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Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers and Consumer-centric Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and their end-customers constantly engage in a complicated dance that has no choreographed steps. Sometimes CPG manufacturers take the lead and sometimes consumers take the lead. Most business consultants today urge CPG manufacturers and retailers to become consumer-centric and demand-driven.

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Sugar Beet Shortages Could Impact Food and Beverage Manufacturing

QAD

One October, when I was about 10 years old, my family and I traveled from the east coast of the United States to Michigan for a relative’s wedding. My mother, a Michigan native, told me that those were sugar beets and that they were used to make sugar. How Do Beet Sugar Shortages Affect Food and Beverage Manufacturers?

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ERP Sustains Manufacturing during COVID-19

IQMS

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed manufacturers to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. In the process, it has highlighted an aspect of manufacturing ERP that is not as visible in more normal times— business continuity.

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Podcast: Marcia Williams on Supply Chain Optimization and Digital Transformation

Requis

Supply chain optimization consultant, author, and podcaster Marcia Williams has been working in supply chain since 2004. On episode 18 of Supply Chain Next, Marcia talks with host Richard Donaldson about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to digital transformation. ?. I use finance to show the value.

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Solving the Supply Chain Planning Puzzle

Logility

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes – GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). Delivery of ‘make to stock’ products to a home or business is now available within hours of making a purchase. An estimated, 75% of available supply chain data originates from outside the ERP system. What’s next?

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Solving the Supply Chain Planning Puzzle

Logility

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes — GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). Delivery of “make to stock” products to a home or business is now available within hours of making a purchase. An estimated, 75% of available supply chain data originates from outside the ERP system. What’s next?

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Supply Chains are Critical for a Great Customer Experience

Enterra Insights

Customers don’t want to think about supply chains; they just want great purchasing experiences. Although the connection between great customer experience and a world-class supply chain should be obvious, customer experience is not the first thing that pops into most peoples’ minds when they hear the term “supply chain.”