Consumer Packaged Goods

America’s Love for Cheap Drugs Has a Hidden Cost

An investigation into the generic-drug industry shows reason to doubt the data meant to prove safety and effectiveness

January 29, 2019

Concerns about quality control and data integrity have focused on companies in India and China, where more and more ingredients used in medicine for the U.S. are being made. But those concerns aren’t limited to overseas factories, according to a year-long investigation into FDA’s regulation of the generic-drug industry.

The ‘Amazon for Brexit’ Is Helping Britons Stockpile

January 28, 2019

Bloomberg

From peanut butter to baked beans to the once-banned spirit absinthe: This online shopping service has everything Britons need to survive a no-deal Brexit, in four clicks.

The Top Three Priorities for Manufacturing Companies in 2019

January 24, 2019

Katie Vazeos, SCB Contributor

Manufacturing companies are hoping to continue their revenue growth in 2019 by focusing on three key areas.

Corporate America Is Getting Ready to Face Climate Risk

January 23, 2019

Bloomberg

As the Trump administration rolls back rules meant to curb global warming, new disclosures show that the country’s largest companies are already bracing for its effects: disrupted supply chains, disabled operations — and new ways to make money.

The Great Brexit Stockpile: How Corporate Britain Is Bracing for No Deal

January 21, 2019

Bloomberg

Brexit is unlikely to feature in the annals of military history, but Britain is getting a taste of wartime stockpiling again.

SAP – Network of Digital Twins

January 21, 2019

SAP

SAP – IDC Infobrief – Understanding The Digital Supply Chain of ONE

January 21, 2019

SAP

SAP – IDC Research Paper – The Strategic Imperative of the Agile Supply Chain

January 21, 2019

SAP

When It Comes to Soy, the Trade Truce Is Working in China’s Favor

January 18, 2019

Bloomberg

China has managed to generate goodwill for the U.S. trade talks, while also lowering the premium for soy from Brazil — its other major supplier.

Consumer Goods Manufacturing Focuses on S&OP

January 17, 2019

Logility

Challenge: A company needed to leverage supply chain and sales and operation planning (S&OP) processes to increase efficiency across its expanding product portfolio — and become a top supplier to its customers.

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.