The Supply Chain Conference had close to 600 attendees.
Richard Schuler, vice president, distribution, Publix Super Markets, who co-hosted the Supply Chain Conference.
Floor-ready displays are the focus of a new initiative led by CHEP USA, Orlando, and Capgemini Consulting, New York. The initiative, which has retailer and CPG manufacturer participation, is looking at how to reduce the waste associated with FRDs as well as how to increase their value.
From left, Carl Graziani, senior vice president, supply chain, Safeway; John Phillips, senior vice president, customer supply chain and logistics, PepsiCo; and Marcus Shingles, principal, Deloitte Consulting, discussed a Big Data collaboration between Safeway and PepsiCo that used visualization techniques to reduce out-of-stocks.
From left, Rudy Hagedorn, collaborative industry programs, The Consumer Goods Forum; Joe Puleo, vice president, business development, consumer, life sciences and healthcare Americas, Exel; John Phillips, senior vice president, customer supply chain and logistics, PepsiCo; and Gary Girotti, vice president, transportation, Chainalytics, discussed an initiative to identify opportunities for retailers and manufacturers to share transportation capacity in order to improve efficiencies and deliveries. The initiative — the Collaborative Logistics Benefits & Feasibility Assessment — is sponsored by The Consumer Goods Forum, FMI and GMA.
Dave Krause, senior vice president of category management, Brookshire Grocery Co., described collaborating with General Mills on new item introductions.
John Parrish, zone operations manager, General Mills talked about collaborating with Brookshire Grocery Co. on new item introductions.
Rob Abbott, vice president of safety policy, American Trucking Association, described changes in safety regulations.
Retail Solutions Inc. (RSi) is supporting a vendor collaboration initiative that Ahold USA is launching next month. The program will include sending POS, supply chain and merchandising data to some CPG suppliers in order to improve product availability and customer satisfaction.
Chainalytics is leading an initiative to identify opportunities for retailers and manufacturers to share transportation capacity.
Rod Lanier, procurement director for Convoy of Hope, a nonprofit focused on disaster response and international children’s feeding initiatives.
Jessica Gallins, events manager for Inmar, which spans the spectrum from returns management to digital promotions.