Consumer Packaged Goods

At Tesla’s Factory, Building the Car of the Future Has Painful and Permanent Consequences for Workers

February 12, 2018

Tesla wants to change the world by selling eco-friendly electric vehicles to the masses. But some of the workers laboring to build that dream have been hurt along the way.

Practical Tips to Improve Demand Planning

February 9, 2018

Logility

Come for the Food, Stay to Buy Clothes? To Attract Shoppers, More Retailers Add Restaurants to Their Stores

February 9, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Retailer Mark Werts was dining in a Hong Kong restaurant a few years ago when he noticed most people were doing more than chewing.

Innovations in Last-Mile Delivery

February 8, 2018

Robert Bowman, Managing Editor, SupplyChainBrain

Forest Defenders Killed After Confronting Illegal Loggers, Says Latest Report in Recent Trend

February 8, 2018

The Guardian

Soldiers in an area of north-eastern Cambodia where illicit logging and smuggling are rife are reported to have killed a forest protection ranger, a military police officer and a conservation worker in apparent retaliation for their seizure of equipment from illegal loggers, officials have said.

Direct to Consumer Enablement for Retail Success

February 7, 2018

Amber Road

Survival Strategies for Brands and Traditional Retailers

February 7, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

This just in: People are still shopping in physical stores.

Excelling in the Changing World of Contract Manufacturing

February 7, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

At Jabil, a highly diversified contract manufacturer, today's challenges aren't so different from most companies. Customers want visibility and flexibility in the supply chain.

Traditional Retailers Struggling? It’s Not All Amazon’s Fault.

February 6, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

If you want an explanation of why brick-and-mortar retailers are struggling today, industry observers say, look no further than Amazon. But there’s more to the picture than that.

Q&A: What We Have Here Is a Failure to Collaborate

February 6, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

A survey by 3M Company finds a large number of suppliers holding back from engaging in true collaboration with buyers, due to a lack of openness and customer incentives.

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.