Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Metrics Packaging Sourcing 
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 9, 2023
Commerce is global and regional at the same time, the world is getting smaller and more interconnected, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in this build-anywhere and sell-anywhere market. The classical approach involves functional silos, sequential decisions, and Excel and people to render a plan executable.
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 6, 2020
We had a choice to either install newer high-capacity machines for the Jell-O lines (CM Bartelts) running at over 1500 packages/minute or slower, more flexible equipment (IM Bartelts) at a rate of 650 pouches/minute. While companies speak for the need to drive agility and resilience, the real focus is operational excellence.
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Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. The company leverages globally sourcing strategies to buy products at a lower cost and then deploys some unique process logic to drive mass customization for retailers. Performance on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 2, 2023
The Center of Excellence at the company wanted to improve base-level capabilities but struggled to move forward due to the traditional views of the planning team, which they felt were self-serving. (The The team was not calibrated on the role of forecasting and the basics around process excellence. Models Matter. Traditional Models.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
are working on a“if all you have is a hammer, all you see is nails” problem – they have been making boxed, canned and otherwise shelf-stable packaged food for well over a century but now consumers and retailers are looking for fresh foods and they don’t know how to adapt. Certainly, Campbell’s foray into its c-Fresh business ended in tears.
SCMDOJO
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Current State of Supplier Performance Management Nowadays, the interest in improving supplier performance management methods has increased due to the increase in global sourcing and that of the global economy in particular (Gordon Sherry R, 2008). The questions that are most often asked are: What metrics should I use?
Silvon Software
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
A modern data hub collects, integrates and manages data from multiple disparate systems and external data sources (like market research and point-of-sale systems), regardless of whether the data is on-premise or in the cloud. Once integrated, the data is made “analytics ready” and securely available to users.
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