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Global FMCG Supply Chain Transformed by Analytics

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

The Challenge A leading global FMCG company undertook an aggressive supply chain improvement programme across 150 markets. The objective was 100% alignment of worldwide operational activities with company strategy and objectives. Not an insignificant task!

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Integrated Supply Chain Planning – 1 Reason Why It Is Difficult

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

I then described how to achieve focus when considering global supply chain integration programmes of this type by looking at different market profiles (Integrated Supply Chain Planning – 4 Opportunities and 2 Quick Wins). And the only person who holds sway over everyone is often the global CEO. This raises the following question.

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Localising Global Route to Market Strategy is Essential in Emerging Markets

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Before we even begin to look at how to develop Route to Market (RtM) strategies and execution plans for Fast Moving Consumer Goods Companies (FMCG) in emerging markets like Africa, we need to understand and remind ourselves of a few basic principles about the emerging marketplace.

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FMCG SKU Complexity E-book: Free Download

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Sales & Marketing people routinely define SKU complexity as ‘ those items vitally important to the future of the company, the country, the global economy and possibly the planet.". Supply Chain people define SKU complexity as “what Sales and Marketing insist on to make our lives difficult.”.

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Integrated Supply Chain Planning – 4 Opportunities and 2 Quick Wins

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Given that global multinationals operate in a large number of markets and generally with a large number of distributors, the question of how to achieve focus becomes very important when considering global supply chain integration programmes of this type. The key is data exchange between the producer and their key distributors.

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Integrated Supply Chain Planning – The Number 1 Opportunity

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

One particular client is involved in a number of global projects updating its primary supply chain including implementation of a new SAP and APO platform. Bear in mind that they were already involved in a very large global project to do just this. A few months ago we set ourselves a challenge at Enchange.

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FMCG Supply Chains: Searching for the next “big thing” – it’s here!

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

I cannot list the huge number of initiatives that have taken place in the intervening years but some global supply chains are so slick that even sales people are almost impressed!

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