period, the U.S. - representing more than 80 percent of the North American chemical market - will be a larger net exporter of chemicals than it is today.

The Role of Contract Packaging in a Customized Supply Chain

July 14, 2015

Jason Tham, CEO, Nulogy Corporation

Port of Oakland Testing Sensors at Terminal Gates

July 14, 2015

Port of Oakland

The Port of Oakland is testing Bluetooth sensors to measure wait times for harbor truckers at its maritime terminal gates.

It's Important to Recognize Magnitude of Coming Congestion Crisis - and Its Impact on the Supply Chain

July 13, 2015

Harvard Business Review

Longer commute times are just one sign that congestion is creeping into our lives, and clogging the supply chain.

You Mean All the Hoopla Over the Internet of Things Actually Underestimates Its Impact on Retail?

July 13, 2015

FierceRetailIT

Could it be that the Internet of Things is actually under-hyped? Yes - it could have a total economic impact between $3.9tr and $11tr a year by 2025, including $410bn to $1.2tr per year in retail environments.

Supply-Chain Alignment: Finding Meaning in a Buzzword

July 13, 2015

What is this thing called supply-chain alignment?

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.