Consumer Packaged Goods

Companies Add Fewest U.S. Workers in Nearly a Year

October 11, 2017

Companies added the fewest number of workers in nearly a year in September, reflecting a hit to the U.S. job market from hurricanes Harvey and Irma, according to new data from the ADP Research Institute in Roseland, New Jersey.

Opinion: Machine Learning in the Digital Supply Chain Isn't New

October 10, 2017

Steve Banker, ARC Advisory Group, Forbes contributor

Machine learning has become hot this year and suppliers are investing research and development into using machine learning in the supply chain.

Amazon Ordered to Pay Nearly $300M in Back Taxes

October 10, 2017

The Washington Post

Amazon.com must pay nearly $300m in back taxes to Luxembourg, European authorities say after concluding that the tech giant had benefited from an illegal tax arrangement dating to 2003.

Euro Factories Add Jobs in Struggle to Keep Up With Orders

October 9, 2017

Industryweek

Euro-area factories are scrambling to add staff as burgeoning orders stretch capacity.

Why It's Important to Become Your Carrier's 'Preferred Shipper'

October 9, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

If you thought the act of purchasing transportation was as simple as paying a carrier to haul your freight - well, think again.

Moving Beyond Compliance to Create an Efficient Supplier Network

October 6, 2017

TrueCommerce

Meet the New U.S. Entrepreneurs Farming Seaweed for Food and Fuel

October 6, 2017

The Guardian

Michael Graham reaches into a bright blue tub of bubbling water and pulls out a handful of a dark brown curly substance. It's slippery to the touch, smells like the sea, and tastes a bit like salty kale.

U.S. Auto Makers Step Up Plans for Electric Vehicles

October 6, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Detroit's largest auto makers ramped up plans for electric vehicles in coming years, the latest push from traditional car companies to respond to tougher emissions regulations and the prospect that some markets across the globe could eventually ban internal combustion engines powered with fossil fuels.

Data Center Spending Is Off the Charts This Year

October 5, 2017

Fortune

Investment in U.S. data centers grew to $18.2bn in the first half of this year, more than double the amount spent in all of 2016, according to a new report. The total includes money spent on building or buying data centers.

U.S. Manufacturing Expands at Fastest Pace in 13 Years

October 5, 2017

Industryweek

Powered by robust order growth and healthy production, American manufacturing expanded last month at the fastest pace in 13 years, figures from the Institute for Supply Management showed on Oct. 2.

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.