This was one of the assessment questions presented in “Succeeding in a Volatile Market—2018: The Future Value Chain”, a report published late last year by the Global Commerce Initiative (CGI), Capgemini, SAP, and HP. The report highlights several key trends that will impact CPG-Retail value chains in the near future, including a changing society (e.g., urbanization, ageing population, low income, and a new middle class); rising cost and… Continue reading
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Categories : Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Logistics Trends, Mobile Technologies, Retail
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Several years ago, many retailers launched initiatives to take greater control of their inbound transportation processes. We published a report back in May 2003 titled “Taking Control of Inbound Transportation“ (available to ARC clients only) that outlined a six-step process for converting from pre-paid to collect transportation based on best practices observed from companies that had already embarked on that journey.
Like retailers before… Continue reading
Since I am in the process of updating our Transportation Management Systems (TMS) Worldwide Market Outlook study, I was recently briefed by INTTRA and CargoSmart, two providers of ocean tendering and execution solutions.
INTTRA is a privately-held company headquartered in New Jersey with more than 270 professionals located in eleven countries. The company offers the largest multi-carrier e-commerce platform for the ocean shipping industry. In terms… Continue reading
I am in Rotterdam today attending the CSCMP Europe 2010 Conference. Yesterday’s keynote presentations by Christoph Overlack, Vice President, Supply Chain Europe at Nestle, and Gary Cassell, General Manager, Logistics EMEA at Cummings, were very informative. Deborah Lentz, Vice President Customer Service and Logistics, Kraft Foods Europe, is giving the keynote this morning, and this afternoon we’re taking a tour of the Rotterdam port.
I’ll share my takeaways… Continue reading
I received a press release earlier this month from AspenTech (an ARC client) claiming that its customer Samsung Total Petrochemicals expects more than $5 million in annual savings after implementing one of its solutions. This claim caught my eye not only because of the size of the savings, but also because it’s rare for supply chain software vendors to make specific savings claims in their press releases… Continue reading
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