Consumer Packaged Goods

Electronics Components Distributor Automates Trade Compliance as Global Sales Grow

August 7, 2019

Challenge: A distributor of industrial automation products, electronic parts and electro-mechanical components had a manual and unreliable export-compliance process that slowed shipments.

The SCB Podcast

Podcast | Three Issues Plaguing the Retail Supply Chain — and How to Solve Them

August 2, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Ever-growing complexity and volatility are the unfortunate hallmarks of the modern-day consumer packaged goods supply chain. How can retailers cope?

Video

Q&A | Parcel Shipping Undergoes a Transformation

July 29, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

The character and definition of parcel shipping is undergoing significant change, driven by e-commerce and the demands of the omnichannel, says Ken Fleming, president and chief supply officer of Logistyx.

Too Hot or Too Wet, Europe’s Consumer Giants See Weather Hit

July 25, 2019

Bloomberg

Just as a second summer heat wave grips Europe, companies across the region are lining up to blame soggy weather earlier in the year for hitting their performance.

Machine Learning in Supply Chain: A Story About a Man and a Dog

July 18, 2019

QAD DynaSys

Video

Q&A | Introducing the 'Personal Supply Chain'

July 16, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Welcome to the age of the "personal supply chain," a necessary response to the growing demands of consumers and the requirements of e-commerce.

The World’s 2-Billion-Ton Trash Problem Just Got More Alarming

July 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Governments across Asia are saying no to trash imports, which for decades fed mills that recycled waste plastic.

The Increased Importance of Integrating Agile Postponement and Product Packaging Customization Among Consumer Goods Supply Networks

July 12, 2019

Nulogy Corporation

Verst Logistics Case Study

July 12, 2019

Nulogy Corporation

Good Data Optimizes the Last Mile of Small Parcel Shipping

July 9, 2019

US Bank

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.