The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2023

Square1 primarily serves clients in the Beauty, Packaged Food, Apparel, and Consumer Goods industries, and currently works with 40 domestic and international clients. It may be necessary to look for a more experienced and capable provider to meet your growing needs.

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Sourcemap

JULY 23, 2017

Sourcemap, New York, and Provenance, London, link their digital platforms for supply chain transparency, enabling businesses in the food and fashion industries to map their supply chain, gather data and track verified claims with the movement of product.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2022

These lower costs can then reduce the overall cost of consumer goods. which furthermore enables them to lower the costs for consumer goods. By some estimates, 65 percent of consumer goods are delivered using trucks. Mix of measures opens up new era in transport logistics.

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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. There seems to be a similar uptick across other geographies as well. billion, which was an 8.2%

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QAD

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving consumer landscape, the way products are packaged plays a pivotal role in the success of consumer goods manufacturing and the overall supply chain. Sustainable packaging not only aligns with corporate social responsibility but also meets regulatory requirements and enhances brand reputation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2023

The company claims that for one global consumer goods company the solution was making 12,000 recommendations in a month; 74% of those recommendations were auto accepted. If it is the same consumer goods company that I think it is, I saw their vice president of supply chain speak at a planning conference.

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Silvon Software

JUNE 4, 2019

As a result, demand forecasting miscalculations, raw materials and finished goods inventory shortages, manufacturing interruptions and transportation delays can wreak havoc on their ability to meet OTIF standards. The Ongoing Technology Battle to Improve OTIF. Using Operational Analytics and a Modern Data Hub to Drive The Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 27, 2023

In consumer goods industries, better forecasting leads to lower fines from retailers for late or incomplete deliveries. Large consumer goods companies believe that solutions based on a graph database also have real potential. This increases sales. This sounds obvious. Sadly it is not.

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Alloy

MAY 15, 2019

Meet our Spring additions was originally published in Alloy on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Tom has a BS in Computer Science/Data Architecture from the University of Minnesota, and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 31, 2023

With planning algorithms that consider all planning horizons (strategic, tactical and operational), you can empower your supply chain with the agility and flexibility to better meet changing business needs and mitigate disruptions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Procter & Gamble (P&G) , the American multinational consumer goods corporation, is continuing to invest in digital transformation, focusing specifically on the supply chain, retail execution, and environmental sustainability. Companies, for their part, are pushing to close the gender bias, and will continue to do so.

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Maine Pointe

AUGUST 10, 2022

The consumer goods and retail (CGR) industry is adept at gathering customer data. billion gigabytes of data about customers are gathered every day across the world, clearly meeting the definition of “big data.” Changing Big Data into Action. According to industry estimates , 2.5

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Maine Pointe

AUGUST 10, 2022

The consumer goods and retail (CGR) industry is adept at gathering customer data. billion gigabytes of data about customers are gathered every day across the world, clearly meeting the definition of “big data.” Changing Big Data into Action. According to industry estimates , 2.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 2, 2021

Kimberly-Clark is public consumer goods company that generated over $19 billion in revenues last year. This consumer goods behemoth has driven ongoing supply chain productivity through their FORCE (Focused On Reducing Costs Everywhere) program. Not surprisingly, many of FourKites’ users work in transportation operations.

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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. Suppliers who do not meet the minimum OTIF service level are often fined by the retailer. About Andrew Lynch.

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Logility

JUNE 9, 2023

PPC’s proudly provides exceptional services to its customers and meets expectations for on-time, in-full deliveries. From film technology and graphics to materials and construction, consumer goods brands worldwide regard PPC as a high-stakes partner. And the results speak for themselves.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 6, 2020

Often, consumer goods are produced in wide varieties. Planners can also immediately see if the forecasts meet, surpass or fall short of their target sales, inventory , and other KPIs. As the season progresses, you need to perform a thorough analysis to adjust sales and operational plans when factors change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

If you take a big consumer goods company, you don’t need to just model products and customers,” o9’s CEO explained. You need to model the company’s competitors, end consumers, and the demographics of customers in Texas versus New York.” “There’s a lot of flexibility required to model the variations and nuances.”

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2021

Because our customers around the globe can meet or exceed their service level requirements while minimizing inventory, they’re ready for whatever tomorrow brings.” Michael has been particularly instrumental in the past 12 months working closely with companies in the fast-moving consumer goods industry on COVID-19 response and recovery.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 20, 2023

The first was the Microsoft Big Ideas session where Blue Yonder customer Walgreens’ Roxanne Flanagan , Chief Supply Chain Officer, joined Microsoft’s Shelley Bransten , Corporate Vice President, retail & consumer goods industries, on stage. Planning is already underway for NRF 2024! See you next year, NRF!

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 15, 2021

Because of the changes to the retail and CPG industries, forward-thinking sporting goods shippers are looking to logistics as a differentiation strategy. As industries evolved to meet the needs of modern consumers, the supply chain has become a reliable source of competitive advantage. Work with CPG Logistics Specialists.

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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. Suppliers who do not meet the minimum OTIF service level are often fined by the retailer. About Andrew Lynch.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 24, 2017

This is a universal shift that affects businesses up and down the supply chain, even manufacturers that don’t produce consumer goods. Manufacturers need to rise to meet these new expectations – and one of the keys is through digital transformation. Customer experience and immediacy is prized.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 24, 2021

I have been a ToolsGroup partner since 2015, after working over 10 years at a global consumer goods company, where I started knowing and enjoying the benefits of ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+). Consequently the company was prepared with enough inventory to meet demand and service levels. My company Advancetics B.V.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 26, 2020

Planning and optimization software, powered by mathematical optimization, can perform calculations based on all available data sources to generate optimal plans It will help your planners manage existing resources and constraints to meet your business goals.

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TransAudit

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Supply chains at a consumer goods company, for example, make up about 80% of the company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Robust tracking, monitoring, and auditing will be essential for meeting goals. Work with data solution providers to meet emerging transparency regulations.

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CHAINalytics

OCTOBER 29, 2018

A rapidly expanding consumer goods company recently found itself struggling to meet customer fill rates. Rising backorders and falling customer service levels threatened to diminish … The post Increased Demand Forecasting and Production Planning Efficiency for Leading CPG Manufacturer appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

By following the three-step formula outlined in this playbook, organizations can meet the same success as a $1B+ consumer goods manufacturer that relied upon Elementum to help with supply shock and surge requests caused by COVID-19.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

As the world for non-essential workers moved to on-line meetings, conference calls, and uncertainty, essential workers redefined the workplace to mitigate risk. A Sample Demand Pattern for Consumer Goods. As we moved into our new roles, for all supply chains, demand shifted. Figure 2 is an example of a potential market signal.

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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. Meeting demand shifts while minimizing lost sales.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 78

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

At minimum , a product of acceptable quality meets a set of previously agreed-upon specifications. However, quality can also be understood more broadly as the ability to quickly meet, if not anticipate, constantly changing market demand. This is not surprising given the sharp rise in goods imported from China.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 14, 2020

The staff at Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) writes, “Just five short months ago, the consumer goods industry was focused on building a supply chain to support the omnichannel era, focusing on four key areas: demand planning, fulfillment, manufacturing, and last-mile delivery. The changing retail landscape.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Shanna has experience in a broad range of industries including oil & gas, health tech, and consumer goods. More and more companies are looking at building consortiums with other companies to increase capabilities and meet consumer expectations and to be competitive with Amazon and Walmart. About Shanna Greathouse.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Many supply chain executives in consumer goods and retail companies grappling with the Experience Economy still hear objections that AI and machine learning technologies are futuristic. The longer you wait to meet its challenges using disruptive technologies like AI, the further behind market leaders you fall.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2013

In leaving the Kinaxis user meeting this week, I am struck by three things. Terra Technology has dubbed its solution demand sensing and with twenty consumer goods companies using the solution, the company is attempting to gain new clients in distribution-centric industries that are not consumer goods (e.g.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Any company shipping physical products today – whether to consumers or to other businesses – needs to meet higher service expectations, including faster order turnaround in the DC. In addition to large distribution orders, many retail and business-to-business facilities are shipping rising volumes of direct-to-consumer orders.

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E2open

JULY 26, 2017

It often takes so long that by the time the consensus meeting takes place, much of the data is outdated. Wouldn’t it be better if the gaps presented to executives in the final S&OP meeting reflected today’s business challenges instead of problems from two weeks earlier? This article originally published in Consumer Goods Technology.

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