Consumer Packaged Goods

Digital Fulfillment: A Path to Inventory Visibility

June 10, 2015

Newmine Issues Returns Assessment Program

June 9, 2015

Newmine, a global consulting firm focusing on the omnichannel retail sector, has developed the Customer Returns Assessment Program (RAP).

The Age of 'Click-and-Collect' Lockers for Home Delivery

June 9, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Automated locker technology is becoming a key aspect of the "click-and-collect" trend in e-commerce retailing. Kent Savage, chief executive officer with Apex Supply Chain Technologies, explains why the concept's time has come.

RFID Gets Renewed Focus as Enabler of Internet of Things

June 9, 2015

FierceRetailIT

An old killer app rides again. Radio frequency identification will become a key component of the Internet of Things because it bridges the physical and digital worlds, enabling the identification of objects and linking them to the internet.

Advances in Automation, Wage Hikes in China Compel Manufacturers to Consider Returning to U.S.

June 9, 2015

Wall Street Journal

Global supply chains will continue to expand in coming years, but at a slower pace than before, and in ways that follow different patterns, according to a report from Standard Chartered Bank.

HighJump Acquires Nexternal; Teams With Grizella on Carrier Monitoring

June 8, 2015

HighJump Software Inc.

HighJump Software Inc., a vendor of supply-chain management applications, has acquired Nexternal, a cloud-based electronic commerce platform provider.

CIPS Partners With Procurious on Social Media

June 8, 2015

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) is partnering with Procurious, an online business network for procurement and supply-chain professionals, to form a social media knowledge initiative.

When It Comes to Public Safety, There Are No 'Small' Recalls

June 8, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The recall of a single spice can have huge ramifications for food safety.

Optimizing the Omnichannel Supply Chain

June 8, 2015

Burton White, VP Industry Supply Chains, Chainalytics

Epicor Issues Update of Product-Packaging Software

June 5, 2015

Epicor Software Corp.

Epicor Software Corp. has made generally available its latest version of product-packaging software known as Epicor AVP.

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.