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The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is changing fast as a result of shifts in consumers' budgets and shopping habits. Still, the outlook of the industry is positive. 

Digital transformation is the mantra of today’s business. It is the process of applying technologies to all aspects of the daily business operation. Nevertheless, digital transformation is more than just upgrading your IT system. It is also a cultural change that requires you to pay extra attention to your business goals and your employees’ behaviours.

As the plastic manufacturing industry is experiencing some unique challenges and opportunities, many companies are turning to ERP to boost growth and profitability. Still, CEOs are somewhat unsure about the actual benefits of implementing a modern ERP solution. This article will provide some insights into this issue.

The main purpose of APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) is to help you ship what you promised to customers on time. To do that, it provides tools to help you:

Duplicate invoice payments occur far more frequently than most organisations realise. On average, approximately 0.1% to 0.05% of invoices paid are typically duplicate payments—which for a medium-size organisation with annual costs of $100 million over a three year period, could represent a loss of $300,000.

Lean manufacturing, which originated as the Toyota Production System (LPS), is one of the most well-known process strategies in modern manufacturing. It migrated to the US in the 1950s and began to draw serious attention in the 1980s.

The plastic manufacturing industry is facing unprecedented challenges as well as exciting opportunities thanks to changing consumer behaviours and innovative advances. These are the most prominent trends in the plastic industry in the years to come.

In the previous blogs, we have discussed many topics in regards to emerging trends for retailers in the digital age, their effort to enhance sales, engage customers and improve the overall in-store experience. There is another aspect that is equally important to the success of today’s retailers – empower the store associates with an integrated retail system.

Known as the technology behind bitcoin, blockchain has created a profound impact on the financial industry and beyond. But its potential is much more far-reaching and not limited to cryptocurrency. As blockchain continues to evolve, the list of its business applications just keeps expanding.

Cloud-based Business Intelligence (BI) is the future. And one of the first BI vendors to capitalise on this trend is Birst - "the only enterprise BI platform in the cloud." This article will provide you with a case study of how Build.com drives their business forward with Birst’s cloud BI system.