Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Due to the pandemic, e-commerce growth accelerated and manufacturers’ interest in direct-to-consumer (DTC) consumer sales also increased. In the concluding part of the article, I want to look at some of the recommendations subject matter experts offer for companies looking to implement or strengthen DTC sales. ” #3.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. One of my predictions within that article is that inflation will hinder supply chain resiliency efforts. Inventory Management in a High Inflation Environment ; Clint Reiser.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 20, 2021

The staff at Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) explains, “If 2020 was a Dickens novel about consumer goods, it might be called a tale of two categories: essential and non-essential. The former saw the better of times in which the belief in their products gave consumers hope. ” #2. Concluding Thoughts.

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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. We’ve gathered some of our most popular articles and videos, so you can chart your path forward.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Because supply chain planning is undergoing something of a technological revolution, this article will focus on o9’s technology and why their CEO believes it is differentiated. If you take a big consumer goods company, you don’t need to just model products and customers,” o9’s CEO explained. What are the drivers of demand?

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 7, 2021

” He explains, “The term ‘conversational commerce’ was first used in a Medium article by Uber’s Chris Meddina in 2015. ’ It’s been half a decade since that article was published, and conversational commerce is no longer just a shiny new buzzword, but a proven technique for boosting customer loyalty and driving sales.”[5].

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QAD

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The scenario of a rail strike sheds light on the unsteadiness that has come to define today’s global supply chain, as QAD’s Stephen Dombroski wrote recently in an article in Food Logistics. According to a recent Bloomberg article , trains move about 28% of total U.S. Check out the full article in Food Logistics.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 19, 2021

With the future of consumer experiences at stake, retailers must reexamine the prevailing approaches that have defined omnichannel retail for the past decade.”[2] Most analysts agree — as I will discuss in Part 2 of this article — the retail sector will not return to business as usual. Brick-and-Mortar Retail is Recovering.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

No company in either the household non-durable (consumer goods) or the food manufacturing group beat their peer group on the balanced scorecard of growth, inventory turns, operating margin, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for 2013-2022. Which leads me to share an article that I think that every supply chain leader should read.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Journalist Lisa Terry notes that, even before the pandemic, consumer goods manufacturers were reeling from uncertainty. 7] Lisa Terry, “ Enabling a Future-Proof Supply Chain ,” Consumer Goods Technology, 31 August 2021. [8] ” Concluding Thoughts. Footnotes. [1] 2] Robert J.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2019

Also, small and nimble consumer goods companies gain power over larger and less flexible consumer products companies. Past Prediction Articles: If you want to read my past trend articles checkout the article from 2018 and 2011. Winners and Losers. These are my thoughts. I look forward to hearing from you.

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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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o9 Solutions

MAY 26, 2020

This article has also been published on Business Wire o9 Solutions today announced that LIXIL in the Americas, pioneer of water and housing products across brands including American Standard, GROHE and DXV, will deploy the next-generation AI-enabled o9 platform for demand planning.

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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. Sayed notes, “A September [2020] Fortune article estimated that nearly 100,000 businesses that shut down in 2020 are permanently out of business.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 23, 2020

Chief Supply Chain Officer article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at argentus.com. A while back, wrote an article about the Chief Supply Chain Officer – a C-suite role that has gained prominence as organizations recognize Supply Chain’s strategic potential. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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E2open

JULY 26, 2017

This article originally published in Consumer Goods Technology. Consumer Electronics. Consumer Goods. These types of advanced integrated business planning capabilities are only available to those who no longer rely on spreadsheets. Aerospace & Defense. High Technology. Industrial Manufacturing.

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DynaSys

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Retailers need to adapt and to have a very good supply chain process to support customers’ behaviors to be sure they are happy. I have recently bought 3 articles online to be delivered at home. It means they need to be able to trust their Supply Chain solution and for this period of Black Friday on a good promotion module!

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

After reading a recent article in SCM World by Kevin O’Marah, I learned that CPG companies have felt extreme upstream pressure, as he puts it. I saw in O’Marah’s article that major retailer Walmart has teamed with Google to be part of Google Express. Non-traditional online items are now being bought.

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Resilinc

MAY 17, 2022

As described in a recent Harvard Business Review article , Resilinc collaborated with the University of Maryland Supply Chain Management Center to analyze climate change supply chain risks for 100 OEMs in high tech, automotive, and consumer goods industries.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The focus of this article is on indirect distribution. Previously, I have discussed how to achieve Route to Market (RtM) Excellence by effectively using the different types of distribution, our DIME approach, and specifically Direct and Indirect distribution models in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods / Consumer Packaged Goods environment.

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RFgen

MARCH 3, 2023

However, packaging is also an important element of branding and marketing, influencing how consumers perceive the product and the brand behind it. Case Study 3: Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble is a consumer goods company that produces a wide range of household and personal care products.

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Consumer Goods Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In our last article, we looked at what shippers could do to maximize logistics outsourcing benefits. In this article, we’ll focus on the intangible benefits that you should look for to ensure positive, long-term 3PL relationships. It’s more the intangible benefits, beyond service and cost, that make the biggest impression.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 25, 2022

With a lot of the focus on the sequential planning process and planning capability in traditional IBP, it is good to remember that the early pioneers always designed IBP (S&OP back then) as an executive decision -making forum. So, at the core, IBP must improve decision making. Decisions and decision practices are important.

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Consumer Goods Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2021

This article provides a high-level summary of the 2022 Third-Party Logistics Study results, based on our read. The Annual Third-Party Logistics Study has been published every year since 1996. It provides a yearly pulse on the state of logistics outsourcing, and the relationship between 3PLs and their customers. Access the full report here.

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Alloy

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

It’s a tough time to be the CFO in the consumer goods space. CFOs are being forced to navigate inflation, rising supply costs, logistics challenges, and wild shifts in consumer demand. These forces are converging to create a supply-constrained landscape for almost every consumer goods brand.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 16, 2021

Now that we are a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we can more effectively analyze the outbreak’s effect on the consumer goods sector. Consumers—once wary of heading to crowded stores—are still ordering online even as the population becomes increasingly inoculated. . What Happens When a Product is Out-of-Stock?

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 19, 2016

But a major initiative between a consumer goods company and a new retail partner could be significant to both horizons. A similar situation occurs when dealing with financial horizons such as quarter end or year end.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Women Supply Chain Leaders article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at argentus.com. Other industries that don’t ship physical goods (for example Financial Services or Insurance) have adopted sophisticated Strategic Sourcing methodology for their Procurement. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 6, 2020

Delivery drones article and permission to publish here provided by Karlyn McKell. Yet, what do consumers think about delivery drones as an everyday option for consumer goods delivery? Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Delivery Drones are Taking Off! Infographic).

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3PL Insights

JULY 15, 2021

-based company, provides warehousing and fulfillment services to companies in sectors such as autos and consumer products. Demand for Evans’ services has been strong since last summer, when “consumer goods basically started flying off the shelves of stores,” said Patrick Swaney, vice president of human resources.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) space it could be the ingredients of the liquids, the tins, the bottles—anything that touches the product. This article is based on a video interview with Trent Morris that is available on the Supply Chain Secrets YouTube channel.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Establishing clear decision criteria for managing supply shortfalls is necessary, according to this recent article on MIT Sloan Management Review. The article suggests six tactics for determining who gets what when companies are unable to fulfill all orders. India is the natural choice according to this Harvard Business Review article.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Establishing clear decision criteria for managing supply shortfalls is necessary, according to this recent article on MIT Sloan Management Review. The article suggests six tactics for determining who gets what when companies are unable to fulfill all orders. India is the natural choice according to this Harvard Business Review article.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 25, 2015

To meet consumers’ increasing appetite for choice, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturers develop a huge amount of Stock Keeping Units (SKUs). This article was first published on LinkedIn. This has a direct impact on packaging manufacturers who now need to find ways to cope with more diverse demand.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 15, 2016

There are striking similarities between food retailers and consumer goods retailers when it comes to evolving supply chain strategies and we’re examining the stakes of failure to change with the times. No consumer goods industry player is immune to the changes underway.

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Provenance

JULY 31, 2020

You’ll be joining a dynamic team of passionate people working together to enable commerce as a force for good. . We specialise in enabling public transparency of supply chain and impact information for consumer goods brands. For example preparing and proofreading media articles or presentations ahead of external events. .

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Provenance

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This article by Laura Jones & Jesse Heley, academics at Aberystwyth University, looks at how a lack of wool traceability in the UK means local producers are no longer rewarded for regional quality. The article explores how in the last 150 years the production of British wool from Newtown, Wales, has changed dramatically.

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