Tips to take on e-commerce successfully

Collaboration, innovation and automation are vital to help CPGs prepare their facilities and manufacturing supply chains for e-commerce.

The 2018 E-Commerce: Think Inside the Box report offers tips for CPGs to prepare their manufacturing supply chains for e-commerce.
The 2018 E-Commerce: Think Inside the Box report offers tips for CPGs to prepare their manufacturing supply chains for e-commerce.

There’s no getting around it. E-commerce is here to stay. From baby boomers to Generation Z, a growing number of consumers are purchasing a larger portion of their products online with more frequency. According to the 2018 E-Commerce: Think Inside the Box report from PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, sales from e-commerce are expected to reach $684 billion by 2020. CPGs can’t afford to turn away from the rising tide of online shopping. The report offers some top action items CPGs can take to prepare their facilities and manufacturing supply chains for e-commerce.

Collaborate

• Supplier partnerships: Form close partnerships with suppliers to explore ideas and deliver manufacturing solutions for the on-demand market.

• Logistics providers and warehouses: Work with warehouses to understand their needs to move beyond manual labor and introduce software management systems that provide solutions from product picking to package transportation.

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