Despite a challenging economic climate, consumer goods companies are investing heavily in their supply chains, focusing on three key trends: creating new forms of engagement, optimising for resilience, and scaling performance through technology, according to Gartner.
Kraft Heinz has reported a $30 million increase in sales by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in its supply chain visibility functions.
Juice maker Ocean Spray, luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, packaging and paper company DS Smith, and material handling trade association MHI have joined the Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition collaborative.
Kimberly-Clark, the consumer goods company behind brands including Kleenex and Huggies, has reduced daily variability by 40% by using an AI-enabled tool to improve distribution planning and deployment.
Consumer goods companies are increasingly seeing their supply chains as potential revenue generators, according to a report.
PepsiCo is collaborating with startup KoiReader Technologies to use artificial intelligence to increase operational efficiency and accuracy in its distribution hubs.
Heinz has returned to the virtual gaming realm to interact with Fortnite gamers about the importance of rich soil in global food networks.
Over the past year, Henkel has made great strides towards creating a digitally enabled, simplified, and unified organisation.
Throughout the first six months, General Mills attracted 2 million users to its Good Rewards loyalty programme, which is intended to play an important part in the company’s bigger linked commerce plan.
The winners of Gartner’s Power of the Profession Supply Chain Awards have been revealed.
Kraft Heinz is collaborating with AB InBev to expand its presence in emerging markets through its BEES e-commerce platform.
Mondelez International has announced Harmony Ambition 2030, the next step of its third-party validated European wheat sustainability initiative, in order to help reduce climate change, assist Harmony farmers, and engage in sustainable wheat research.
Tyson Foods aims to transform its supply chain in the coming year through a widespread productivity program that includes the creation of more smart, efficient factories.
A recent study sponsored by OpenText, has revealed a significant gap in the efficiency of supply chains due to the lack of adoption of modern digital technologies.
Early results from Kellogg’s effort to assist rice farmers in reducing climate effect are promising.
CGT reveals the winning strategies that CG executives are using to unleash the potential of supply chain 3.0—an amalgamation of rising technology and smart analytics.
The FedEx initiative will accept unboxed, unlabeled returns, consolidate them, and return them to retailers.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will seek to enhance regulatory and legislative initiatives in the United States to combat truck parking, unlawful brokers, and speed limiters.
Procter & Gamble is focusing on a digital transformation of its supply chain.
Unilever is revamping its supply chain strategy and adopting what it calls game-changing technology like artificial intelligence (AI) and satellite imaging.
Ramani is a Tanzanian firm that focuses on supply chains for consumer packaged products.
Kraft Heinz originally used Microsoft technology in April to move a large portion of its worldwide data centre assets to Azure.
Because of the widespread inventory glut, many firms are drowning in obsolete items. According to McKinsey, new product launches generate more than 25% of sales and profits across sectors.
P&G, which owns brands such as Tide and Crest, has gone into a cost-cutting mode in response to decreasing consumer demand and increasing raw material and shipping costs.
Mondelēz International has launched the second phase of its Cocoa Life programme, which will be funded with an extra $600 million until 2030.
Fresh and freshly cut vegetables and fruits firm Fresh Del Monte Produce has invested in Decapolis, a blockchain firm.
Keurig Dr Pepper is reshaping its supply chain organisation, repositioning three top leaders.
PepsiCo will be the first receiver of electric semi-trucks by Tesla, which were presented in California on November 16, 2017 in a presentation.
Efforts to minimise waste and promote recycling are at the heart of the circular supply chain. Colgate-Palmolive is one multinational that is leading the way in this area.
With eCommerce, SKU multiplication, and manpower constraints complicating beverage operations, experts believe voice picking systems can help warehouses simplify the complicated difficulties.
Despite a challenging economic climate, consumer goods companies are investing heavily in their supply chains, focusing on three key trends: creating new forms of engagement, optimising for resilience, and scaling performance through technology, according to Gartner.
Kraft Heinz has reported a $30 million increase in sales by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in its supply chain visibility functions.
Juice maker Ocean Spray, luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, packaging and paper company DS Smith, and material handling trade association MHI have joined the Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition collaborative.
Kimberly-Clark, the consumer goods company behind brands including Kleenex and Huggies, has reduced daily variability by 40% by using an AI-enabled tool to improve distribution planning and deployment.
Consumer goods companies are increasingly seeing their supply chains as potential revenue generators, according to a report.
PepsiCo is collaborating with startup KoiReader Technologies to use artificial intelligence to increase operational efficiency and accuracy in its distribution hubs.
Heinz has returned to the virtual gaming realm to interact with Fortnite gamers about the importance of rich soil in global food networks.
Over the past year, Henkel has made great strides towards creating a digitally enabled, simplified, and unified organisation.
Throughout the first six months, General Mills attracted 2 million users to its Good Rewards loyalty programme, which is intended to play an important part in the company’s bigger linked commerce plan.
The winners of Gartner’s Power of the Profession Supply Chain Awards have been revealed.
Kraft Heinz is collaborating with AB InBev to expand its presence in emerging markets through its BEES e-commerce platform.
Mondelez International has announced Harmony Ambition 2030, the next step of its third-party validated European wheat sustainability initiative, in order to help reduce climate change, assist Harmony farmers, and engage in sustainable wheat research.
Tyson Foods aims to transform its supply chain in the coming year through a widespread productivity program that includes the creation of more smart, efficient factories.
A recent study sponsored by OpenText, has revealed a significant gap in the efficiency of supply chains due to the lack of adoption of modern digital technologies.
Early results from Kellogg’s effort to assist rice farmers in reducing climate effect are promising.
CGT reveals the winning strategies that CG executives are using to unleash the potential of supply chain 3.0—an amalgamation of rising technology and smart analytics.
The FedEx initiative will accept unboxed, unlabeled returns, consolidate them, and return them to retailers.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will seek to enhance regulatory and legislative initiatives in the United States to combat truck parking, unlawful brokers, and speed limiters.
Procter & Gamble is focusing on a digital transformation of its supply chain.
Unilever is revamping its supply chain strategy and adopting what it calls game-changing technology like artificial intelligence (AI) and satellite imaging.
Ramani is a Tanzanian firm that focuses on supply chains for consumer packaged products.
Kraft Heinz originally used Microsoft technology in April to move a large portion of its worldwide data centre assets to Azure.
Because of the widespread inventory glut, many firms are drowning in obsolete items. According to McKinsey, new product launches generate more than 25% of sales and profits across sectors.
P&G, which owns brands such as Tide and Crest, has gone into a cost-cutting mode in response to decreasing consumer demand and increasing raw material and shipping costs.
Mondelēz International has launched the second phase of its Cocoa Life programme, which will be funded with an extra $600 million until 2030.
Fresh and freshly cut vegetables and fruits firm Fresh Del Monte Produce has invested in Decapolis, a blockchain firm.
Keurig Dr Pepper is reshaping its supply chain organisation, repositioning three top leaders.
PepsiCo will be the first receiver of electric semi-trucks by Tesla, which were presented in California on November 16, 2017 in a presentation.
Efforts to minimise waste and promote recycling are at the heart of the circular supply chain. Colgate-Palmolive is one multinational that is leading the way in this area.
With eCommerce, SKU multiplication, and manpower constraints complicating beverage operations, experts believe voice picking systems can help warehouses simplify the complicated difficulties.
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