Consumer Packaged Goods

Markets of Developing Nations Are Very Attractive, But Lack of Talent Is a Problem

April 12, 2012

With much of the developed world mired in slow growth and fiscal austerity, many companies find the strong economies and rising incomes of certain emerging markets quite attractive. But there's a catch: talent is increasingly difficult to find and hold onto in such countries as Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC).

Federal Agencies Struggle With Protecting IT Supply Chain

April 11, 2012

CRM Buyer

Managers of information technology systems in both the private and public sectors have had their hands full dealing with security breaches that come from hackers invading IT systems. Increasingly, however, IT systems are becoming vulnerable from another channel - the actual supply chain sources of both hardware equipment and software programs.

Faster Than Real Time: The Future of Simulation

April 11, 2012

John Berra, Senior Advisor and Past Chairman, Emerson Process Management

Best Practices in Enterprise Asset Management

April 11, 2012

Ralph Rio, Research Director, ARC Advisory Group

Alliance for Innovation and Operational Excellence Gains Support in First Year

April 11, 2012

Tom Egan, VP-Industry Svcs., Packaging Machinery Manufacturing Institute (PMMI)

New York, London, Paris and Tokyo are 'Top Global Cities' in 2012, Though Beijing and Shanghai on the Rise

April 5, 2012

A.T. Kearney

New York and London remain the world's most global cities, while major emerging-market cities strengthened their ability to challenge global leaders in the next 10 to 20 years, according to the 2012 A.T. Kearney Global Cities Index.

Corporate Supply Chains Better Able to Handle Volatility and Uncertainty, Study Finds

April 4, 2012

MHIA

Company supply chains are now better able to handle market uncertainty, according to the 2012 Global Supply Chain Agenda study from Capgemini. The study reveals that ongoing uncertainty around the global economy and euro zone crisis is having a significant impact on supply chain strategies at every level.

Skills for Supply Chain 2.0

April 3, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

From sourcing to delivery, the supply chain is now the most horizontal function in the enterprise, says Tony Pittman, director of global procurement at HP. And any role that has such wide-ranging impact, from how money is spent to affecting the customer's experience, needs highly trained managers and workers.

The Transport Funding Debate: Fix it First, or Build Anew?

April 2, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

As Congress lurches toward yet another stopgap solution to the nation's transportation infrastructure crisis, it might be valuable to take a fresh look at some of the assumptions that are driving the issue.

Corporate Leaders Get Failing Marks for Efforts to Address Sustainability

April 2, 2012

Environmental Leader

Only 17 percent of sustainability experts rate the performance of corporate leaders in addressing the sustainability agenda as effective, down from 24 percent last year, according to a report by SustainAbility and GlobeScan.

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.