How are businesses re-structuring their operations to boost their bottom lines? We look at the trends in the global FMCG supply chain in the first quarter of 2013 to help you understand where leading manufacturers are investing their resources.

This is the essential two page guide to availability and the supply chain. It outlines the challenge, what’s being done in the industry, how others are dealing with it, where to find further information and what we think is coming next. Use this handy document to get up to speed quickly, and to brief others on this key supply chain issue.

This is the essential two page guide to capability and the supply chain. It outlines the challenge, what’s being done in the industry, how others are dealing with it, where to find further information and what we think is coming next. Use this handy document to get up to speed quickly, and to brief others on this key supply chain issue.

This is the essential two page guide to convenience and the supply chain. It outlines the challenge, what’s being done in the industry, how others are dealing with it, where to find further information and what we think is coming next. Use this handy document to get up to speed quickly, and to brief others on this key supply chain issue.

This is the essential two page guide to inventory and the supply chain. It outlines the challenge, what’s being done in the industry, how others are dealing with it, where to find further information and what we think is coming next. Use this handy document to get up to speed quickly, and to brief others on this key supply chain issue.

On shelf availability is the end product and the most important element of a successful supply chain. This performance measure can be affected by actions made at every step of the chain, from the manufacturer right through to the shelf edge at the retailer. We talked to industry leaders, from both retailers and manufacturers to discuss the question: “What gets in the way of good OSA?” This presentation looks at their thoughts on the impact of promotions on OSA.

Read this presentation to understand better the main central and eastern European grocery markets as well as the supply chain strategies of the key retail operators making an impact in this region.

Recruiting and retaining talent is one of the major challenges facing supply chain organisations. To help address it, ECR UK produced this guide to help organisations not only recruit and retain the right staff, but also help individuals develop their supply chain careers. This presentation covers the competencies required in the supply chain, the different generational types that need to be taken into account as well as tips for job applicants. It also has a downloadable development matrix and a series of case studies from the companies that contributed to the guide.