Consumer Packaged Goods

ModusLink Offers New Capabilities for E-Commerce

May 22, 2015

ModusLink Global Solutions Inc. has added a number of capabilities to its menu of software and services in support of electronic commerce.

How Companies Can Create Ethical Supply Chains

May 22, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Creating an ethical supply chain is clearly the right thing to do. But it can also help companies to cut costs and boost profits.

Profit From a Smarter Supply Chain

May 21, 2015

Keith Phillips, President & CEO, Voxware

Ryder Canada Extends Preferred Lender Pact With CIT Group

May 20, 2015

Ryder System Inc.

Ryder System Inc. has extended its U.S. preferred lender agreement with CIT Group Inc., a provider of commercial lending and leasing services, to include Ryder customers in Canada.

Leadership in a Multi-generational Workforce

May 20, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Today's workforce consists of Baby Boomers hanging on to their jobs, Gen Xers growing impatient to move up, and Millennials expecting to leapfrog their way to the top. Generations expert Hannah Ubl of BridgeWorks offers tips for leaders who must manage this potentially combustible mix.

Surviving in the World of Extreme Supply Chains

May 18, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with Steve Geary, president of Supply Chain Visions.

Four Crises Plaguing Latin American Logistics

May 15, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

We're still waiting for many of the emerging markets of Latin America to emerge. What's holding them back?

Managing an Aging Warehouse Workforce

May 15, 2015

Dr. Volker Schmitz, President, Schmalz Inc.

SPS Commerce Debuts Commerce Platform for Omnichannel

May 13, 2015

SPS Commerce Inc.

SPS Commerce Inc., a provider of software in the cloud for retail operations, has created SPS Commerce Platform.

UK Retailer Moves Toward RFID-Tagging 100 Percent of All Goods in Its Supply Chain

May 13, 2015

RFID Journal

Global retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is expanding its use of EPC ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID technology at most of its stores, from 80 percent of its general merchandise toward a goal of tagging 100 percent of goods within the next two years.

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.