Consumer Packaged Goods

Consumer Goods Manufacturing Focuses on S&OP

January 17, 2019

Challenge: A company needed to leverage supply chain and sales and operation planning (S&OP) processes to increase efficiency across its expanding product portfolio — and become a top supplier to its customers.

Getting to S&OP Success

January 16, 2019

Logility

Sustainable Palm Oil Isn’t Hard to Find. But No One Buys It.

January 15, 2019

Bloomberg

The world’s biggest growers of palm oil say they’re stepping up efforts to produce the contentious commodity more sustainably, but consumers are unwilling to pay.

America's Biggest Grocery Chain Is Bracing for a Recession

January 15, 2019

Bloomberg

America’s biggest supermarket chain is seeing signs that U.S. shoppers are getting nervous about the future.

As FDA Shutdown Drags On, Supply Chain Risk Grows

January 14, 2019

Bloomberg

Four weeks into the federal government shutdown, a new worry has emerged: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s food-safety inspections.

The Latest Tech Won’t Save Stores Failing Retail 101

January 14, 2019

Bloomberg

About 37,000 retail-industry professionals are coming together this week to “revolutionize” the shopping experience with virtual reality, artificial intelligence and more.

U.S. Firm Building 'Cannabis Superhighway' Is Looking to Canada

January 11, 2019

Bloomberg

MJIC says its superhighway will create the infrastructure to legally transport, distribute and sell marijuana amid a thicket of regulations that hamper the industry supply chain.

Amazon Delivery: Should Shipping and Fulfillment Businesses Be Worried?

January 10, 2019

Jake Rheude, SCB Contributor

It seems that every year we can expect Amazon to test a new delivery service.

Asia's Richest Man Wants to Take on Amazon in India. Here’s How.

Rivals Amazon and Walmart Team Up to Fight New E-Commerce Regulations

January 9, 2019

Bloomberg

The bitter rivals have come together in India to lobby the government on regulations that threaten to dampen their expansion ambitions.

Kroger, Microsoft Are Building the Grocery Store of the Future

January 9, 2019

Bloomberg

Kroger and Microsoft are joining forces to bring the ease of online shopping to brick-and-mortar grocery stores.

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.