Consumer Packaged Goods

While Digital to Surpass Physical Formats of Recorded Music, Overall Sales Expected to Be Static Through 2020

October 30, 2015

Retail sales of recorded music will see little variation in total spending levels in the years to 2020 despite the rising interest in streaming, according to global analyst firm Ovum's latest forecasts. Spending on digital formats and services will overtake physical formats this year and go on to account for almost three-quarters of all sales in just six years.

Walmart Seeks Government OK to Begin Using Drones in Home Deliveries, Warehouse Monitoring

October 30, 2015

FierceRetail

Walmart has been privately testing drones inside facilities and is now seeking permission from federal regulators to test them outdoors for various uses, including home delivery.

Seven Methods that Improve Forecast Accuracy

October 29, 2015

Logility

FusionOps Unveils Predictive Analytics for Supply Chain

October 29, 2015

FusionOps

FusionOps has released an application providing predictive analytics for the supply chain.

How Many Jobs Will Internet of Things Eliminate - or Create?

October 29, 2015

Computerworld

After the town of Cary, N.C., installed a water meter system that automatically radios water usage to the public works department, it eliminated 10 meter-reading positions. The water resources group operates today with a smaller staff, thanks to the Internet of Things.

S&OP: Beyond the Demand/Supply Match - A Journey, Not a Destination

October 29, 2015

Logility

Taking Transportation Management to the Next Level

October 29, 2015

Deloitte and Logility

Steelwedge Unveils PlanStreaming Cloud Platform

October 28, 2015

Steelwedge

Steelwedge has launched PlanStreaming, a cloud-based software platform that allows for continuous, in-time planning across all time horizons and levels of complexity.

Most U.S. Consumers to Go Online for Holiday Shopping This Year, But They Remain Price-conscious

October 28, 2015

FierceRetail

The majority of U.S. shoppers plan to do the bulk of their holiday shopping this year online. But retailers know that not all shoppers are created equal, and new research highlights some of the differences.

What a Treat for Retailers: Consumers to Spend $6.9Bn on Halloween This Year

October 28, 2015

Los Angeles Times

Once mostly the purview of children, Halloween has grown into a major consumer holiday that now includes 18 to 34 year-old millennials and older adults who seize the opportunity for a night of escapism.

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.