Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods. It illustrates the trends that plagued shippers throughout the past several quarters. cost per case.

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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. Thus, the supply chain becomes a “critical competitive weapon,” according to the report.

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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. They are all essential parts of Kroger’s analytics capabilities and, if leveraged correctly, can provide crucial insights to improve business operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. From our lens, the August data further reflects ongoing shifts in production sourcing within specific industry sectors. The August reported value rose to a three month high of 49.0

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The demand planning process can be extremely complex as it requires the analysis of numerous factors, including historic and current datasets and internal analytics. Review data from relevant sources This step requires an understanding of what data will be useful , and what should be left out.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides our monthly highlights commentary reflecting on May 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported value of 49.6 was unchanged as that of April as well as March. in April to 58.7

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2022

Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® report, a composite index produced by J.P. On the slightly positive side, the July report indicated that rates of input cost and output charge inflation have both eased to 17-month lows. reported for June. The report authors noted the first drop in manufacturing output since June 2020.

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SupplyPike

JUNE 15, 2020

Learn about: The definition of consumer packaged goods The types of CPGs What the CPG marketplace looks like Top trends in the CPG industry. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) describe merchandise that has to be reloaded frequently, as opposed to items that can be replenished after longer durations. Purpose-led brands.

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Locus

OCTOBER 21, 2022

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. Sources: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]. Talk to Our Experts.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 2, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of February 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which appear to indicate some stabilization within global supply chain networks. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. The reported 50 value for February was up 0.9

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

The pattern of consumers valuing sustainable and ethical decisions made by companies is nothing new in the business world. The notable shift involving this long-term trend has to do with how many consumers are either passively influenced by information about sustainability or actively seek out such data before making purchasing decisions.

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RFgen

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

The pattern of consumers valuing sustainable and ethical decisions made by companies is nothing new in the business world. The notable shift involving this long-term trend has to do with how many consumers are either passively influenced by information about sustainability or actively seek out such data before making purchasing decisions.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Common examples of finished goods inventory include: Fast-moving consumer goods Electronics Clothing Healthcare products Homeware Vehicles Retailers will typically refer to finished goods as merchandise inventory. The finished goods inventory formula is critical for deriving accurate inventory levels.

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Arkieva

JULY 25, 2016

While demand seems to be on an uptick for manufacturers especially in the consumer goods industry, an increase in online shopping could also lead to a scarcity in the availability of distribution centers in the near future. And CBRE’s most recent report on the U.S. Source: Multichannel Merchant. Read Full Article.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Keeping up with demand and market trends challenges most supply chain operators. Demand forecasting is the process of predicting future demand for a product or service, which helps businesses plan and allocate resources effectively. The lack of forecasting accuracy can easily spill hardship into other departments. How is that helpful?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of April 2023 reported global and regional PMI indices which continue to reinforce a state of contraction level stabilization within global supply chain networks. Some good news is that the reported data reinforces that global supply chain wide pressures have eased considerably.

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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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EcoVadis

JULY 11, 2016

This workshop brought together Global Compact LEAD companies and other members convened to define and bring urgency to sustainable procurement, and to discuss how they can motivate and mobilize their companies to address this next frontier in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) progress.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 13, 2020

According to Katie Evans, “Grocery cart sizes increased abruptly by 33% month over month in mid-February but have since trended down as consumers settle into sheltering in place, online grocery prices rise, and physical stores begin to reopen, Adobe says. And consumer purchasing patterns are changing rapidly.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Mass customisation is also known as: Made-to-order Built-to-order Increasingly popular in the retail goods sector – but also used in the automotive, software and finance sectors – mass customisation allows customers to purchase a product that is more ‘them’. The entire manufacturing sector is seeing a shift towards personalisation.

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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. This includes alternative sources of supply and manufacturing capabilities such as co-packers/contract manufacturers. The same concept works for business and manufacturing.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2018

” Transactional data : “Post-business-process information such as purchasing inventory records or sales volumes by region.” ”[4] My company, Enterra Solutions®, is heavily involved in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector. .”[4] and Robotics Are Coming to Consumer Goods Supply Chains.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Competition in the consumer goods space is at an all-time high as venture capital continues to pour into the industry and products hit the market at record speed. Because transportation is a substantial source of late deliveries and, subsequently, out-of-stocks, it is critical to implement urgency into your logistics function.

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QAD

MAY 19, 2021

Retail and Consumer Goods. Analytics and Reporting. An ERP software system allows for better performance and project management that helps plan, budget, predict and accurately report on an organization’s financial health and processes. Data Reporting and Accuracy. Hospitality. Manufacturing.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. Advanced and predictive analytics. We’ll discuss robotics solutions in more detail later in this guide.

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QAD

JUNE 16, 2021

Planning manufacturing activities, sales orders and purchases. MRP has evolved with market and consumer trends. It used to be that manufacturers either locally sourced their parts or made them in-house. Retail and Consumer Goods. Ensuring products are available for delivery to customers. Automotive.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 21, 2021

“The ripple effects of the pandemic will be felt for some time and serve as a powerful illustration of the need for consumer-facing companies to be agile, resilient, and responsive to change,” asserts Oliver Wright ( @owright001 ), senior managing director and head of Accenture’s global consumer goods industry group.[1]

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of reported February 2024 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Overall, global activity reportedly showed signs of increased production output for consumer goods production levels but continued muted growth for intermediate supply network and investment goods production levels.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Unilever has sustainability at the very heart of its business model, extending all the way through the supply chain from distribution to procurement. For example, by 2020, Unilever expects to sustainably source 100% of its raw materials, even those used for packaging. The Sustainability Drive.

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Alloy

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Out-of-stocks is an age-old problem that continues to confound the consumer goods and retail industry. It translates to billions of dollars in lost sales each year, as well as being a drain on time and resources and dealing a blow to consumer brand loyalty. after consumers have already been turned away.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

It involves assessing how the overall supply chain performed, analyzing metrics, and how well you managed exceptions. Your forecasting process goes through multiple checks and balances, giving you the opportunity to identify deviations and exceptions and create more accurate predictions. Can CPFR be leveraged within all industries?

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

If you’re in the consumer goods sector , seasonality affects items like pumpkin carvers, or food products, like Peeps. Considering the ongoing retail trends , it’s possible that the holiday shopping window will continue to be pushed earlier and earlier, even when (or if) supply chains settle back into a more regular cadence.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 7, 2020

… To respond to the fluid nature of users’ understanding of their problems, the cognitive computing system offers a synthesis not just of information sources but of influences, contexts, and insights. Cognitive analytics also enable autonomous analysis and response, freeing up manpower to work on more value-adding activities.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. Advanced and predictive analytics Advanced and predictive analytics are deployed in real- or near-real time.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 4, 2022

.”[1] An infographic prepared by the staff at Concentric reports, “[Nearly 80% of] CPG executives say the COVID-19 crisis will have a lasting impact on their customers’ needs”; however, “[less than a third of them] say their companies are well-equipped to address such changes.”[2] Joining the Data Revolution.

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QAD

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Truck transportation continues to be challenged with driver shortages , tight capacity, and warehousing is likewise finding it difficult to source workers. According to the annual Sovos ShipCompliant report, DTC wine sales jumped 27 percent last year compared to 2019. Meanwhile, ocean freight rates are hitting historic highs.

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QAD

APRIL 6, 2021

The packaging industry has to stay on the forefront of change because what they produce affects so many other markets, like food and beverage, consumer goods and healthcare packaging. During the last year, many stayed home, shopped online, had their purchases delivered and then unwrapped them from their cardboard and film packaging.

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