Supply Chain

Sustainability is one of the latest, perhaps most important, trends to impact the consumer products industry in many years. But what is its ultimate purpose, and why is it critical that we wholly embrace this social, environmental, and yes, business imperative?

While some companies are just beginning to implement best green practices, Nestle Waters North America has made it an important part of its business for more than a decade.

Kraft announced that its new, built-to-suit 800,000-square-foot building located in Morris, Ill. was recognized for advanced environmental design by the U.S. Green Building Council, a building industry nonprofit group that promotes sustainable development.

TerraCycle manufactures products from materials that have historically been considered to be garbage. Just recently, TerraCycle broke out of the plant food category and into the natural cleaner category, and did so using an innovative twist on recycling.

Lighting manufacturer, OSRAM, turns to inventory optimization solution aimed to optimize its components strategy.

Approximately 600 jobs will be eliminated as El Dorado facility converts to supply plant. The company also plans to close distribution center in El Paso, Texas.

New TAP 721 scales to support up to 1,024 readers or read-points; release 2.3 for all TAP models automatically detects and reports Tag direction.

DIM Brands, specializing in European apparel, deploys SourceView Visibility Suite to help enable strategic sourcing.