Demand Planning

While the consumer goods industry is more adept at navigating COVID’s curveballs, labor and supply chain obstacles remain persistent barriers to meeting increasing consumer demand. As a result, CPGs often find themselves in a game of whack-a-mole.

While emerging markets account for 55% of the global consumer spending of consumer packaged goods, most CG companies struggle to grow in these markets. Here’s what CGs can do about it.

Achieving flexibility and resilience is proving a tall order, thanks to the current state of many consumer goods supply chains. Read on and discover how CGs can strengthen their supply chain foundation in an era of constant change in this latest roadmap report.

The acquisition is expected to accelerate Zebra’s Enterprise Asset Intelligence vision by expanding its growing retail and consumer packaged goods software portfolio.

Discover the first step to a more resilient end-to-end supply chain.

As we exit the pandemic, we tapped into the power of the CGT/RIS Executive Council for a look at today’s new consumer, as well as insight into how both brands and retailers can transform them into loyal buyers through technology.

Coca-Cola HBC is expected to digitally transform its supply chain by leveraging flexible processes to support fast decision-making and adapt quickly to changing business environments and consumer demand.

These nine approaches may help CGs better plan for business going forward, as they all continue to adapt and endure throughout these difficult times.

As more brands turn to tech to maintain agility and transform their planning process, a recent webinar shared insight from IDC about when we can expect things to right-size themselves, the valuable role AI can play in forecasting, and why tech can’t solve all our problems.   

Retailers and CGs are deploying AI/ML solutions to aid in supply chain efforts at increasing rates. Explore this Targeted Research report to discover where the competition is placing big tech bets and to benchmark your supply chain of the future roadmap.