The Increased Importance of Integrating Agile Postponement
Customers and consumers now expect to buy what they want, how they want it. This report looks at what that means for consumer goods brands and the partners who pack and ship their products.
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The on-demand economy is here to stay
The future of the on-demand economy rests with customers and consumers who expect an easy buying experience. This now-permanent era of retail is about meeting personalized needs, whether in the product itself, the selection on offer, or the channel an order is fulfilled through.
"The Amazon Effect" has clear meaning, and new urgency, for consumer goods brands, manufacturers, retailers and service providers. Download the report to see why integrating agile postponement matters more than ever, then see how Nulogy Shop Floor runs the co-packing operations where much of that late-stage work happens.
What the report explores
The forces pushing consumer goods supply chains to hold product configuration until later in the process.
The On-Demand Economy
Why customers and consumers now expect an easy buying experience, and why that expectation is permanent.
Personalized Needs
Meeting personalized demand in the product, the selection on offer, and the channel an order is fulfilled through.
The Amazon Effect
What "The Amazon Effect" means for consumer goods brands, manufacturers, retailers and service providers.
Agile Postponement Report FAQ
1What does the report cover?
How the on-demand economy and personalized consumer needs in product, selection and channel fulfillment are raising the importance of agile postponement, and what "The Amazon Effect" means for consumer goods brands, manufacturers, retailers and service providers.
2Who is this report for?
Supply chain, operations and packaging leaders at consumer goods brands, and the co-packers, contract manufacturers and 3PLs that work with them.
3What is postponement in supply chain management?
Postponement means delaying the final configuration of a product, such as packaging, labeling, kitting or bundling, until closer to the point of demand. That lets a business hold more generic inventory and finish it to match actual orders.
4Who handles postponement work?
Often a co-packer or value-added 3PL, which takes finished goods and assembles displays, variety packs, promotional packs or channel-specific configurations close to the customer.
5How does Nulogy Shop Floor support postponement work?
Nulogy Shop Floor is built from the ground up for co-packers, contract manufacturers and value-added 3PLs, covering production scheduling, warehouse management, digital quality inspections and material planning, with barcode scanning and mobile screens in place of paper.
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