By Jeffrey H. Schutt, PhD, director of ProvisionAI ·
December 21, 2023
Volatility is costly and disruptive to operations. Consumer packaged goods supply chains face volatile transportation flows due mostly to variations in consumer behavior, but technology can help smooth those flows.
By Ken Critchlow and Pedro Benitez ·
January 25, 2023
The CPG industry is pressed to increase its use of recycled plastics, yet current recycling networks fail to provide enough material in a profitable way. A reinvention of plastic recycling is required to reach these goals.
By Bob Trebilcock ·
May 20, 2022
On this episode, Stopwatch’s Meagan Bowman discusses why the CPG supply chain is broken, along with all things startup-related. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.
By Bob Trebilcock ·
May 20, 2022
On this episode, Stopwatch’s Meagan Bowman discusses why the CPG supply chain is broken, along with all things startup-related. SCMR’s Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.
By Carly Guenther, Customer-centric supply chain & operations lead, Accenture ·
November 2, 2021
In a post-pandemic world, supply chains must be embedded with transparency, resilience and sustainability— or brands risk their own longevity.
By LM Staff ·
December 2, 2020
Established in 1925, Black Horse Carriers serves the food and grocery, retail, bakery, dairy, CPG, manufacturing, and automotive sectors. Black Horse has more than 4,000 people and operates a trucking fleet of more than 2,000 vehicles, and services customers from more than 90 terminals across the United States.
By Jeff Berman ·
October 9, 2020
A recent blog by Vivek Vaid, Chief Technology officer, for Chicago-based FourKites, observed that consumer packaged goods (CPG), food and beverage (F&B), and retail payments are leading the way for shipments and “continue to drive overall growth in shipment volumes across the U.S., with a huge surge in less-than-truckload and parcel shipments.”
By Jeff Berman ·
May 27, 2020
Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with Steve Denton, CEO of Ware2Go, a UPS-backed company comprised of a nationwide network of certified warehouses, technology to streamline fulfillment across sales channels, and a flexible business model that eliminates long-term contracts and order minimums. Denton provided an overview of Ware2Go's service offerings and how his company is working with different companies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Jeff Berman ·
May 21, 2019
A recent report issued by Zipline Logistics, a Columbus, Ohio-based 3PL focusing on retail and consumer products, continues to drive home the importance of logistics for consumer packaged goods (CPG) shippers. Data for Zipline’s report, entitled “Retail Buyers Spotlight Practical Ways Brands Can Stand Out,” was based on a survey of CPG shippers conducted by Zipline.
By Jeff Berman ·
January 30, 2019
With an eye on helping shippers meet delivery requirements set forth by retailers, non asset-based third-party logistics services provider Transplace said this week it has rolled out a new offering, entitled the “Weekly Supplier Performance Benchmarking Report.”
By Mark Barratt and Simon Eagle ·
March 3, 2017
Zara has earned high marks for its agile supply chain. Despite its success, manufacturers heavily invested in Lean believe that the retailer’s approach could never work for them. What are the misconceptions about agility and how can they be overcome?
By Bob Trebilcock ·
December 15, 2014
What does it take to remain a supply chain leader? SCMR put that question to executives at four of the best-performing global supply chains. We also asked about their plans to remain at the top of their games in the year ahead. CPG leader P&G is rethinking its manufacturing and distribution network to align more closely with the needs of its retail customers.
By Jeff Berman ·
January 6, 2011
Following December’s announcement that it planned to acquire Total Logistic Control, a subsidiary of SUPERVALU and a provider of supply chain services for shippers in the food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods sectors, freight transportation and logistics services provider Ryder System said today the deal is now official.
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By William McNeill ·
December 14, 2010
This Complementary Case Study details how one Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods (CPG) company saved nearly $12M on over $100M in ocean transportation spending through good times and bad, and achieved its five-year goals in less than a year, by using GT Nexus.