Consumer Packaged Goods

DHS Warns Industrial Control Systems Face More Cyber Threats

June 7, 2016

The threat of more cyber attacks is very real, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

ERP Is Must-Have, But Should It Be On-Premise, Cloud or Hybrid?

June 6, 2016

Enterprise resource planning software is a must-have for manufacturers today. The business management software system, usually consisting of a number of integrated applications, is ubiquitous across the manufacturing arena and many other business verticals. Until fairly recently this software was almost always held on-premise, using servers on-site. But the growth of the cloud and cloud-hosted software solutions in general has had its effect on ERP, and most large vendors (and many smaller ones too) now offer ERP solutions in a variety of deployment options, including on-premises, cloud, and hybrid (a combination of both).

Clean Energy Could Reduce Cost of Desalination Process

June 3, 2016

Environmental Leader

Desalination is typically an energy-intensive - and thus expensive - way to produce freshwater, which is one of the reasons it has been slow to take off as a widespread solution to water shortages.

Southeast Asian E-Commerce Market Zooms, But Region's Airfreight Capability Lags

June 3, 2016

Air Cargo World

Although a new study by Google and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek projects the Southeast Asian e-commerce market to reach $200bn by 2025, the region's air cargo capabilities remain underdeveloped, according to Cainiao, the logistics unit of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

Eradicating Slavery From Supply Chains, Part 2

June 3, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Struggling to determine whether there's forced labor lurking in your supply chain? There are some new tools available to help you do it.

To Be Proactive to Consumer Demand, Electronics Supply Chain Needs Big Data Strategy

June 2, 2016

EBN

Perhaps no industry deals with volatility in consumer demand quite as much as consumer electronics.

Retailers Try to 'Save the Sale' Only 7 Percent of the Time, Study Shows

June 2, 2016

Kibo

Retailers can no longer wait to adopt BOPIS - the ability to buy online, pick up in store - according to a report from Kibo, a cloud-based omnichannel commerce platform provider. But a small percentage, only percent 7 percent, act to ensure that a sale is made.

TrueCommerce Enables E-Store Integration

June 1, 2016

TrueCommerce

TrueCommerce has integrated the Nexternal Omnichannel Commerce Platform into the TrueCommerce Global Commerce Network.

360pi Launches Project GamePlan for Retailers and Brands

May 31, 2016

360pi

360pi, a provider of applications for product intelligence, has launched Project GamePlan.

NeoGrid Issues On-Shelf Availability App for North America

May 27, 2016

NeoGrid

NeoGrid has released its On-Shelf Availability (OSA) application for North America.

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.