Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Procter & Gamble (P&G) , the American multinational consumer goods corporation, is continuing to invest in digital transformation, focusing specifically on the supply chain, retail execution, and environmental sustainability. The data show Canadian exports to China also reached a historic high of $27.9

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Enterra Insights

JULY 14, 2020

The staff at Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) writes, “Just five short months ago, the consumer goods industry was focused on building a supply chain to support the omnichannel era, focusing on four key areas: demand planning, fulfillment, manufacturing, and last-mile delivery. The changing retail landscape.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2018

List Number One: On July 6, 2018 , the first list was introduced and is comprised of 818 products with a total import value of $34 billion. These impacted goods are subject to a 25% increase upon arrival into the U.S. These impacted goods are subject to a 25% increase upon arrival into the U.S. Motor vehicles and motorcycles.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2018

.”[4] My company, Enterra Solutions®, is heavily involved in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector. Bowman explains, “The consumer-goods sector is growing more complex and harder to predict than ever before. Teh, “ Transforming Supply Chain And Logistics With AI ,” Inc42 , 16 September 2018. [5]

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Alloy

AUGUST 10, 2021

For consumer goods brands, launching into new stores provides major opportunities, but also comes with major risks. In fact, 74% of consumers switched brands last year due to lack of product availability. How native partnered with Alloy unlock Target retail data & grow sales (Consumer Goods Technology).

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PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A perennial top industry issue, the driver shortage ranked as the industry’s top concern for the second consecutive year in 2018, according to ATRI. during the same period in 2018, and a 3.1% in the second quarter of 2019, but beat expectations thanks to strong consumer spending, CNBC reports. economy expanded by 2.1%

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 26, 2017

This is a lesson the consumer goods industry learned decades ago because of a highly competitive market and varied product portfolio. Product failure rate is high across industry, in some cases, up to 80%, in large part because manufacturers don't consistently take the time to understand customer needs at the front end of innovation.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Like many other consumer product companies, Necco was heavily reliant on retailers to sell all items in their portfolio. Which brings us to the Sweethearts deal where, in July of 2018, the Spangler Company (who make Dum Dum lollipops and Circus Peanuts) snapped up the company for $18.83 billion) and 80% in Q1 2018 ($3.2

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Consumer Goods Logistics

MARCH 15, 2018

As the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continue to experience record-setting growth, the entire Southern California logistics industry is in full “boom” mode. And, it’s not just Los Angeles and Orange Counties that are benefiting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

California, which depends on trucks to move billions of dollars worth of consumer goods, manufacturing parts and agricultural products each year, aims to replace more than 30,000 heavily-polluting trucks with clean-energy vehicles by 2035. By 2018, Embark had raised about $47 million in funding and was valued at $5.2

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 24, 2017

A recent article suggests that, by 2018, only 30 percent of manufacturers investing in digital transformation will be able to maximize the outcome. This is a universal shift that affects businesses up and down the supply chain, even manufacturers that don’t produce consumer goods. Possibly not. This is concerning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

The 100+ Accelerator was launched in 2018 as a global incubator program to help solve supply chain challenges across water stewardship, circular economy, sustainable agriculture, and climate action. Increased demand for consumer goods, especially as the pandemic has lingered on, are exacerbating the capacity crunch.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 30, 2018

While most leaders early to the subject think of risk as mitigation of events (in Figure 1 we share the most disruptive events from the period of 2013-2018), event mitigation is the easy part of risk management. With consumer goods companies increasing item complexity on the item master by 30-40%, this is a never-ending cycle.

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SupplyPike

JUNE 15, 2020

Types of Consumer Goods. Consumer goods are items meant to be consumed every day. There are two types of consumer goods: fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and slow-moving consumer goods (SMCG). This, in turn, establishes the turnover of goods.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 26, 2018

“As logistics becomes the backbone of every industry like retail, e-commerce, consumer goods, and healthcare,” writes Nahata, “the business world today is aligning its strategies with respect to the ongoing and upcoming logistics trends, such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 5, 2018

At the Supply Chain Global Summit 2018 , Francois discussed the impact of digitalization, Industry 4.0, With eight distribution channels, L’Oréal believes they operate a complex global supply chain within the peer group of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). Growing Pains. Supply Chain Index.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2019

According to the staff at Supply & Demand Chain Executive , “A new report from Resilinc reveals that global risks increased throughout 2018, with geopolitical conflicts posing some of the most potentially costly and disruptive supply chain impacts.”[1] Unfortunately, taking a knee is not an option. ” 10. Footnotes. [1]

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JDA software

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Counterfeit consumer goods now total at a global value of $1.77 Understandably, these knock offs are creating some significant trust issues between retailers and their consumers, and , retailers and manufacturers. Ready for a shocking stat? trillion a year. Ready for some more numbers? What’s kicking luxury shoe sales?

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

Current volumes are comparable to 2018 and 2019 levels but are well below 2021 and 2022 levels. As we head into Q2, f reight volumes in the $83 billion LTL market are down, yet profitability per-shipment is up. Volumes, Rejections, and Rates Volumes had a few dips throughout the quarter, but have otherwise remained relatively flat.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As an email I received from Consumer Goods Technology stated, “Insights are only valuable when they are being used to support decision-making and drive decisive action. 4] Corsair’s Publishing, “ Why Decision Science Is Probably More Important To Your Organization Than Data Science ,” Comprehension 360, 17 December 2018. [5]

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Supply Chain Insights

AUGUST 11, 2017

The talk of what artificial intelligence can do is now what AI IS doing; and consumer products manufacturers are quick to grasp the value proposition for their own consumer engagement and trade channel initiatives. Watch for our 2018 Trade Promotion Vendor Technology Study to be released in mid-October. Great job, folks!

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Enterra Insights

MAY 22, 2018

Banker explains, “In addition to doing forecasting based on historical sales, consumer goods companies leverage other data sets such as their retail customer’s point of sale, recent shipments of products from their warehouses to their stores, the retailer’s orders, syndicated data, and store inventory.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Is doing good, good for business? She states, “Now, what about those consumer goods companies — the ones who make those products we love like coffee and chocolate? Consumer goods companies that perform best on total societal impact see an 11 percent valuation premium.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2019

Personalized consumer goods, next generation drug therapies and fair-trade compliant supply chains to name a few cases where supply chains can be a differentiator. ” Supply Chain Digital , 29 December 2018. [3] 6] Staff, “ The Coming Evolution of the Digital Supply Chain ,” Land Link, 12 April 2018.

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Provenance

DECEMBER 17, 2018

” –The Consumer Goods Forum & Futerra Report, 2018. These intimate half-day workshops will be held at Somerset House and will be segmented by industry for those wanting to learn and develop a strategy for transparency – helping to future-proof your business plan.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

by the end of 2018. Currently, there are more than 500,000 over-the-road drivers delivering goods across the U.S. Implications for other industries Demand for consumer goods continues to experience aggregate growth, and with it industrial output. Why are shipping costs growing? Diesel prices recently reached $3.28

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

MHS Global has grown rapidly over the last few years, partially due to a string of acquisitions including that of Atronix in 2017; VanRiet, A2i, and OCM in 2018; and eMotion Controls in 2020. From an industry perspective, the company is focused on fashion and apparel, grocery, and industrial and consumer goods. Lee Partners.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

To put this in perspective, 2018 is the first year since 2006 in which driver shortage is the primary concern of the industry. The chart below (courtesy of Peter Boockvar ) illustrates historical truck transport cost and consumer goods cost movement. The white line is consumer goods, minus food and energy.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Russell Redman reports a 2018 survey by Valassis found, “Consumers are more likely to buy from grocery retailers that reward their loyalty with personalized offers or discounts (83%) and make them feel like a valued customer (67%).”[4] ” Footnotes. [1]

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Counterfeit consumer goods now total at a global value of $1.77 Understandably, these knock offs are creating some significant trust issues between retailers and their consumers, and , retailers and manufacturers. Ready for a shocking stat? trillion a year. Ready for some more numbers? What’s kicking luxury shoe sales?

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 9, 2022

6] Srini Bharadaway, “Machine learning gives organizations a leg-up on predictive analytics,” Information Management, 22 January 2018 (out of print). [7] 9] Mike Hulbert, “ 5 Ways Predictive AI Can Keep CG Supply Chains Flowing ,” Consumer Goods Technology, 12 May 2021.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 18, 2018

And in July 2018, Seattle imposed the first U.S. To ensure that it’s not just lone companies that are taking up the cause, As You Sow launched an international coalition of investors to engage publicly traded consumer goods companies on the threat posed by plastic waste and pollution. Portland, Ore., and San Francisco.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Since the outbreak of SARS in 2003, the last major epidemic to hit China, the country has become even more important as a source of key components and materials as well as finished consumer goods. China ’ s economy has grown in leaps and bounds from roughly 4% of world GDP in 2003 to 1 6% today.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Consider the demands placed on retailers, hotels, restaurants, and the stadiums themselves as they attempt to meet the very specific, time-sensitive demands of millions of tired, hungry, thirsty consumers. According to FIFA, a staggering 3.572 billon people watched the 2018 World Cup Russia, with 1.12

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Consumer Goods Logistics

JANUARY 11, 2019

Here's a look back on some of the prominent accomplishments at Kane Is Able in 2018. As a new year begins, we wanted to reflect briefly on the year just passed.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

At the same time, consumer-goods producers including Procter & Gamble Co. ” Mobile Modular, 8 May 2018. [5] These benefits saw Jim Hagemann Snabe, chairman of the world’s largest shipping line, A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, refer to foldable containers as the ‘dream of the shipping industry’ last year.

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Provenance

MAY 13, 2019

Why we find this interesting: Whilst Adidas, Reebok and Patagonia were top of the index (equal on 64%), the greatest improvement since 2018 came from Dior, Sainsbury’s and Nike. See how all 200 brands scored here.

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