Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

MSCN solutions provide supply chain visibility, network-based applications, and network analytics across an extended supply chain. MSCN solutions have distinctive advantages when it comes to supplier onboarding, communication, partner management, and being able to provide unique analytics. Then there is FourKites.

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Get More Out of Your Kroger 84.51° and Market6 Data How Automation and Advanced Metrics You Won’t Get in 84.51° can help you grow your sales at Kroger and avoid inventory headaches. Kroger collaborates with thousands of food and beverage, health, beauty, and personal care companies to service roughly 2,800 stores.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 27, 2022

Department of Agriculture (USDA) has raised its 2022 food inflation forecasts again reports Jim Wiesemeyer ( @Jim_Wiesemeyer ).[1] 1] This means today’s grocery food price hikes are the highest in 42 Years. ”[2] Their research found, “Consumer prices for food, personal care, and household items are up 13.9%

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Unleashed

AUGUST 11, 2020

Effective inventory management is crucial to reducing costs in any manufacturing business. This is particularly true in the food manufacturing industry, which characteristically has a high volume of products stored, and an urgent need to fill existing client orders to match ongoing consumer demand. Working with fresh food.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 16, 2021

One of the least welcome consequences of supply chain snarls and labor shortages is rising inflation — and the food industry has been impacted like every other economic sector. Food prices have been on the rise for months. ”[1] His prediction proved accurate. ” At the moment, that prediction appears optimistic.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Today’s consumer picture is even more confusing as a result of low unemployment rates (which generally means higher demand) and rising inflation (which generally means lower demand). Nominal income gains were reported by survey participants, but half of all families anticipated reduced real incomes next year. ”[3].

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Earlier this week, I read a sobering report from the national Retail Federation (NRF) regarding shrink. The recently released National Retail Security Survey shows that total shrink in 2021 reported by retailers is now almost a $100 billion problem. Most reported in-store, e-commerce, and omni-channel fraud are all on the rise.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As I reported in Part 1 of this article, Jon Reily ( @jonreily ), an experience and commerce executive at Merkle, wisely suggests the first step when developing a DTC strategy is to determine why your company wants to get into the DTC arena in the first place. ” What constitutes a “value proposition” can be broadly defined.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

ARC defines the warehouse automation market according to a number of qualifications and dimensions to deliver a well-defined measure, with numerous segmentations, allowing those that purchase the research to understand what is being measured, and to easily extrapolate the findings to support their strategic planning needs.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 30, 2023

Both consumers and enterprises in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector are taking notice. Analysts at NielsenIQ observe, “Positive consumer sentiment toward sustainability has been growing for more than a decade, but the impact of purchasing preferences has yet to inspire a green revolution within the retail industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 10, 2022

In our Supply Chain Matters commentaries focused on online customer fulfillment and especially the 2021 holiday fulfilment period, we cautioned retail and consumer goods supply chain management teams to be watchful for the bullwhip effect in inventory planning and replenishment needs to support expected customer demand.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 29, 2021

”[1] CPG reporter Paul Hiebert ( @hiebertpaul ) believes the CPG sector’s strong performance will continue in 2021. He writes, “The pandemic has been tough on many businesses, but that hasn’t been the case for the makers of household cleaners and shelf-stable food. ”[4] Gender is not the only factor to consider.

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Locus

JULY 25, 2023

“E-commerce is becoming a reality,” the management consulting company stated, “reinventing consumers’ path to purchase, forming new customer experiences , disrupting business models, and creating growth opportunities for large and small retailers as well as for a new generation of pure E-commerce players.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

According to a recent report, the company canceled, closed, or delayed 99 fulfillment facilities, impacting nearly 32.3 Analysts say Amazon’s service can help the company retain users of its $139-a-year Amazon Prime subscription, which also provides streaming, discounts at Whole Foods Market and other perks.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 5, 2023

STANDARD ASSESSMENT THESIS for Retailers The Sustainability Insight System (THESIS), created by The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) and powered by SupplyShift, is a science-based performance management system helping retailers transform the consumer goods industry to deliver more sustainable consumer products.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! But, when my mom was buying a new vehicle, she didn’t decide to scrap the vehicle from 1993 and purchase one from 1995. Procurement is a business function that has undergone a lot of change in the last few years. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) presents special supply chain planning challenges for both smaller microbrands (e.g., eyeglass brand Warby Parker or mattress seller Casper) and much larger consumer goods incumbents, but the planning challenges are different depending on which type of company you are.

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Provenance

APRIL 10, 2019

“For every $1 spent on food, society pays $2 in health, environmental, and economic costs” (Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation ). The comprehensive report, “Cities and Circular Economy for Food” from the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, looks to address key challenges created by the food industry today: Annual costs of $5.7

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2022

Starboard now has over 1400 users across 70 customers representing Auto, Consumer Goods, Retail, Industrial Products, Consulting, and Real Estate. Noted customers include Porsche , Deloitte , CBRE , Flexe, Geodis, Miele, One Network , and Topco , among others. Reportedly, three customer are currently shared with Logility. .

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SupplyPike

JUNE 15, 2020

Types of Consumer Goods. Consumer goods are items meant to be consumed every day. Food and non-food items fall into this category. There are two types of consumer goods: fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and slow-moving consumer goods (SMCG). Who can be a CPG?

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 13, 2020

In fact, people in developed nations generally take the food supply chain for granted. When the novel coronavirus started spreading around the world, people started worrying about how it would affect their ability to obtain food. Pandemic impacts on the food supply chain. Market researcher Pamela N.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 25, 2023

Tomorrow, 26 April 2023, is international Stop Food Waste Day. According the Stop Food Waste Day website , “Stop Food Waste Day is the largest single day of action in the fight against food waste. Food waste only exacerbates the challenge — and it’s everywhere. and China, The Guardian reports.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

Last week’s quarterly financial performance reporting among major U.S. The retailer had reported a big earnings miss as higher inventories and supply chain related costs dragged down expected profitability. This week’s report of Target’s financial performance reflected that action, but operating margins actually declined to 1.2

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DynaSys

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Years ago, I saw a statistic that many people do not purchase a fire extinguisher for their residences until after they experience an actual incident. Once recovery begins, producers of food and consumer products, and their suppliers should assess their risk management structure from top to bottom and implement all necessary changes now.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

The report reveals that increased efficiencies and visibility are top priorities for companies over the next 1-3 years. Read the full report here. Million in revenue opportunity cost left on the shelf in just ONE week. The packaged food industry was also out-of-stock on average 10% in March 2023.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

This confession comes seven years after selling of contaminated food. The food recall is the largest in US history. …never before has a corporate executive been convicted of federal felony charges in a food safety violation. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. In 2008-2009, nine died and hundreds became ill.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

There are growing worries about global food security. Earlier this year, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, stated, “This year’s food crisis is about lack of access. Next year’s could be about lack of food.”[1] ”[1] When lack of food is a concern, food waste should also be a concern.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

The report authors noted that this index, when calculated without the impact of China would have posted a 53.2 Reportedly, global output fell across consumer, intermediate and investment goods sectors with inbound price inflation equaling record highs. reported for March. reported for March. reported for March.

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Logility

MARCH 30, 2020

For the first time in history, shelves of stores across the globe that sell food, beverage and other fast-moving consumer goods (including toilet paper, hand sanitizer and cleaning products) are nearly empty. Looking back a few months, no one could have predicted the current state of the global supply chain.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

… Also, as more food shoppers are buying ‘just in time’ food that’s prepared, convenient and closer to consumption, fewer shoppers are making trips to stock up their pantries. At a Food Forward summit in Washington, D.C., she noted, “In 10 years, the term ‘consumer’ will be dead.

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Locus

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Fuelled by a strong return to normalcy, ‘revenge festivities’ is a simmering trend that picked up during this Navratri in India, leading to a 15% spike in FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) sales with kirana stores stocking up 18% more. retail and food services sales for September 2022 stood at $684.0 billion, which was an 8.2%

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Faltering consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are a very common phenomenon in this new consumer world, so it’s no surprise that Necco shuttered its doors. There were company specific issues with cleanliness in their factory , and larger trends of slowing sales of sugary foods as well as distribution limitations.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 6, 2015

This service is not limited to prepared food – you can order groceries, books and even a TV. One-third of UK adults now regularly shop for food online. The 2014 UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper study reports what truly affects shopper satisfaction: This presents new opportunities to retailers who are quick to offer what consumers want.

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Alloy

MARCH 29, 2022

Consumer – Consumer goods and retail companies including McDonald’s, Starbucks, IKEA and Nike suspend or decrease operations in Russia. Ukraine and Russia are key producers of staple food products such as barley and wheat and are main suppliers for already food-insecure regions of the world.

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Unleashed

MARCH 6, 2023

But they’re especially useful in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) categories such as food and beverages. These are industries in which customers can be fickle: ensuring there is a good marketing strategy and content plan ensures sales are kept on target. What is a marketing plan?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

The diamond and gold, tea and coffee, beverage, food, and automotive industries all have participants with blockchain applications under test, operating as pilots, or implemented as digital solutions to improve supply chain operations. Examples of Blockchain in Food Supply Chains. Other Food Industry Blockchain Initiatives.

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Vinculum

AUGUST 25, 2020

As most of the businesses are shut, the FMCG sector has become an essential commodity of the time, and with the following guidelines of social distancing has instigated consumers to embrace online grocery shopping. One among them is food and beverages, which holds 19 percent of the sector. Present Situation.

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