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Most CPG businesses don’t have a visibility problem, they have a planning problem
Many CPG organisations believe they have a visibility problem, but the real challenge is often planning alignment. This article explores why fragmented data, disconnected teams and static forecasts make it harder to respond to demand...
Better planning starts with people, process, then technology
CPG planning transformation often underdelivers when businesses focus on the platform before the people using it. This blog explores why better planning starts with understanding how commercial, supply chain, finance and operations teams make decisions...
Connected planning is how you protect margin in a volatile market
In CPG, margin can be lost long before it shows up in the numbers. This blog explores how connected planning helps consumer goods organisations align demand, supply, inventory, promotions and finance to make faster decisions,...
The value of a dynamic ‘Cost to Serve’ model for a CPG business
Using Cost to Serve models effectively, CPG businesses can identify the true profitability of each product, customer, channel, and market segment, and make informed decisions on pricing, product mix, customer segmentation, and resource allocation.
5 best practices to improve supply chain planning for CPG
This fast-paced, fragmented, consumer-centric world that we live in today requires a different sort of supply chain in the CPG industry. And the new priorities of resilience, agility and sustainability cannot be tacked onto existing...
Guide: 5 reasons CPG & Retail companies choose an FP&A tool
Read our guide to find out why CPG & retail companies are choosing to implement FP&A tools to help them navigate the everchanging business environment.
Anaplan partners with hypergrowth brand Tofoo as demand goes through the roof
To maintain its presence and manage its ever-growing business and customer base, Tofoo has enlisted Anaplan to reimagine its supply chain processes.
Casella Family Brands juggle three major external challenges in a year
Casella Family Brands on navigating disruptive external factors and staying agile “Scenario planning has been key for us. Our lead times mean we can’t afford to make mistakes, or have knee jerk reactions.”
A new focus on customer service
The way in which businesses support, sell and communicate with their customers has changed, and heightened expectations from customers who now expect nothing less than exceptional service.
On-Demand Webinar Casella Family Brands Interview
Casella Family Brands on navigating external factors and staying agile. What they did to navigate not only the pandemic but also Brexit and the Suez Canal blockage to come out stronger.
