Consumer Packaged Goods

Update Your Automobile While You Sleep?

September 12, 2016

New York Times

Tired of your vehicle and its aging, limited features? Don't trade it in just yet. Download new software instead.

Unlock the Value of Your Supply Chain Through Embedded Analytics

September 9, 2016

OpenText

Is your Business Network Optimized for the Digital World?

September 9, 2016

OpenText

Symphony EYC Teams With The Partnering Group on Joint Business Planning

September 9, 2016

Symphony EYC

Symphony EYC, a provider of software and services for retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers, has joined with The Partnering Group, a global consultancy serving retail and consumer products companies, in developing an automated Joint Business Planning (JBP) Workbench.

DHL Supply Chain Rolls Out Vision-Picking Program in U.S., U.K., Netherlands

September 9, 2016

DHL Supply Chain

DHL Supply Chain is rolling out the next phase of its Vision Picking Program, following a successful trial of the augmented reality technology in the Netherlands.

Best Practices for E-Commerce Shipments to Canada

September 9, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The boom in e-commerce is a global phenomenon, but each country has its own unique requirements for ensuring the smooth flow of shipments to the buyer.

Hanjin Bankruptcy Proves Need to Have Risk Management Strategy in Place

September 7, 2016

Industry Week

The recent bankruptcy of Hanjin container line clearly illustrates some of the risks involved in the global supply chain today. As The Guardian reports, "the bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world into confusion, with giant container ships marooned and merchants worrying whether hundreds of tons of goods being carried by the South Korean company will reach shelves."

Logility Acquires Integration Systems Developer AdapChain

September 6, 2016

Logility Inc.

Logility Inc., a provider of supply-chain optimization and retail-planning applications, has acquired AdapChain.

Before Employing BI Tools, Decide First How to Use Their Output

September 1, 2016

American Shipper

Business intelligence tools allow a company to parse through its data to find the bits most important to its operations. Maybe that means figuring out which carrier is letting it down (or conversely, for a carrier to see if a shipper is unprofitable for it to serve). Maybe it just means going through visibility data to determine whether a perceived chokepoint is actually a problem.

RFID Technology Tracks Return of Rented Moving Equipment

August 31, 2016

RFID Journal

For the past four years, VarodaRent, a Dutch company that provides containers and other moving equipment on a rental basis, has been using radio frequency identification technology to track the movements of its boxes, containers and other assets as they are automatically sent to customers and then returned.

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.