Supply Chain Execution

A new study sheds light on the impact COVID-19 has had on the consumer products industry, which has had to endure unimagined marketplace disruptions and shifts in consumer behaviors during a time of crisis.

Feel like your supply chain can never get ahead? Stuck in an endless loop of emergencies, trying to prevent out-of-stocks, OTIF fines and upset retailers? This white paper explores the disconnects across people, processes and systems that keep supply chain teams in constant firefighting mode, even before the COVID-19 crisis.

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.

Brands can set the foundation they need to deliver on consumer expectations by adhering to three fundamental rules.

Nothing is more impactful to your employees’ daily tasks than mobile technology such as rugged devices and scanners. Learn how to use them to greater benefit in your warehouse/supply chain operations.

The company ultimately wants to also leverage the QR codes on its packaging to introduce customized after-sale support and services.

A consumer goods industry now focused on building better shopping experiences shouldn’t underestimate the impact of delivering the right product, at the right price, on time.

The mass merchant has rolled out a pilot of InHome Delivery, a service that delivers items directly to consumers' refrigerators.