There’s a huge amount of research showing the benefits of happy staff. Happy workers are better innovators, negotiators, and team players. They’re also more creative, productive and engaged. Making Happiness your business model is also highly profitable, so go for it! Here are some quick tips for injecting Happiness into the workplace Make sure your middle-managers are mindful leaders ...

Toby, our innovation expert, has highlighted the five FMCG trends you need to know about for 2019. Here, he talks about responding to change, the rise of data, and the complexity of our industry.  Food and grocery is becoming ever more complex Our industry has adapted to meet the changing needs of shoppers over the decades. And it’s still doing so. But the pace of change and increasing nu...

Everyone needs to present at some point in their career. This isn’t a problem for some people, but many are uncomfortable with presenting.  When Charlie Burton, Category and Pricing Director at Brakes, started out in his career, he found the idea of presenting daunting. To help overcome his apprehension, he came up with his four-step process to great presenting. By investing time to prepare ...

Supply chain teams have a critical role to play turning new product ideas to reality. New product developments (NPDs) are truly cross-functional, long-term projects.  Download these resources to help you plan and manage the process effectively.  Launch considerations Download        Launch checklist Download         PERSONAL DEVELOP...

Supply chain innovation has huge potential to deliver business growth. We’ve been examining how your business can capture this opportunity, in our new research: Supply Chains for Growth .  And we’ve identified 10 areas you can work on now to head in the right direction. They’re grouped according to our four-pillar framework of supply chain excellence: customer centric; powered by people...

Are you developing a joint business plan (JBP) to work with your retailer customer? Or working on an internal account plan? IGD Asia can help you . We’ve identified five areas you might cover in a plan. Read on to discover where to find this content on IGD Asia. We’ve used the retailer A.S. Watson as an example. 1. Strategic outlook by retailer Retailer profiles are the best pl...

How can you respond positively to failures or mistakes? One supply chain leader offers her perspective at a recent Supply Chain Horizons Q&A session.    Inspired to learn more? Professionals from supply chain and across the food and grocery industry have shared their career stories in our playlist . PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR REGULAR UPDATES SIGN UP ...

Have you ever poured your blood, sweat and tears into your category vision only to find it fails to gain traction with your customers? Here are a few things to consider before taking your vision external: 1. Consider complexity and prioritise Initiatives that have the largest potential usually require retailer support, with change to in-store environments. Be realistic on timi...

Labour makes up a huge proportion of Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for a product. We visited G’s Fresh spring onion farm and set up a race between a professional picker and an amateur to highlight the importance of efficiency in supply chain. Bear in mind these questions when watching the video: Are your processes as efficient as possible? Are there opportunities to reduce costs without...

Discover more about supply chain processes by following a product on its journey from farm to factory at G’s Fresh. You’ll understand how skilled labour achieves the best results on the farm, before seeing how technological innovation in the factory has driven greater efficiency and reduced Cost of Goods (COGs). Bear in mind these questions when watching the video: Are your processe...