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Consumer Packaged Goods: Page 243
In a Time of complexity, Go for Simplicity: Three Steps That Lead to the Supply Chain of the Future
As an industry, global consumer products companies have historically underinvested in plants and manufacturing capabilities. In fact, a significant number of organizations may still be running their operations on equipment and processes that were last updated in the prior millennium. Under these circumstances, throughput can rarely keep pace with current needs. At the same time, many of these same companies have made one or more large acquisitions that slow the supply chain down even more: duplication and redundancy at the plant level; disparate operating and ERP systems that cloud visibility; and manual processes that consumed valuable resources.
Despite Still-sluggish Economy, Survey Finds Consumer Sentiment Is on Upswing
Five years after the onset of the global recession of 2008-2009, the sluggish pace of recovery and worries over employment and financial security continue to weigh heavily on consumer sentiment in developed economies. Consumers remain highly concerned about their jobs, personal finances, and economic future. Yet amid the lingering angst expressed in The Boston Consulting Group's 2013 Global Consumer Sentiment Survey, there are also encouraging signs.
Elemica Launches Delivery Schedule App for Big Manufacturers
Elemica has introduced Elemica Delivery Schedule, an application for helping large industrial manufacturers to cope with multiple demand signals across global organizations.
Apriso Releases Software App for Paperless Manufacturing
Apriso, a vendor of global manufacturing software, has made available Apriso for Paperless Manufacturing.
APICS Re-brands to Reinforce Its Leadership Role in Supply Chain and Operations Management
APICS has adopted a new global brand platform that management feels will position the organization for continued growth and success.
Accellos, SPS Commerce Offer Supply-Chain App for Microsoft Dynamics GP
Accellos Inc. has joined with SPS Commerce, Inc. to offer an integrated supply-chain management application for the Microsoft Dynamics GP market.
Walmart Vows to Get 'Greener' and Insists Its Suppliers Must as Well
Walmart has decided to offer products with fewer harmful chemicals, increase the use of recycled materials, reduce fertilizer use in agriculture, and increase energy efficiency in the products its stores carry. The new standards apply to Walmart stores in the United States and elsewhere around the world.
RoadOne Affiliate Acquires US Intermodal Inc.
QLS Logistics Services LLC, an affiliate of RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, has acquired US Intermodal Inc., an intermodal trucking and drayage business.
Promotion Raises Profile of Supply Chain at Starbucks
In promoting Troy Alstead from CFO and chief administrative officer to CFO and group president of global business service, Starbucks has elevated an officer with great experience in supply chain management as well as in finance.
Oracle Releases Version 12.2 of E-Business Suite
Oracle Corp. has released version 12.2 of the Oracle E-Business Suite.
Taking a Snapshot of U.S. Manufacturing
Surveys are snapshots. They don't tell you what respondents were thinking a year earlier, or a day later. They offer up opinions that are frozen in time.
When Things Are Bad, Can You Afford to Innovate? When They Are Good, Do You Need to Innovate?
In good times and in bad, companies often struggle with whether or not to invest in innovation. In a recent Accenture survey, only 18 percent of chief executives at 519 companies across more than 12 industry sectors in France, Britain and the United States said their investments in innovation were giving them a competitive advantage. Forty-six percent said their companies had become more risk averse when considering new ideas. And CEOs are supposed to be the optimistic ones.
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