Supply Chain Management

Gigwalk is announcing significant company growth, including the addition of Whirlpool, Red Bull, Pfizer and Wrigley to its customer portfolio.

CPG companies pursuing digital strategies to improve or increase their top-line or bottom-line are finding that product (or raw materials) information management and the distribution / sharing of the information is crucial to the success of their strategy.

Couldn't make it to CGTs inaugural Consumer Goods Emerging Markets Forum this year? No problem! Executive Editor Kara Romanow put together a short list of key best practices that are imperative to succeeding in the BRICS and far beyond.

Daily downstream data, social listening, sentiment analysis, crowdsourced local intelligence, website traffic, hyper-local digital advertising it's all coming together to paint a picture of the individual consumer. Thus, consumer goods executives have a new mantra: "Thou shalt collect, analyze and act on a confluence of data."

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are under pressure. The complexity of their businesses has grown, with greater regulation and the pressures of globalization. At the same time, they must reduce cost and become more competitive or otherwise they might quickly become takeover targets.

While supply chain leaders will stand up at conference after conference and brag about how they saved money, improved inventory and driven improvements in customer service, we find that nine out of 10 supply chains are stuck at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin. So, did these supply chain leaders deliberately lie in their presentations? No, we don't think so. Why the gap?

CGT and Gartner Inc. team up to bring you the latest data on technology spending, adoption and trends in the consumer goods industry. Topics include supply chain analytics and visibility, S&OP, digital marketing, the product portfolio and the retailer's POV on supply chain challenges.

To avoid common category management challenges, such as lost sales and bloated inventory, here are five ways brand owners can arm retailers with the next generation of space and assortment planning capabilities and insights.