Resilience and Agility in the
Food Industry Supply Chain


How will you plan for the unexpected?
We review key challenges and changes in the food retail supply chain.

 2021 Program Highlights


General Session: Call to Action on Frictionless, Resilient Supply Chains

Deep dive into the driving forces of changing consumer demand, fluctuating national economies, the evolving realities of COVID-19 and the growing impact of digital on the future. 

All Eyes on the Micro-fulfillment Marketplace

We've witnessed the laser focus in micro-fulfillment to keep goods flowing. As companies learn what works best, we review different vendor solutions and evaluate choices.

Supply Chain Performance Metrics

Featuring release of critical supply, delivery and labor metrics and Key Performance Indicators. Get the metrics on on-shelf availability, on-time performance, cost per case, and inventory on-hand as well as labor insights related to COVID. 



"Collaboration across the entire supply chain is critical going forward in 2021. We need to innovate together more than ever. We serve the same consumer and the frictions they face are so much greater than we realized."            Eric Reynolds, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, The Clorox Company 




A Look at Real Life Impacts of
Supply Chain Disruptions

FOCUS AREAS:

  • Omnichannel: Click & Collect, Home Delivery, Dark Stores
  • Transportation and Logistics
  • Labor, Talent and Safety
  • Sustainable Sourcing, Demand Forecasting
  • Store Operations and Replenishment: Out-of-Stocks
  • CSCO Perspectives: Looking beyond COVID-19

EXPECT TO:

  • Review strategic operational challenges and solutions in the new climate.
  • Enhance productivity, performance, efficiency and resilience.
  • Focus on near-term practical resolutions to longer-term threats.
  • Give focused voice to FMI  community in supply chain.

 

WHO ATTENDS:

  • Mid and senior level executives in procurement, supply chain, transportation, logistics and fulfillment roles.
  • Retail, wholesale, product supplier, associate members.

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Linking the Supply Chain Through Education



SCF Trio


FMI supports our community of supply chain professionals. 2021 offers you a wealth of education platforms to manage the twist and turns of a changing landscape and a place to connect with peers.


Supply Chain Collaboration

Addressing Supply Chain Through Collaboration

Bringing food from farm to table requires sophisticated and efficient supply chains. FMI works with food retail supply chain professionals to facilitate networking, surveys, benchmarking, and research studies that move the industry and the supply chain forward.

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FMI Supply Chain on the Road

Come support RILA LINK2021 in August! Let's join together in a show of solidarity with our industry partners and friends at this relevant supply chain event. FMI Members use code FMILINK21 to receive a special discount. Breakout sessions and retailer-only round tables, general sessions, executive insights and Expo Experience are featured.

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