Lean and green supply chain management through intermodal transport: insights from the fast moving consumer goods industry

Coordination of a Cyclic Three-stage Supply Chain for Fast Moving Consumer Goods

We focus on a three-stage supply chain problem for fast moving consumer goods including a supplier, a manufacturer and customers. There are different orders over identical cycles, to be processed in production site. The problem is to find a joint cyclic schedule of raw material procurement and job scheduling minimized the total cost comprised of raw material ordering cost and holding cost, prod...

Supply Chain Performance Attributes for the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry

This research paper identifies the supply chain performance attributes that are relevant to the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry. The FMCG supply chains are analysed from the perspective of processes, components and typology. The typical issues faced by the FMCG supply chains are also explored. Three supply chain operational models are compared and identify SCOR as the one best suited...

Enterprise-wide optimization for the fast moving consumer goods industry

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A Case for Supply Chain Carbon Management in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

Illustrating the Competitive Dynamics of an Industry: the Fast-moving Consumer Goods Industry Case Study

There are some industries whose strategic innovations are easier and faster to replicate because the products are mostly commodities, one of such industries is the fast-moving consumer goods industry (FMCG). In the fast-moving consumer goods industry, companies face a very difficult, if not almost impossible, task developing a competitive advantage based on differentiation or low cost strategie...