Robotics/Automation

First Look: Mars Wrigley's Smiley ShopRite Candy Robot

The robots are here, and they come bearing candy.
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Supply Chain Planning That Delivers The Goods For Consumer Products

Consumer products supply chains are complex and must deal with many variables, including global raw material sourcing, sprawling distribution networks and dynamic promotions to balance supply and demand. Whatever your challenge, consumers still expect products on shelves when they want them.
Supply Chain Report 2020: A Wake-Up Call for the Future of Consumer Goods

Just five short months ago, the consumer goods industry was focused on building a supply chain to support the omnichannel era, focusing on four key areas: demand planning, fulfillment, manufacturing, and last-mile delivery. However, since then the industry has been flipped on its head.
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Setting a New Bar for a New Supply Chain

As manufacturers adapt to a path to purchase that includes meeting customers almost anywhere, they’re now learning how to become as adept at customized fulfillment as they've been at moving mass quantities of products.
P&G Moves Toward a Targeted, Automated, Responsive Future

Plans unveiled this month seek to more sharply target marketing activity and improve supply chain preparedness and speed to market.
RCAS 2019 Overview: Camels, Hot Air Balloons and the Need for Change

Despite the transformative change sweeping the consumer goods industry, success in the analytics practice still relies on its oldest asset: people.
Procter & Gamble Completes Visible Assets’ SmartParts Trials

The machine-to-machine factory automation product had 100% read accuracy during trials with the global manufacturer.
Three Trends to Watch in 2019

As the consumer goods industry continues to undergo significant disruption in 2019, here are three trends set to dominate the year.
Amazon Expands Autonomous Delivery to California

Amazon is taking its Scout autonomous delivery device from the Seattle area to a sunnier climate.
Tip of the Spear Technology: Cleveron

CGT looks at emerging technologies that offer unique solutions to consumer goods companies seeking to transform their organizations. This week: click-and-collect pickup automation provider Cleveron.
Tip of the Spear Technology: Tompkins Robotics

CGT looks at emerging technologies that offer unique solutions to consumer goods companies seeking to transform their organizations. This week: warehouse/store inventory management robots from Tompkins Robotics.
RCAS Rewind: An Interview with Pepper the Robot

P2PI editor-in-chief Peter Breen conducts his first non-human interview with Pepper the Robot (courtesy of HCL Technologies) during the 2019 Retail & Consumer Goods Analytics Summit.

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