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 has a direct impact on packaging manufacturers who now need to find ways to cope with more diverse demand. What should change? What to do with the bottlenecks?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Nulogy, for example, is a platform for collaboration between consumer goods brands and their copacker and comanufacturing partners. Chris Castle, the vice president of product management at Nulogy, said that collaboration in the consumer goods industry was more even handed than in industries like automotive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. Amazon has launched a new fulfillment center in Riyadh doubling its total storage capacity in Saudi Arabia and increasing selling opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses. The facility, which spans 390,000 sq.

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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. The supply chain has two important buffers–inventory and capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

It can move quickly from a situation where there is too much capacity in the market and buyers having the whip hand, to a situation where shippers are begging carriers to take their loads at almost any price. Simmons Foods Simmons Foods is a farm to fork poultry manufacturer. The freight market is mercurial.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2020

He has over 25 years of experience across all functions of the supply chain and IT in multiple industries including consumer products, life sciences, and industrial manufacturing. Shanna has experience in a broad range of industries including oil & gas, health tech, and consumer goods. About Shanna Greathouse.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 16, 2020

The relevance of digital transformation in manufacturing. PWC predicts that out of every 2,000 manufacturers, 86% will benefit from cost reductions and revenue gains from their digitization efforts over the next five years. As more and more manufacturers adopt digital technologies, industry 4.0 is gaining higher traction.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 16, 2020

The relevance of digital transformation in manufacturing. PWC predicts that out of every 2,000 manufacturers, 86% will benefit from cost reductions and revenue gains from their digitization efforts over the next five years. As more and more manufacturers adopt digital technologies, industry 4.0 is gaining higher traction.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Andrew Lynch is President and co-founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. About Andrew Lynch.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2023

The responsive volume can vary from 5-10% in consumer goods to 80-90% in agroscience. The techniques to improve agility are improving data transparency/insights, use of attribute-based planning, design of push-pull decoupling points, pooling of inventory, and configure-to-order/make-to-order manufacturing. Multi-year View.:

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

Capacity constraints and transportation delays. Shifting consumer demand, bad weather, driver shortages, fuel prices and an array of influences conspire to shrink available capacity. The pandemic drove up prices on many consumer goods as people shifted spending to e-commerce and bought at holiday levels in early spring.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2021

David Menzel, the President and Chief Operating Officer at Echo, in the earnings call transcript , explained it this way, “strong freight demand combined with tight capacity were the two themes that dominated Q4. While rates and costs are top of mind, sourcing and capturing capacity is the first priority in many industries.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. In consumer goods industries, better forecasting leads to lower fines from retailers for late or incomplete deliveries. This increases sales.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

Capacity constraints and transportation delays. Shifting consumer demand, bad weather, driver shortages, fuel prices and an array of influences conspire to shrink available capacity. The pandemic drove up prices on many consumer goods as people shifted spending to e-commerce and bought at holiday levels in early spring.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Alan Holland ( @AlanHollandCork ), founder and CEO of Keelvar, observes, “One of the largest pain points for manufacturers is today’s ongoing turbulence in the shipping industry. Port closures like the one at Ningbo-Zhoushan in China and backlogs from the Suez Canal blockage earlier in 2021 have limited transport capacity.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 16, 2022

By Dan Mitchell , Global Director, Retail and Consumer Goods Practice, SAS. For consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs), this duality requires a perspective – and process – shift so businesses can be ready to react when (not if) disruption happens. This can be achieved through digital connectivity.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and October published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled continued contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. in November.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Just when manufacturers and distributors thought some semblance of “normal” might be returning, the possibility of a railroad strike has resurfaced. Rail transportation is the best choice to move raw materials, ingredients, packaging, work-in-process, finished goods and essential supplies like fuel, solvents and processing chemicals.

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3PL Insights

MAY 19, 2020

As the stores were able to get more of these products in stock, they would sellout almost instantly forcing manufacturers and distribution centers to speed up manufacturing and operations to meet the demand. The same can be said with the consumer goods like toilet paper and meat. What to Expect as Economy Opens.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 7, 2021

Andrew Lynch is President and co-founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. About Andrew Lynch.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 3, 2021

Digital transformation of CPG operations is at an inflection point driven by new consumer and personalized health demands, including the demand for science-driven innovation, which has been impacted by the shift in category spending and connected experiences with personalized health. The lab is very often considered a bottleneck.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

which is attributable to Q4 holiday sales and the subsequent dips in Warehousing Capacity (+3.6) and Transportation Capacity (+5.2) The above is relatively good news for retail and consumer goods businesses given the inventory overhang that has dogged the industry for far too long.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 13, 2023

ICON 2023 is Blue Yonder’s annual customer conference and premier supply chain event, where practitioners and decision-makers exchange insights about their transformation journeys If you are in the manufacturing field, why should you attend this year’s event? Terence: Why should manufacturing companies attend ICON?

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Proxima

AUGUST 25, 2022

From technology to retail, there is a high chance that many of the consumer goods to be found in the average household have come from or through a Chinese port. China is the world’s largest exporting economy, and second largest importer, holding eight of the top twenty ports globally.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In a recent panel discussion with Consumer Goods Technology , Conagra Brands shared how its reworked supply chain strategy is helping the brand meet customer expectations, drive internal performance and find consistent results by transforming supply chain planning. Blue Yonder Empowers Manufacturers. 2 at 4 p.m.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Other means were in the ability to manage the headwinds of forecasted reduced global trade volumes thru the mechanisms of either formed multi-carrier capacity alliances metering major trade route capacity, increased blank sailings or additional slow steaming transit times.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

In our prior published Supply Chain Matters commentary, we reviewed and provided some added insights on July’s global manufacturing PMI indices which are pointing to declining global supply chain production momentum. Chinese manufacturing output had reportedly dropped by upwards of 30 percent as consumers shifted spending to services.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 4, 2014

There is no question that consumer demand is now driving the consumer goods and retail industries. But how does it impact industrial manufacturing? To get some Expert Insight on this topic, Supply Chain Nation spoke with Simon Ellis, practice director, supply chain strategies, for IDC Manufacturing Insights.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and Q3-2023 published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled added contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. down from the 49.2

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crisp

JULY 12, 2023

Crisp’s resident supply chain expert Barry Bradley shares an update on the state of the consumer goods supply chain, offering insight on how companies can stay ahead of the trends and gain a competitive advantage. As more goods are manufactured domestically, there is a greater demand for domestic transportation services.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The August numbers once again signal a continued downturn in global manufacturing conditions as output and new order rates continue to fall. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The three specific regions of concern are the Eurozone, United Kingdom along with Taiwan.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 24, 2020

The supply chains for consumer goods in the U.S. Tight supplies of common household goods like paper towels are likely to persist, the WSJ’s Sharon Terlep and Annie Gasparro report, in part because of the decadeslong quest by businesses to eke out profits by operating with almost no slack in production systems.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

percentage points In May, noted as an indication that shippers are consuming even less of available capacity than the month earlier. Further, the report indicates that many consumer goods firms reportedly achieved the inventory wind down they strove for throughout 2022. That summation reinforces that the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund is financing the project. Increased demand for consumer goods, especially as the pandemic has lingered on, are exacerbating the capacity crunch. The distribution hub will be operated by XPO Logistics Supply Chain, which has already started hiring.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. Morgan Manufacturing PMI® , compiled by S&P Global in association with ISM and IFPSM , provided a banner headline of global manufacturing output edging only slightly higher. The reported April value of 45.8 declined 1.5

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 30, 2021

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) like self-driving fork trucks, pallet trucks, and tuggers are now a key tool for material handling in most industries including Ecommerce, 3PL, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, and Medical Distribution. Could they help you too?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

There are two buffers in the supply chain: inventory and manufacturing capacity. As assets become more and more utilized manufacturing loses the ability to buffer volatility through manufacturing capacity optimization. As a result,, inventory becomes the critical buffer to absorb demand and supply volatility.

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