With transparency under the microscope due to sustainability demands, issues with counterfeiting, and the upcoming Digital Product Passport initiative, RFID is in the spotlight again.
The beauty and personal care industry must invest more in better understanding complex chemical supply chains and work with its partners to drive sustainable action, especially during disruptive times with COVID-19, Brexit and the climate crisis, says...
This week Procter & Gamble announced its annual list of top performing supply partners and a second, longer list of companies recognized with The External Business Partner Excellence Award.
Leading chemicals manufacturer BASF recently came in seventh in the European league table for supply chains, and has spoken to Cosmetics Design about how it got there.
Avon Canada has announced that it will eliminate most of the jobs at its distribution center in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, as part of its plans to reduce costs and remain competitive.
MakeUp in Paris kicked off its 4th annual show last week where industry professionals gathered over a two day event to view the latest in packaging marketing, procurement and development while a new area enabled pigment suppliers to reach a wider scope...
This year’s industry events saw a flurry of green surfactants, non-nano inorganic UV filters and petrolatum alternatives, all accompanied by claims of their mild, sustainable and generally friendly nature.
Proctor & Gamble (P&G) has launched the Supplier Environmental Sustainability Scorecard - a tool that aims to measure and improve the environmental performance of its key suppliers.
A new radio frequency identification (RFID) logger combines
tracking and tracing with temperature readings, giving processors a
way to identify when product safety may have been compromised.
The international phenomenon that is radio frequency identification
technology (RFID) has at last hit Japanese cosmetic counters, with
Global beauty manufacturer Shiseido taking part in a field trial in
Japan this month.
Avon Products says that as parts of major global restructuring
plans it is to build a state-of-the-art distribution facility in
the Midwest, leading to the consolidation and closure of two
distribution centres in Delaware and Illinois.
A major supply chain re-organisation at German cosmetics giant
Beiersdorf has led to a shake-up in production at its western
European production facilities, as part of plans to save the
company €100 million per year.
An international cosmetics supplier of hair care products operating
in North America has upgraded its supply chain in an effort to
improve efficiency. As a result supply chain specialist Bax Global
has helped the company shift from...
As cosmetics and personal care suppliers in both Europe and North
America race to meet RFID deadlines, a new market report reveals
that many retailers are still finding problems and frustrations
when trying to implement the technology...
As a new report backs up growing evidence that companies' IT spend
budgets are continuing to expand in an effort to incorporate RFID
tagging, the latest word from global retailers is that
implementation will take time.
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