Consumer Packaged Goods

Wednesday, May 19th 2021, 2:00 PM EST

Accelerate or Hesitate? Real-World Data on Post-COVID Supply Chain Planning

April 14, 2021

Companies around the world are urgently seeking ways to better plan around demand uncertainty and improve supply chain resilience and agility. CSCMP and ToolsGroup will reveal analysis from a crucial new global survey which reveals:

What planning challenges are top-of-mind for supply chain leaders
Technologies that are helping them meet organizational goals and what’s hampering their efforts
Whether the pandemic sped up or delayed digital roadmaps
How companies rate their supply chain strengths—and where they’re falling behind

Speakers:

Mark Baxa, Interim President & CEO, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

Caroline Proctor, Chief Marketing Officer, ToolsGroup

Moderator:

Bob Bowman, Editor in Chief, SupplyChainBrain

Strategic Planning: Strategically Plan Your Routes to Optimize Your Distribution, Sales, and Service Operations

April 14, 2021

Omnitracs Inc.

You may be surprised to see how many out-of-the-way stops your teams make every day — not to mention the amount of backtracking they do.

Higher Shipping Costs Are Here to Stay, Sparking Price Increases

April 12, 2021

Bloomberg

Stubbornly high shipping expenses for businesses are getting sealed into contracts for the next 12 months, forcing companies to pass the extra costs on to consumers.

Dynamic Freight Pricing

April 7, 2021

Convoy

The market has always been dynamic, and for a long time static pricing was a shipper’s only option. Dynamic pricing saves time, reduces costs, and provides peace of mind across primary, backup, and spot offerings.

Fifteen Ways to Save on Freight

April 7, 2021

Convoy

Transportation teams have a mandate to keep costs low without sacrificing performance. Lowering transportation costs is no longer as simple as selecting the cheapest provider on a cost per mile basis.

Retailers Seen Closing Thousands of Stores Even After Pandemic

April 6, 2021

Bloomberg

U.S. retailers could shutter tens of thousands of stores even after the pandemic subsides, as shoppers continue to turn toward e-commerce, according to a new report.

Four Subtle Examples of Supply-Chain Fraud that Can Be Stopped with Analytics

Four Examples of Supply-Chain Fraud That Can Be Stopped With Analytics

April 1, 2021

Zebra

Retailers are using prescriptive analytics to close supply-chain visibility gaps and protect their assets.

Ebook: Solve Today’s Top Fulfillment Challenges

April 1, 2021

Saddle Creek

The new challenges of e-commerce — and outsourcing strategies that can help to overcome them.

Fulfillment Solution Cuts Average Cost-Per-Order by 62%

April 1, 2021

Saddle Creek

The Saddle Creek team in Fort Worth, Texas, partnered with doTERRA to design a highly mechanized fulfillment solution — complete with a robust warehouse management system and state-of-the-art material handling equipment, including automated pick modules, pick-to-light, powered conveyor, parcel sortation and pick bin management.

The End of the Asset Versus Broker Debate: How Digital Freight Brokers Transcend Traditional Definitions

April 1, 2021

Transfix

Digital freight brokerages are rising above traditional brokerages and redefining the model entirely.

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.