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FMCG Supply Chains – What are the most important roles?

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

For FMCG producers this may be the demand planner while for retail partners the key role could be innovation planning. If you are ever lucky enough to visit the Danube Delta in Romania then on the road back towards Bucharest you will see men and women stand up at the side of the road and outstretch their arms. Yes, you have.

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5 Steps to Address the Rising Geopolitical Risks to Your Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

As an example, a major retailer whose market presence is in the Americas realized that several of their shipments that originate in China pass through Russia to make their way to the west and are now subject to shipment backlogs. Some may have believed themselves to be immune at one point, but now their perspective is shifting.

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Ivalua Supports the Digitalization of Tchibo’s Indirect Purchasing Process with its Source-to-Contract Solution

ivalua

Tchibo is one of Germany’s largest international consumer goods and retail companies. In addition to a strong, national business focus, the company is active in Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Turkey. Founded in 1949, the company today has a turnover of €3.2 About Ivalua.

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FMCG Stock Shrinkage happens in the best run operations, even yours!

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

My colleague Stefan Cucu recently wrote on the subject of stock shrinkage in coolers located in HORECA outlets in Romania. On one notable occasion when I was a Supply Chain Director in the FMCG sector a certain big name retailer continually reported shortages. In the retailer outlet. No, not finished yet!

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Accelerate Digitisation in the Supply Chain – Leveraging a Data-driven Approach to Optimisation – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This in turn enables sales agents and resellers to submit all POS through the application and provides real-time clarity for all business decisions that will translate into actionable intelligence for optimum performance whilst measuring the sales effectiveness of the retail agents. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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FMCG Christmas Promotional Activity Planning - 7 Top Tips

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Certainly here in Romania that jolly friendly man carrying gifts has popped up in mall windows in October. You will not find many retailers willing to display “expired” stock. Well into December before even a hint of tinsel and good old Bernard Matthews urging us to try his “bootiful” turkey.

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FMCG: Will retailing the Amazon way see off the discounters?

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

Romania has not yet bought into online FMCG supermarket retailing in a big way. There have been some trials, tribulations and a few errors but online retailing here is this nothing like on the scale seen in UK, for example. Do they assemble more than one order at a time or is it strictly a sort of online retail FIFO?

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