Supply Chain Management

Kraft Foods' SVP Customer Service and Logistics Philippe Lambotte details the company's latest logistics strategy, which, live since late 2007, helps to cut costs, boost customer service and support sustainability.

Mid-sized CPG manufacturers often lack the resources and freight volumes larger competitors use to drive distribution efficiencies. Learn logistics strategies your mid-tier firm can use to cut costs and improve service -- without major capital investments.

With such a broad assortment of products across multiple categories, inventory productivity was a tremendous challenge for this direct marketer.

To support the growth of new-to-world products with uncertain demand, R.J. Reynolds realized it could not rest on its laurels, and an innovative approach to the supply chain would have to be developed.

CGT Editor Alliston Ackerman gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

A comprehensive listing of today's SCP solution providers to the consumer goods industry. Plus, industry experts from i2 Technologies, Logility, Ryder and Terra Technology address market trends and challenges like demand planning, collaboration and S&OP in roundtable format.

How does a supply chain strategist think about brand intellectual property? AMR Research recently asked the top supply chain executive at one of the world's most respected brand owners about this topic: Keith Harrison, global product supply officer at Procter & Gamble.

At Swedish Match, VMI provides quantifiable results through reducing the number ofshipments with accurate replenishment orders and decreasing lead timeby taking control of the ordering process.