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Report from Food Marketing Institute Highlights CPG Logistics Challenges

Zipline Logistics

The past 12 months have been a year unlike any other for suppliers and providers in the CPG logistics world. Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods.

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

On a cold Boston winter day, I slipped into my seat on a back row in a packed conference room at AMR Research. The topic of the meeting was the logistics to launch of the AMR Research Top 25. When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. The result?

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In supply chain, leadership is critical in broad and diverse areas of actions. Team re-building, split of responsibilities/tasks, border closure challenges, quick navigation of stock management, prioritisation of logistics to consumer needs and coordination with partners upstream and downstream. Efficiency and cost management.

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Yes, I am a Zealot. I Still Believe. Do You?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, when I talk about building the end-to-end value chain, people will look at me strangely and say “That is not supply chain. That is the role of marketing or sales or procurement. I look at supply chain as a way to deliver value-based outcomes in business networks. “ I scratch my head.

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Top Supply Chain Challenges for CPG companies in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Autonomous Supply Chains In this competitive environment, a CPG manufacturer needs to fight to get space on retailer shelves in each region, keep those shelves stocked, compete and collaborate simultaneously with e-commerce, and maintain its operating margins.

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How Supply Chain Leaders Make Sustainability Their Core Mission

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain professionals are looking for ways to store goods closer to customers by investing in micro fulfillment centers and to optimize their facilities so orders can be processed faster. In response to these rising complexities, late last year, Körber commissioned its first ever Supply Chain Benchmarking report.