Consumer Packaged Goods

What Would Happen If Amazon Brought 50,000 Workers to Your City? Ask Seattle

November 7, 2017

Amazon.com has driven an economic boom in Seattle, bestowing more than 40,000 jobs upon a city known for Starbucks coffee and Seahawks fandom. Its growth remade a neglected industrial swath north of downtown into a hub of young workers and fixed the region, along with Microsoft before it, as a premier locale for the Internet economy outside Silicon Valley.

U.S. Trade Gap Widens As Imports Increase

November 6, 2017

Industryweek

The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit widened to a four-month high as imports rose for the first time since April, according to the Commerce Department. The report also showed inventories increased at wholesalers and fell at retailers.

In Talks Over Nafta 2.0, IP Concerns Step to the Fore

November 6, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Physical products are important, but one of the biggest stumbling blocks to a revised North American Free Trade Agreement could be something that you can't hold in your hands.

Discounts, Guarantees and the Search for 'Good' Genes: The Booming Fertility Business

November 3, 2017

The Washington Post

When Julie Schlomer got the news that she was finally pregnant at the age of 43, her thoughts turned to the other mothers. There were three of them in all, complete strangers, but they shared an extraordinary bond made possible by 21st-century medicine and marketing: They were all carrying half-siblings.

Footwear Manufacturer Increases Fill Rates 10 to 15 Percent With Supplier Collaboration

November 2, 2017

Challenge: An athletic footwear brand needed quicker access to supplier information and share purchase order information with several hundred vendors and factories. Since each order involved vendor collaboration, multiple tasks and the need to work with internal departments and global partners, a formalized PO process and centralized platform was needed to comprehensively track orders and shipments.

International Association Launches New Air Cargo Rating Platform

November 2, 2017

Air Cargo World

Before making dinner plans, it's become commonplace to vet restaurants via Yelp. Why shouldn't we do the same when it comes to airfreight?

Extreme Weather Knocks Global Wine Production to 50-Year Low

November 2, 2017

Supply Management

Global wine production is set fall this year to its lowest level since 1961 after extreme weather caused damage to vineyards in western Europe - the world's largest wine-growing area.

Wildfires Scorched Marijuana Crops, Complicating Rollout of Legal Sales

October 30, 2017

The Washington Post

The deadly wildfires that ravaged communities and wineries in Northern California also severely damaged numerous marijuana farms, just before the state is expected to fully legalize the drug, in a disaster that could have far-reaching implications for a nascent industry.

Online Shoppers Want Fast Delivery - But Still Aren't Willing to Pay for It

October 30, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

More and more online shoppers want their stuff fast. But the economics of making that happen haven't changed.

How to Digitalize Your Supply Chain in Five Steps

October 27, 2017

Industryweek

As the leadership team at a consumer products company debated its digital strategy, two opposing views emerged. To stay competitive, some argued, the company needed to invest several hundred million dollars to automate its existing network of large regional plants.

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.