Operations as a competitive advantage in a disruptive environment

Three intertwined enablers—people, governance, and partnerships—are essential for lasting digital change.

The right combination of breakthrough technologies (such as 3-D printing, machine-to-machine communications, and advanced robotics) can help CPG companies achieve breakout performance.

As consumers move more of their shopping online, consumer-goods companies need to meet service and efficiency challenges across multiple channels. That calls for a new approach to the supply chain.

Consumer-goods companies want supply chains that run smoothly from end to end, but their efforts are often thwarted. A new generation of digital tools is helping to tackle the challenges.

Transforming the way food companies specify, source, and manage the supply of raw materials can help them cut costs, meet changing consumer preferences, and manage risks.

More-detailed benchmarks show that supply chains can still yield significant value—building on the investments so many CPG companies have already made.

Emerging digital and advanced analytics tools promise new levels of procurement performance. To deliver that promise, CPOs must discover which of them are best suited to the needs of their company.

Customer choice has never been greater, so terrific design is essential for outstanding products and services—and to build lasting customer relationships.

Ten myths and realities illustrate the power and practicalities of zero-based budgeting for the consumer-packaged-goods industry.

Good quality doesn’t have to mean higher costs—in fact, it often means lower recall and warranty costs as a culture of quality takes hold.

In Supply Chain 4.0, supply-chain management applies Industry 4.0 innovations—the Internet of Things, advanced robotics, analytics, and big data—to jump-start performance, and customer satisfaction.

Among CPG companies’ most underused assets are the vast quantities of data they generate. But there’s still opportunity to invest in industry-beating analytic capabilities.

Increasingly competitive CPG markets are making consumer-centered innovation—and the successful adoption of digital technologies—essential as the CPG landscape evolves through 2030.

Here’s how consumer-goods manufacturers can master complexity—and even turn it to their advantage.

By working closely with their suppliers, consumer companies can lessen their environmental and social impact and position themselves for strong growth.

In the consumer sector and in many other industries, transformation programs often fail. Creating a “performance infrastructure” can help ensure that yours won’t.

What do successful implementers do differently from other companies? Our survey of more than 2,200 executives yields actionable answers.