Consumer Packaged Goods

A leading electronic components distributor, now offering logistics and supply chain management services, argues that the industry is too specialized for 3PLs with only general expertise.

Elizabeth Arden's Logistics Makeover More than Skin-Deep

April 1, 2006

Thomas A. Foster

One of the world's leading beauty products companies achieves the sweet smell of success with the help of a major face-lift of its logistics operations.

Your Supplier Is Cheap But Unreliable. Now What Do You Do?

March 1, 2006

Thomas A. Foster, Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

Companies are quick to capture savings by sourcing from low-cost countries, but they can come to regret the move if they fail to understand the risks of working with unknown and difficult-to-manage suppliers.

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.