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Unilever Supply Chain: Lessons Learned on Digital Transformation

RFgen

From the leftover Ben & Jerry’s in your freezer to the travel-size Dove lotion abandoned somewhere at the bottom of your toiletry bag, the business responsible for these familiar household staples is the multinational consumer goods company, Unilever. This insight helps Unilever understand who’s sourcing from whom.

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7 Trending Business Practices Disrupting Procurement!

Supply Chain Game Changer

But, when my mom was buying a new vehicle, she didn’t decide to scrap the vehicle from 1993 and purchase one from 1995. Organizations are ‘going carbon neutral by 2025’, and ‘implementing Artificially Intelligent business systems’ and ‘sourcing form solely environmentally friendly suppliers’. Responsible Sourcing.

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Revenge Festivities: How To Power Up Your Retail Last-Mile Fulfillment To Meet Soaring Demand

Locus

Between the Covid-19 waves, a trend emerged in the US and the rest of the world that earned the popular name of ‘revenge shopping’. According to McKinsey’s latest consumer pulse survey, Spending in March 2020 was down by 18% as compared to two years later. This is also how you equip them for excellence. Talk to Our Experts.

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Get More Out of Your Kroger 84.51 and Market6 Data

Alloy

It gathers and stores a tremendous amount of data from various sources, including customer transactions, loyalty card data, online interactions, and market trends. The purchase of Market6 was an effort by 84.51° to fill this gap, and in some ways it did. There are large meals to prepare, stockings to stuff, and presents to buy.

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Getting Down to Brass Tacks: Can We Really Collaborate?

Supply Chain Shaman

Source Wikipedia. Consumers became more loyal to retail brands, and retailers increased the number of products manufactured and marketed as house brands. This trend spawned chains like Trader Joes, Walmart, Whole Foods, etc. Consumers want to shop anywhere, and buy in the way that they want to buy.

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How Manufacturers Can Take Control of Inventory with RFID Technology

QAD

They don’t have an internal power source, so range and data storage is sacrificed to gain cost efficiency and lifespan. Passive Ultra High Frequency (UHF) tags are frequently used to track consumer products. This isn’t a task for an Excel spreadsheet. Be sure to do your research and assess the situation with ROI in mind.

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4 Best-in-Class Supply Chains To Watch and Learn From

Logistics Bureau

So in order to perhaps spawn some ideas for your supply chain excellence efforts, I thought I’d offer a brief overview of how four leading organisations are achieving their successes and cementing their mastery of the 21 st century supply chain. Is sustainability a viable growth strategy for fast-moving-consumer-goods brands?