E2E Value Chain
An Introduction to Intelligent Collaboration
In this episode, E2E Value Chain Director Ruediger Hagedorn speaks to Hans-Jakob Reuter, co-founder and Member of the Board, gicom, about digitised enterprises and intelligent collaboration, and how companies can implement and benefit.
E2E Value Chain
The Path to an Intelligent Enterprise
Digital transformation is not limited to the introduction of appropriate software systems, but above all reorganises business relationships, corporate processes, and value chains. The corresponding software supports and drives this transformation. However, it is primarily a tool to achieve this goal. Business transformation affects the respective functions, modes of action and departments. Processes are viewed […]
E2E Value Chain
A Post-Pandemic Perspective on Automation
Of course, it all started in our industry. Automation, that is. Let’s call it “Industry 1.0”. In 1805, Jacquard was granted a patent for an automatic loom controlled by punch cards. Together with steam and water power, this event triggered a hand-off from manual labour to machines that continues today. As Industry 1.0 has evolved […]
End-to-End Value Chain Publishes Executive Summary from Transportation Summit Virtual SpringBoard
The Consumer Goods Forum hosted a virtual Transportation Summit SpringBoard event on 6th May 2021 in collaboration with Blue Yonder, Cargo Sous Terrain, Equinordic & Vassar Labs, GOH! – Generation of Hydrogen, Hyundai, Federation of Migros Cooperatives, RTI BlockChain, Verkehrshaus Schweiz, and Volvo. The event unpacked some of the most critical supply chain challenges that […]
Corporate
CGF Announces New Members for June 2021
PARIS, 29th June 2021 — The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through better business. EVRYTHNG helps brands to learn from each product’s journey, end-to-end from factory to consumer, and […]
The Consumer Goods Forum Publishes Report on Low-Carbon Solutions in the Consumer Goods Sector
PARIS, 13th December 2017 – The Consumer Goods Forum has today published a report showcasing concrete examples of how the consumer goods sector is implementing low-carbon solutions. By sharing these solutions, the report seeks to share essential knowledge and real-life examples to further their use across the industry and to help reduce the sector’s carbon […]
E2E Value Chain
AI – Predicting the Future of Business
Depending on who you listened to at Davos, artificial intelligence (AI) either has the potential to be more transformative for humanity than fire, or trigger the end of civilisation.(Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai and Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma, respectively). Amid the hype and hyperbole however, there was consensus: AI is going to revolutionise not just business, […]
Alas, It Is Always Dangerous to Prophesy, About the Future
This is the time of the year when everybody becomes a futurist. With a quick scan of the web you can find plenty of pundits trying their hands at guessing the future – whether it is “5 Supply Chain Trends We Should Watch in 2021” or “13 Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Trends” there is no […]
Global Summit
The Global Summit 2021: Day Three Summary
Industry Leaders Discuss Ways to Build Better Lives Through Better Business PARIS, 23rd June 2021 — On the penultimate day of The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) virtual Global Summit, the conversation hinged around some of the CGF’s core priorities, including sustainability, human rights and a resilient food supply. Leaders from the organisation and its member […]
E2E Value Chain
Growing the Joint Profit Pool of Retailers and Manufacturers in Europe
In Europe, modern trade retailers account for 40% to 80% of annual sales and gross profit for most consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs). Much of that profit is concentrated in four to five main customers in each country. A good year with one of these key customers typically translates into a good year for the […]
Corporate
CGF Announces New Members for October 2020
PARIS, 28th October 2020 — The Consumer Goods Forum is delighted to announce the following new companies have joined our global membership community and, in doing so, have confirmed their commitment to our vision of better lives through better business. Lenta is the largest hypermarket operator and the 4th largest grocery retailer in the Russian […]
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