Consumer Packaged Goods

APICS Debuts Toolkit for Supporting Women in Manufacturing

July 27, 2016

APICS, the professional association for supply-chain management, has created a new toolkit to support women in manufacturing.

GS1 Approves New Standard for Retail Product Identification

July 26, 2016

GS1

GS1 has collaborated with retail industry leaders on development and approval of the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) Management Standard.

Calculating Savings and Return for an Enterprise Transportation Optimization and Automation Solution

July 25, 2016

UltraShip TMS

IMF Casts Dim Eye on Global Growth Through 2017

July 25, 2016

American Shipper

The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its global growth projections for 2016 and 2017. It is now forecasting the global economy to increase at a 3.1 percent pace this year and 3.4 percent next year, both down 0.1 percentage points from previous projections.

Demand for E-commerce Fulfillment Center Space Outstrips Supply

July 25, 2016

MultiChannel Merchant

Continuing growth in e-commerce is fueling a tight market for distribution and fulfillment centers space, either leased, purchased or through a partner, as companies look to expand their networks to meet growing consumer demand for rapid parcel delivery.

In E-Commerce, Who Pays for 'Free' Shipping?

July 25, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

In the world of e-commerce, "free" shipping isn't really free. The question is, who pays for it?

Supply Chain Success Turns on Collaborative Partner 'Ecosystem'

July 22, 2016

EBN

Confronted with shrinking profit margins, capacity concerns and rising customer expectations, today's logistics organizations are looking for innovative ways to provide better service at a lower cost and to ultimately increase profitability and competitive advantage. This is why supply chain success extends beyond your workforce and into your partner ecosystem.

Precision Technologies Increasingly Rely on Internet of Things

July 22, 2016

CFO

If you manage factories, airlines, hospitals or farms, you probably know something about the Internet of Things. If you don't, your thoughts on the IoT may start and end with wondering why a coffeepot needs to talk to a toaster. But the fact is that the continuing development of precision technologies could dramatically transform our planet's fundamental infrastructure.

Trans-Pacific Trade May See 18,000-TEU Vessels One Day

July 22, 2016

American Shipper

Big 18,000-TEU vessels may be coming to U.S. ports after all.

Macy's, IBM to Use Artificial Intelligence to Enhance In-store Shopping Experience

July 21, 2016

Washington Post

Artificial intelligence has been widely hyped for its potential to transform a broad swath of industries, from cybersecurity to medicine. Now, we might start to get a clearer picture for how it could be used to change the way we shop.

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.