Supply Chain

The latest research on current technology and business process trends in the CG industry. Topics include risk management, S&OP, sustainability, mobile consumers and much more.

With 400 brands spanning 14 categories of home, personal care and food products, Unilever touches many people's lives around the globe. Here, the company shares the fundamentals for getting the recall process right, including a powerful tool called the Rapid Recall Exchange.

Therecession changed the supply chain game tremendously. Lambert sheds some lighton how CG firms can adopt the biggest supply chains trends today.

How does the industry perceive inventory optimization? 74% of survey respondents claim is one of their top five supply chain priorities.

Soon after the company's formation,the Sun Products' IT team needed establish a new IT environment. This entailedreplacing every software system, including a combination of packaged andproprietary applications, in a five-month time frame.

As Anna's Linens grew, so did the need to improve theefficiency of its supply chain. It became clear that a more consolidatedapproach was required to effectively handle the increase in stores andshipments, and to take advantage of opportunities available within the supplychain.

Both retailers and suppliers see the value of data sharing, but there is still a long way to go before benefits are realized. Proving there are exceptions to this rule, Kraft Foods, Delhaize America and Bozzuto's gathered to lend real-world context to the findings of the first annual Shared Data Study. Learn about their winning data sharing programs here.

Doug Sloan, director of Supply Chain Operations for Unilever North America, reveals details of the company's journey to boost its demand sensing and inventory optimization capabilities globally.