Manufacturers Seek Capacity Clarity in Order to Keep Their Promises
Much of our world relies on the timeliness, effectiveness, quality, and reliability of manufacturers. And while a degree of wiggle room may have been afforded to producers in years gone by when it comes to ultimate delivery of items, a broken delivery promise in the…
Le vrai gagnant de la Coupe du monde 2022? La Supply Chain
Le monde entier se prépare à la Coupe du monde de la FIFA 2022, qui se tiendra au Qatar du 20 novembre au 18 décembre 2022. Pendant quatre semaines, 32 équipes et plus de 1,7 million de supporters descendront au Qatar pour cet événement –…
How Conagra Drives Supply Chain Transformations with Speed and Visibility
In a recent panel discussion with Consumer Goods Technology, Conagra Brands shared how its reworked supply chain strategy is helping the brand meet customer expectations, drive internal performance and find consistent results by transforming supply chain planning. Conagra is a popular North American food manufacturer…
Learnings from the 2022 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning 2022 Vendor Assessment
Three Key Assessment Factors for Supply Chain Planning Solutions Today’s supply chains continue to evolve as a result of both a continuous series of unprecedented challenges and the need to match the shifting global consumer expectations. Sustainability continues its rightful rise in the central agendas…
Better Together: “The Promise of Supply Chain Sustainability”
How are global business leaders looking to warranty business continuity, growth and profitability by embedding effective and enduring sustainable practices in supply chain design, operations and performance management? That is what the State of Supply Chain Sustainability report has looked at for the last three…
Prime Day Early Access: How Consumers Embraced Amazon’s New Deal Event and What it Means for the Holidays
After months of rumors, Amazon held its new deal event, Prime Early Access Sale, from Oct. 11-12 to officially kick off the 2022 holiday shopping season. With inflation rates still above 8% at the end of September and excess inventory continuing to be an issue,…
More Than a Side Hustle: 5 Steps for CPG Brands to Make D2C a Growth Engine
It’s no secret that the evolution of marketplaces and the COVID-19 pandemic altered consumer behavior over recent years. Now 51% of consumers start their shopping journey in the digital channel. It’s also hardly a revelation that retailers have responded by rethinking their strategies around inventory…
Architectures monolithiques vs microservices : il est temps de faire bouger les lignes
En raison de l’impact du COVID-19, d’une série d’événements perturbateurs de type Black Swann et de l’évolution du comportement des consommateurs, les stratégies de transformation numérique des détaillants sont passées d’une feuille de route à long terme à une nécessité immédiate. Cependant, après cette prise…
5 Key Insights From the 2022 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference
I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. This annual event explores supply chain management and how logistics can succeed in a fast-changing environment. I am feeling energized by what I learned and the people I spoke to while there….
Three Learnings From the 2022 Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ for WMS
Today’s logistics landscape is evolving. Continued supply chain disruptions, labor shortages and global uncertainty are adding additional supply chain risk. As consumer requirements change with the explosion of e-commerce, both last mile and micro-fulfillment centers are becoming more common. Corporate initiatives are increasing focus to…