Consumer Packaged Goods

Panic Buying Returns on COVID-19 Jump

November 23, 2020

Bloomberg

We’re out of toilet paper again.

The Great Holiday Rewrite: Supply Chain in the COVID Era

November 19, 2020

Transfix

Here's what changing consumer behavior means for the 2020 holiday shipping season.

Brexit Delays Spark Rush for Warehouse Space

November 12, 2020

Bloomberg

British businesses are racing to secure extra storage space as the risk that the country leaves the single market at the end of the year without a trade deal threatens their supply chains.

What’s Ahead Under President Joe Biden, Industry by Industry

November 8, 2020

Bloomberg

Here’s a breakdown of how a Biden presidency may affect some two dozen U.S. industries and what might rise to the top of his agenda as he takes over from Donald Trump in January.

Flexible Warehousing: A Shortcut to Direct-to-Consumer E-Commerce

November 6, 2020

Pierbridge

Is direct-to-consumer e-commerce the new normal? For an uncertain future, one strategy gaining ground is the “warehouse-in-a-warehouse.”

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Vs. Salesforce

November 4, 2020

Alithya

How do you choose the right customer relationship management software for your business?

Five Tips for Preserving Your Supply Chain During and After a Disaster

November 4, 2020

Oliver Wight

What’s the best way to cope with a crisis?

What Is Modern Supply-Chain Management? Turn Data Insights Into Actions

November 4, 2020

Alithya

Here's what “digital transformation” really looks like in a supply chain.

The Agile Supply Chain’s Guide to Financial Alignment

October 29, 2020

QAD DynaSys

Finance and supply chain: These two essential business functions speak different languages and live in different worlds. Both contribute mightily to the success and the profitability of their companies, in their own ways. Manufacturers need to get them to synchronize if they are to survive and succeed — and to achieve the agility and the resilience everyone strives for coming out of the pandemic crisis.

Four Ways New Consumer Buying Behaviors Are Impacting Manufacturing

October 28, 2020

Eskander Yavar, SCB Contributor

Shifts in consumer buying patterns can have ripple effects through the supply chain that ultimately impact manufacturers’ own customer base and manufacturers themselves.

Consumer Packaged Goods

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the consumer packaged goods industry. Learn how consumer packaged goods companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.