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Walmart Lowers their Shipping Requirements, but their Suppliers Still Struggle

Logistics Viewpoints

Since September of 2020, 98% has been Walmart’s OTIF requirement. Walmart is not the only big retailer with OTIF requirements, but as the world’s largest retailer, and a company with stringent requirements , Walmart’s OTIF requirements are top of mind for consumer goods companies.

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Will Consumer Goods Be Stronger from the Pandemic?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Consumer goods article and permission to publish here provided by Wouter Nederkoorn. We all know and regularly purchase Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG, often also referred to as Consumer Packaged Goods, or CPG). 2020 has seen the requirements of FCMG brands change faster than ever before.

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Supply Chain Predictions 2020: Uncertainty Demands Resilience

ToolsGroup

Against this backdrop, our 2020 predictions represent insights from across the ToolsGroup community for technology and practices that support greater supply chain resilience. We believe this sophisticated “algorithmic supply chain planning” as Gartner calls it, will start to enter mainstream adoption in 2020. I hope you enjoy the read!

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What’s Going On With Inflation of Consumer Goods in 2022?

BlueYonder

A December Labor Department report shows that the price of consumer goods increased by 6.8% To answer this question, we need to look back at what has happened over the past two years: Pent-up demand: In the first half of 2020, the world went into a deep freeze and demand fell drastically due to uncertainty and fears of COVID-19.

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Transparency in beauty & wellness: why 2020 will be a breakthrough year

Provenance

” – Consumer Goods Forum 2019. Our recommendation would be to address this as a priority in 2020. What challenges are you facing with your ambitions to be a transparent beauty business in 2020? ?? So, what’s up next for the new decade? Millennials drove brands to be purposeful, but Gen Z are demanding proof.”

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Gordon Food Services Conquers the Last Mile

Logistics Viewpoints

Over the last couple of years, as the Covid pandemic has changed the way consumers interact and shop with retailers, brands, and consumer goods companies, last mile delivery has become increasingly important. GFS began working with and went live with FarEye’s last mile delivery solution in 2020. percent over 2020.

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Happy Groundhog Day

Supply Chain Shaman

During the period of 2016-2020, we hosted quarterly events, and monthly calls, to encourage inter-operability testing between network providers and the building of open canonicals. The merger of Edgell Communications with Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) and Path to Purchase Institute had a similar outcome. I feel the pain.