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Turning Your Consumer Goods Supply Chain Into a Competitive Advantage. Today’s modern supply chains are multi-enterprise, starting with consumers, retailers, distributors; and flowing through an extended network of suppliers, contract manufacturers, and other third parties. Finished goods are planned weeks or even months in advance yet shippers are the last to know, often finding out as orders cross their desks. Consumer Goods. MORE
RFID Returnable Asset Tracking Iot Solution Reusable/Returnable Assets Automotive Pharma Chemicals IoT In Supply Chain reusable containers track returnable containers LPWAN Nb-IoT BLE Reusable Supply chain Assets Consumer Goods 3PL & Logistics ManufacturingFrom barcodes to RFID tags, and from BLE to IoT, if you’re following recent supply chain trends, you will be aware that everything in your supply chain lately is about these few words. MORE
Consumer Goods Technology recently released its 2012 Consumer Goods Technology Reader’s Choice survey results. " Aggressive competitors, margin erosion, and quickly changing consumer preferences and behaviors pose serious challenges to the consumer goods industry. In Supply Chain Planning, Logility was voted highest in customer experience of all solution providers. MORE
A control tower that is shared across trading partners, including manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers, can unlock even more value. For example, consider a manufacturer that’s looking to reduce working capital and decides to decrease its working inventory. That increase translates to higher Cost of Goods Sold for the manufacturer, so while they may have reduced working capital, they are paying for it in another way. MORE
Consumer goods article and permission to publish here provided by Wouter Nederkoorn. We all know and regularly purchase Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG, often also referred to as Consumer Packaged Goods, or CPG). Subscribe Here! Email Address. MORE
Are industrial manufacturers seizing all the opportunities of a more digital world? A recent article suggests that, by 2018, only 30 percent of manufacturers investing in digital transformation will be able to maximize the outcome. The good news is executives are aware of the importance of digital transformation. Let’s take a look at four reasons why digital transformation is an imperative in 2017 for industrial manufacturers: 1. Changing Consumer Expectations. MORE
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. The packaging industry is one of intense competition, so individual manufacturers have to keep up. The FMCG industry expects efficient order handling from their packaging manufacturers. MORE
That’s because, for the first time since their creation in 1901, Sweethearts candies, an iconic staple of our Valentine’s Day celebrations won’t be manufactured. Consumer packaged goods is a tough and evolving market. 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. Manufacturing Valentine’s Day Sweethearts leaves a sour taste. MORE
Counterfeit consumer goods now total at a global value of $1.77 Understandably, these knock offs are creating some significant trust issues between retailers and their consumers, and , retailers and manufacturers. This fraud is running rampant in American retail and hurting merchants’ abilities to create a consistent, consumer-driven assortment. But where are these consumers getting their information? Ready for a shocking stat? MORE
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry has found itself at a crossroads where new strategies are needed. Consumers expect to engage with authentic brands via seamless experiences across physical and digital channels. MORE
The same concept works for business and manufacturing. As the world sorts through life with COVID-19 and trying to plan for the aftermath, many Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers and suppliers are developing and implementing risk management policies and procedures. MORE
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. Fortunately, manufacturing is one industry that can easily harness new-age digital technology to deliver greater supply chain efficiency and productivity using smarter, better and safer operations methodologies. Blog manufacturing MORE
Much of the cost and complexity in CPG supply chains happen post manufacturing. Consumer Goods Logistics Warehouse OperationsThink about it. You might have one product – a potato chip – that gets packaged in dozens of ways. Historically, this final packaging has been handled as a discrete supply chain function by contract packaging companies. MORE
Best Practices Consumer Electronics & Durables Consumer Goods High Tech Industrial Manufacturing Industries P&L ManagementAs market conditions become more dynamic and supply chains become more complex, the need for faster, more intelligent planning and […]. The post Where’s the data? <h4>Solving <h4>Solving supply chain visibility with these 6 next-gen capabilities<h4> appeared first on o9 Solutions. MORE
Consumer Electronics & Durables Consumer Goods High Tech Industrial Manufacturing Industries o9 Product Innovation Sales & Marketing Software Technology Solutions Supply ChainThe Hidden Drivers of Sales, Product, and Supply Chain Forecasts There is a quote commonly attributed to Winston Churchill that […]. The post Forecasting Series, Part 1: <br><h4>You Can’t Plan When You Can’t See</h4> appeared first on o9 Solutions. MORE
What distinguishes Manufacturing ERP from other ERP systems? ERP started in the manufacturing industry, but it headed off in new directions. Manufacturers need all these functions, but they also need so much more. Defining Manufacturing ERP. So what is Manufacturing ERP today? What does it offer the modern manufacturer? Manufacturers are different. Manufacturers buy materials and turn them into something else. MORE
Supply chains in the consumer goods sector are about to crest a hill of innovation - they just have to make some changes. Consumer Products Supply Chain Manufacturing Track & Traceability Logistics MORE
Shipping overseas often means no continuous visibility beyond the port. If you ship overseas often, you’re probably familiar with the difficulty of tracking ocean shipments. Your containers become harder to trace once they leave a port, and if one of them doesn’t reach its intended destination, you usually have little more than a vague idea or delayed updates about where it went, and how. MORE
IDC Study: Industry Trends and Why a Demand-Driven Organization is Critical Alloy recently commissioned IDC for a Market Spotlight on the future direction of consumer goods companies, which you can read here. In the paper, IDC analyst and program vice president Simon Ellis explores how the industry has become consumer-driven, necessitating a transformation in how brands approach their sales and supply chain strategies. MORE
Consumer goods companies rely on forecasts to support inventory planning and distribution across their sales channels. Applied correctly, the statistical and mathematical techniques used by data science teams can help companies across the consumer goods spectrum optimize operations and increase revenue, while reducing unnecessary costs. Below, we’ll explore two of the top forecasting errors consumer brands commit, along with suggestions for how to avoid these pitfalls. MORE
While there was definitely variation among groups, a working definition of digital transformation emerged around the “implementation of modern digital technologies” to achieve goals like accelerating business processes, connecting the physical and digital flow of goods, and enabling efficiency, speed, and scale. identify a good data source, establish learnings, and then begin applying them to other data sources. MORE
This classification extends to the manufacturing facilities and personnel keeping us fed and supplied. Doing more with less is more critical in manufacturing than ever. Manufacturers of medical and cleaning supplies, as well as the specialists overseeing trucking, delivery and logistics companies, might have to make do with limited supplies and labor. They might even find themselves conscripted into manufacturing essential products under the Defense Production Act. MORE
Despite several positive trends toward better collaboration between retailers and their suppliers, there will always be a certain degree of competition for who gets the greater share of the consumer’s wallet. One tactic major retailers have used to help increase their margins is to offer their own private label branded products as lower-cost alternatives to the consumer goods brands. Why omni-channel can help consumer goods companies. MORE
Consumer goods brands that are looking to grow in 2019 and beyond need to take a closer look at their retail analytics. Also sometimes referred to as Point-of-Sale analytics, the insight they provide is critical to keeping up with fast-changing consumer demand, as well as keeping up with retailers that are becoming increasingly sophisticated with their use of data. consumer-goods retail point-of-sale analytics predictive-analytics MORE
Focus Alloy’s focus has been and always will be on serving consumer goods brands. Unlike Askuity or other companies that try to serve both retailers and brands, we were founded because of the challenges we heard from manufacturers about using available point-of-sale and channel data. Our goal is to help these vendors take control and flip the current information asymmetry, where retailers hold the data and make it difficult for brands to gain insight into their own consumers. MORE
Much of the cost and complexity in CPG supply chains happen post manufacturing. Consumer Goods Logistics Warehouse OperationsThink about it. You might have one product – a potato chip – that gets packaged in dozens of ways. Historically, this final packaging has been handled as a discrete supply chain function by contract packaging companies. MORE
Effective inventory management is crucial to reducing costs in any manufacturing business. Cost reductions in food manufacturing can be achieved by using food manufacturing software that improves ordering processes and minimises overstocking of expensive raw ingredients. MORE
Automotive Best Practices Consumer Electronics & Durables Consumer Goods Healthcare High Tech Industrial Manufacturing Industries o9 P&L Management Process Product Innovation Professional Services Retail Retail & Wholesale Sales & Marketing Software Technology Solutions Supply ChainSelecting a solution provider can be a tedious endeavor. A company has to not just recognize that a specific process […]. The post Is the Bake-Off Really Necessary?<br><h4>Why MORE
We were especially excited to see an Industry Day track around the Consumer Retail Exchange, which provided great insight for consumer product leaders about how retailers are responding to consumer demands. Retailers want suppliers to help them make better decisions We often hear from consumer product companies how hard it can be to influence retail buyers and replenishment teams. supply-chain retail sales consumer-goods planning MORE
Travis Green, Chief Supply Chain Officer of a large consumer product manufacturing company, was more excited than he’d been in […]. Best Practices Consumer Goods Executive Corner o9 Sales & Marketing Supply ChainThe post A Chief Supply Chain Officer Learns from His Millennial Daughter — A Digital Transformation Story</h4> appeared first on o9 Solutions. MORE
We recently shared highlights from a study by IDC that spotlights how brands must become more demand-driven if they hope to prosper in today’s consumer goods market. Now more than ever, consumers drive the industry, making it critical to get closer to your end consumers and understand their preferences. Amidst all this change, where is the market headed, and how can consumer brands make sure they don’t get left behind? consumer demand. MORE
Up until now, investing in shipment tracking solutions was like buying travel insurance - it was usually purchased in the last step of the transportation contracting process. Much like insurance, you would add it at the last step in the cart as an optional item when purchasing your air ticket, and often only if the firm had previously bitter experiences. However, COVID-19 is changing the way companies are looking at investment into visibility. MORE
JJA is one of the major European leaders in the distribution of home equipment goods. As a brand manufacturer, JJA design, make manufacturing, carry and distribute more than 22.000 items, continuously displayed in their showrooms. JJA have to manage a complex supply chain with headache constraints such as fast market changes, long manufacturing lead-times, high sales seasonality and up to 40% of new items every season. MORE
Travis Green, Chief Supply Chain Officer of a large consumer product manufacturing company, was more excited than he’d been in […]. Best Practices Consumer Goods Executive Corner o9 Sales & Marketing Supply ChainThe post Supply Chain Chief Takes Daughter’s Advice — <br> A Digital Transformation Story</h4> appeared first on o9 Solutions. MORE
We were honored to have him join us and share his perspective on modern obstacles and innovative solutions for manufacturers. With decades of experience in consumer goods and technology, Prober is a thought leader on the intricacies of sales, supply chain, and strategy, and that expertise proved invaluable during the roundtable. It just had a massive impact on consumer buying behavior and sell-through. consumer-electronics retail consumer-goods product-strategy amazo MORE
Few Manufacturers have Really Yet Connected the Supply Chain to the Store Shelf MORE
Loftware
AUGUST 28, 2017
Supply chains in the consumer goods sector are about to crest a hill of innovation - they just have to make some changes. Consumer Products Supply Chain Manufacturing Track & Traceability Logistics
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
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Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Despite several positive trends toward better collaboration between retailers and their suppliers, there will always be a certain degree of competition for who gets the greater share of the consumer’s wallet. One tactic major retailers have used to help increase their margins is to offer their own private label branded products as lower-cost alternatives to the consumer goods brands. Why omni-channel can help consumer goods companies.
Logility
FEBRUARY 10, 2012
Consumer Goods Technology recently released its 2012 Consumer Goods Technology Reader’s Choice survey results. " Aggressive competitors, margin erosion, and quickly changing consumer preferences and behaviors pose serious challenges to the consumer goods industry. In Supply Chain Planning, Logility was voted highest in customer experience of all solution providers.
E2open
JULY 11, 2016
Turning Your Consumer Goods Supply Chain Into a Competitive Advantage. Today’s modern supply chains are multi-enterprise, starting with consumers, retailers, distributors; and flowing through an extended network of suppliers, contract manufacturers, and other third parties. Finished goods are planned weeks or even months in advance yet shippers are the last to know, often finding out as orders cross their desks. Consumer Goods.
DynaSys
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
The same concept works for business and manufacturing. As the world sorts through life with COVID-19 and trying to plan for the aftermath, many Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers and suppliers are developing and implementing risk management policies and procedures.
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Roambee
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Shipping overseas often means no continuous visibility beyond the port. If you ship overseas often, you’re probably familiar with the difficulty of tracking ocean shipments. Your containers become harder to trace once they leave a port, and if one of them doesn’t reach its intended destination, you usually have little more than a vague idea or delayed updates about where it went, and how.
Supply Chain Digest
FEBRUARY 15, 2015
Few Manufacturers have Really Yet Connected the Supply Chain to the Store Shelf
o9 Solutions
APRIL 2, 2019
Travis Green, Chief Supply Chain Officer of a large consumer product manufacturing company, was more excited than he’d been in […]. Best Practices Consumer Goods Executive Corner o9 Sales & Marketing Supply ChainThe post Supply Chain Chief Takes Daughter’s Advice — <br> A Digital Transformation Story</h4> appeared first on o9 Solutions.
Roambee
JULY 19, 2019
RFID Returnable Asset Tracking Iot Solution Reusable/Returnable Assets Automotive Pharma Chemicals IoT In Supply Chain reusable containers track returnable containers LPWAN Nb-IoT BLE Reusable Supply chain Assets Consumer Goods 3PL & Logistics ManufacturingFrom barcodes to RFID tags, and from BLE to IoT, if you’re following recent supply chain trends, you will be aware that everything in your supply chain lately is about these few words.
Kane is Able
JANUARY 23, 2020
Much of the cost and complexity in CPG supply chains happen post manufacturing. Consumer Goods Logistics Warehouse OperationsThink about it. You might have one product – a potato chip – that gets packaged in dozens of ways. Historically, this final packaging has been handled as a discrete supply chain function by contract packaging companies.
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Kane is Able
JANUARY 23, 2020
Much of the cost and complexity in CPG supply chains happen post manufacturing. Consumer Goods Logistics Warehouse OperationsThink about it. You might have one product – a potato chip – that gets packaged in dozens of ways. Historically, this final packaging has been handled as a discrete supply chain function by contract packaging companies.
DELMIA Quintiq
MAY 21, 2020
This classification extends to the manufacturing facilities and personnel keeping us fed and supplied. Doing more with less is more critical in manufacturing than ever. Manufacturers of medical and cleaning supplies, as well as the specialists overseeing trucking, delivery and logistics companies, might have to make do with limited supplies and labor. They might even find themselves conscripted into manufacturing essential products under the Defense Production Act.
Roambee
APRIL 30, 2020
Up until now, investing in shipment tracking solutions was like buying travel insurance - it was usually purchased in the last step of the transportation contracting process. Much like insurance, you would add it at the last step in the cart as an optional item when purchasing your air ticket, and often only if the firm had previously bitter experiences. However, COVID-19 is changing the way companies are looking at investment into visibility.
JDA software
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Counterfeit consumer goods now total at a global value of $1.77 Understandably, these knock offs are creating some significant trust issues between retailers and their consumers, and , retailers and manufacturers. This fraud is running rampant in American retail and hurting merchants’ abilities to create a consistent, consumer-driven assortment. But where are these consumers getting their information? Ready for a shocking stat?
Cerasis
MARCH 24, 2017
Are industrial manufacturers seizing all the opportunities of a more digital world? A recent article suggests that, by 2018, only 30 percent of manufacturers investing in digital transformation will be able to maximize the outcome. The good news is executives are aware of the importance of digital transformation. Let’s take a look at four reasons why digital transformation is an imperative in 2017 for industrial manufacturers: 1. Changing Consumer Expectations.
BlueYonder
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry has found itself at a crossroads where new strategies are needed. Consumers expect to engage with authentic brands via seamless experiences across physical and digital channels.
o9 Solutions
AUGUST 10, 2016
Best Practices Consumer Electronics & Durables Consumer Goods High Tech Industrial Manufacturing Industries P&L ManagementAs market conditions become more dynamic and supply chains become more complex, the need for faster, more intelligent planning and […]. The post Where’s the data? <h4>Solving <h4>Solving supply chain visibility with these 6 next-gen capabilities<h4> appeared first on o9 Solutions.
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. The packaging industry is one of intense competition, so individual manufacturers have to keep up. The FMCG industry expects efficient order handling from their packaging manufacturers.
DynaSys
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
JJA is one of the major European leaders in the distribution of home equipment goods. As a brand manufacturer, JJA design, make manufacturing, carry and distribute more than 22.000 items, continuously displayed in their showrooms. JJA have to manage a complex supply chain with headache constraints such as fast market changes, long manufacturing lead-times, high sales seasonality and up to 40% of new items every season.
o9 Solutions
APRIL 2, 2019
Travis Green, Chief Supply Chain Officer of a large consumer product manufacturing company, was more excited than he’d been in […]. Best Practices Consumer Goods Executive Corner o9 Sales & Marketing Supply ChainThe post A Chief Supply Chain Officer Learns from His Millennial Daughter — A Digital Transformation Story</h4> appeared first on o9 Solutions.
OptiProERP
JANUARY 25, 2019
What distinguishes Manufacturing ERP from other ERP systems? ERP started in the manufacturing industry, but it headed off in new directions. Manufacturers need all these functions, but they also need so much more. Defining Manufacturing ERP. So what is Manufacturing ERP today? What does it offer the modern manufacturer? Manufacturers are different. Manufacturers buy materials and turn them into something else.
Alloy
DECEMBER 20, 2018
A control tower that is shared across trading partners, including manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers, can unlock even more value. For example, consider a manufacturer that’s looking to reduce working capital and decides to decrease its working inventory. That increase translates to higher Cost of Goods Sold for the manufacturer, so while they may have reduced working capital, they are paying for it in another way.
Unleashed
AUGUST 11, 2020
Effective inventory management is crucial to reducing costs in any manufacturing business. Cost reductions in food manufacturing can be achieved by using food manufacturing software that improves ordering processes and minimises overstocking of expensive raw ingredients.
Alloy
JULY 30, 2019
We were honored to have him join us and share his perspective on modern obstacles and innovative solutions for manufacturers. With decades of experience in consumer goods and technology, Prober is a thought leader on the intricacies of sales, supply chain, and strategy, and that expertise proved invaluable during the roundtable. It just had a massive impact on consumer buying behavior and sell-through. consumer-electronics retail consumer-goods product-strategy amazo
o9 Solutions
MARCH 30, 2017
Automotive Best Practices Consumer Electronics & Durables Consumer Goods Healthcare High Tech Industrial Manufacturing Industries o9 P&L Management Process Product Innovation Professional Services Retail Retail & Wholesale Sales & Marketing Software Technology Solutions Supply ChainSelecting a solution provider can be a tedious endeavor. A company has to not just recognize that a specific process […]. The post Is the Bake-Off Really Necessary?<br><h4>Why
Alloy
MARCH 21, 2019
Consumer goods brands that are looking to grow in 2019 and beyond need to take a closer look at their retail analytics. Also sometimes referred to as Point-of-Sale analytics, the insight they provide is critical to keeping up with fast-changing consumer demand, as well as keeping up with retailers that are becoming increasingly sophisticated with their use of data. consumer-goods retail point-of-sale analytics predictive-analytics
Alloy
JANUARY 31, 2019
We recently shared highlights from a study by IDC that spotlights how brands must become more demand-driven if they hope to prosper in today’s consumer goods market. Now more than ever, consumers drive the industry, making it critical to get closer to your end consumers and understand their preferences. Amidst all this change, where is the market headed, and how can consumer brands make sure they don’t get left behind? consumer demand.
o9 Solutions
AUGUST 1, 2016
Consumer Electronics & Durables Consumer Goods High Tech Industrial Manufacturing Industries o9 Product Innovation Sales & Marketing Software Technology Solutions Supply ChainThe Hidden Drivers of Sales, Product, and Supply Chain Forecasts There is a quote commonly attributed to Winston Churchill that […]. The post Forecasting Series, Part 1: <br><h4>You Can’t Plan When You Can’t See</h4> appeared first on o9 Solutions.
Alloy
JANUARY 24, 2019
IDC Study: Industry Trends and Why a Demand-Driven Organization is Critical Alloy recently commissioned IDC for a Market Spotlight on the future direction of consumer goods companies, which you can read here. In the paper, IDC analyst and program vice president Simon Ellis explores how the industry has become consumer-driven, necessitating a transformation in how brands approach their sales and supply chain strategies.
Alloy
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Focus Alloy’s focus has been and always will be on serving consumer goods brands. Unlike Askuity or other companies that try to serve both retailers and brands, we were founded because of the challenges we heard from manufacturers about using available point-of-sale and channel data. Our goal is to help these vendors take control and flip the current information asymmetry, where retailers hold the data and make it difficult for brands to gain insight into their own consumers.
Alloy
JUNE 18, 2019
We were especially excited to see an Industry Day track around the Consumer Retail Exchange, which provided great insight for consumer product leaders about how retailers are responding to consumer demands. Retailers want suppliers to help them make better decisions We often hear from consumer product companies how hard it can be to influence retail buyers and replenishment teams. supply-chain retail sales consumer-goods planning
Alloy
DECEMBER 27, 2018
Consumer goods companies rely on forecasts to support inventory planning and distribution across their sales channels. Applied correctly, the statistical and mathematical techniques used by data science teams can help companies across the consumer goods spectrum optimize operations and increase revenue, while reducing unnecessary costs. Below, we’ll explore two of the top forecasting errors consumer brands commit, along with suggestions for how to avoid these pitfalls.
Alloy
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
While there was definitely variation among groups, a working definition of digital transformation emerged around the “implementation of modern digital technologies” to achieve goals like accelerating business processes, connecting the physical and digital flow of goods, and enabling efficiency, speed, and scale. identify a good data source, establish learnings, and then begin applying them to other data sources.
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. Fortunately, manufacturing is one industry that can easily harness new-age digital technology to deliver greater supply chain efficiency and productivity using smarter, better and safer operations methodologies. Blog manufacturing
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