Consumer Packaged Goods

Q&A | Why the Reshoring of U.S. Manufacturing Hasn’t Taken Off

October 12, 2018

Higher labor costs in China and political pressures were supposed to drive U.S. manufacturers to bring production home. We’re still waiting for that to happen.

Podcast | How to Keep Social Media From Wrecking Your Business

October 12, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

If you’re a business selling to the public, social media is a must. But it can also kill you.

Eight Methods That Improve Forecasting Accuracy

October 11, 2018

Logility

Trump's New Chinese Tariffs Are Hitting Dollar Tree Stores

October 9, 2018

Fortune

President Donald Trump’s new 10-percent tariff on Chinese imports is impacting low- and middle-income customers somewhere you might not expect.

Unilever Tops List of Food and Drink Firms Tackling Forced Labor

October 4, 2018

Reuters

Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever topped a new list ranking how well food and drink companies tackle the risk of forced labor in their supply chains, ahead of Kellogg Company and Coca-Cola.

E-Commerce Fulfillment: The Golden Age or Nuclear Age?

Podcast | How to Build Your Brand on Amazon — and Survive

Consumer brands need Amazon.com. But how can they avoid being devoured by it?

September 28, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Consumer brands need Amazon.com. But how can they avoid being devoured by it?

Here Are This Year’s Top 15 Supply Chains in Europe

Gartner Inc. has released the findings from its annual European Supply Chain Top 15, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices.

September 27, 2018

Gartner

Gartner Inc. has released the findings from its annual European Supply Chain Top 15, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices.

Amazon Could Open 3,000 Cashierless Stores by 2021

Amazon.com Inc. is considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new AmazonGo cashierless stores in the next few years, according to people familiar with the matter, an aggressive and costly expansion that would threaten convenience chains such as 7-Eleven Inc., quick-service sandwich shops such as Subway and Panera Bread, and mom-and-pop pizzerias and taco trucks.

September 20, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Parcel Fulfillment Forum Boasts Leg-Up Strategies for the Amazon Age

Blue bins choking on Amazon cardboard are a sign of the times.

September 19, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

Blue bins choking on Amazon cardboard are a sign of the times.

Too Important to Fail

How to Ensure Improvement Projects Drive Sustained Success

September 18, 2018

Oliver Wight

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.