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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. When retailers join in — which is most of the time — dance steps become even more complex. ”[3].

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Production Planning Software: Your Comprehensive Guide

Logility

Your Comprehensive Guide to Production Planning Software The benefits of production planning software vs scheduling are about the granularity of the plan: capacity plans (or master production schedules) are not granular and factor in less granular things, like high level capacity, forecasts, inventory, and transfer times.

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Philip Morris Drives Manufacturing Insights Using A Digital Twin

Supply Chain Shaman

In our pandemic research, we interviewed thirty manufacturers. To gain insights, we interviewed Alexandros Skandalakis, Director of Manufacturing Capacity, reporting to operations/manufacturing globally within Philip Morris. We wanted to find a better way to design our network and optimize future manufacturing outcomes.

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What Georgia-Pacific Is Doing With Causal AI Is Remarkable

Logistics Viewpoints

Georgia-Pacific and its subsidiaries manufacture and distribute a wide range of consumer products, including bath tissue, paper towels, napkins, tableware, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, and building products. IT systems can be part of the problem. Ideally, the Causal AI operates autonomously.

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Climate Change is Also Changing the Consumer Packaged Goods Sector

Enterra Insights

Both consumers and enterprises in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector are taking notice. They will force manufacturers, brands, and retailers to transform and commit to real sustainable business models within the next five years if they want to mitigate short- and long-term risk.”[1]

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No-Code Platforms for Supply Chain – All You Need to Know

SCMDOJO

Modern enterprises rely on supply chain software to track several activities, including manufacturing and distribution of goods. However, most of these systems were created before web technologies existed or were in their infancy. These platforms allow users to create robust apps without coding each detail from scratch.

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The Role of the JIT Delivery System in Manufacturing Logistics

Kanban Logistics

During periods of growth, manufacturers of all sizes tend to come to the same realization: they’ve run out of space for equipment and people and need to expand. Enter the Just in Time (JIT) delivery system. What is a “just in time” delivery system? This took up (i.e.,