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Transforming supply chains into revenue centres: How CG companies are rethinking traditional approaches

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Consumer goods companies are increasingly seeing their supply chains as potential revenue generators, according to a report. Traditionally viewed as a cost centre, the supply chain has been considered an opportunity to extract value by some firms, such as Kellogg’s and PDC Brands. One major issue is the reluctance of supply chain partners to share data up and down the chain. However, PDC Brands’ head of global planning, Sulabh Jain, suggested creating value-added partnerships with suppliers that allow retailers to share their point-of-sale data weekly rather than monthly. Companies are also looking to automation, analytics, and AI to free up talent and focus on revenue strategy.

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