--- title: RtM & Supply Chain Blog | FMCG (15) description: FMCG | Enchange is an international supply chain & RtM consultancy. Learn more about our 20 Step to RtM Excellence methodology and find useful resources to improve your supply chain operations. (15) image: //supplychain.enchange.com/Portals/85647/images/S&OP%20teamwork%20and%20sales%20forecasting-resized-600.JPG --- [Login](https://www.enchange.com/login/) - - - - [![Enchange](https://supplychain.enchange.com/hubfs/Enchange_October2019/Image/logo.png)](https://www.enchange.com/) # Route to Market & Supply Chain Blog Welcome to our blog! We are passionate about Route to Market and supply chain management and we are delighted to share our thoughts with you. We would like to hear from you too, so please comment on our posts or [**contact us**](https://www.enchange.com/contact-us/). ## [FMCG SKU Complexity E-book: Free Download](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/77606/FMCG-SKU-Complexity-E-book-Free-Download) Dave Jordan Wed, Feb 18, 2015 The English dictionary lists the definition of complexity as “the state or quality of being intricate or complicated: an issue of great complexity”. Wikipedia defines complexity in great detail and starts with “In general usage, complexity tends to… ## [Free FMCG Route to Market Improvement E-book](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/77599/Free-FMCG-Route-to-Market-Improvement-E-book) Dave Jordan Wed, Feb 11, 2015 Do you need to improve the availability of your products in the Traditional Trade? Do you know the strengths and weaknesses of your distributor network? Do you know what really happens after your products leave the warehouse? Is your network managed… ## [FMCG: Free Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) e-Book](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/77569/FMCG-Free-Sales-Operational-Planning-S-OP-e-Book) Dave Jordan Wed, Feb 04, 2015 Whether your deployment of Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) is as solid as fine old Cheddar or is more like Emmental after a rodent rampage, you will benefit from this free e-book. The Enchange S&OP e-book tells you what S&OP is, what S&OP does,… ## [FMCG Route to Market Distribution: Free Distributor Assessment Tool](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/77519/FMCG-Route-to-Market-Distribution-Free-Distributor-Assessment-Tool) Dave Jordan Wed, Jan 28, 2015 FMCG producers are often far too ready to blame their Distributors when sales do not go to plan and targets are not met. However, it is rarely all their fault particularly if producers are not clear on what is expected. To help Producers understand… ## [FMCG Retailers: IKAs need to get their own Supply Chain act together](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/77489/FMCG-Retailers-IKAs-need-to-get-their-own-Supply-Chain-act-together) Dave Jordan Wed, Jan 21, 2015 A sweeping generalisation I know, but generally Supply Chain Directors who serve International Key Account (IKA) customers are small in stature. This is not by way of genetics or natural selection; it is just the simple physical result of being… ## [FMCG Opportunity: Time to Spring Clean your Supply Chain](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/77456/fmcg-opportunity-time-to-spring-clean-your-supply-chain) Dave Jordan Wed, Jan 14, 2015 Is the market getting any better, really? Many big name companies have announced indifferent Q4/Christmas results recently and all caution about the continuing "difficult market conditions”. Ok, so 2014 has been put to bed financially but many will… ## [FMCG Route To Market: Traditional Trade Distributor Signals](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/77318/FMCG-Route-To-Market-Traditional-Trade-Distributor-Signals) Dave Jordan Tue, Dec 16, 2014 We have invested in a new waste bin for the kitchen. Even with our strict regime of recycling as much waste as possible that small flip-up bin inside a cupboard just was not big enough. Yes, the lid dutifully popped up when the cupboard door was… ## [FMCG CEO Gift: Implement S&OP this Christmas – Slade style.](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/48237/FMCG-CEO-Gift-Implement-S-OP-this-Christmas-Slade-style) Dave Jordan Tue, Dec 09, 2014 Christmas is coming around quickly so who better than Noddy Holder and Slade to suggest you give a Sales & Operational Planning (S&OP) process to your business as a present. This Christmas song has been heard at Christmas every year since 1973! If… ## [RTM: An FMCG Distributor Is For Life: Not Just For Christmas](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/32117/RTM-An-FMCG-Distributor-Is-For-Life-Not-Just-For-Christmas) Dave Jordan Thu, Dec 04, 2014 Ok, so maybe not for life but FMCG Distributors will have a significant impact on your sales performance, probably your personal bonus and therefore your CEO career! How have you treated them this year? Were they the usual pain in the proverbial -… ## [(FMCG) Friendly Man Carrying Gifts & (RTM) Reindeer To Market](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/34028/fmcg-friendly-man-carrying-gifts-rtm-reindeer-to-market) Dave Jordan Tue, Dec 02, 2014 Client: Santa Claus aka Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, St Nick Market: Most of the World Scope: Reindeer To Market (RTM) Distribution Deliverable: Evaluation of RTM against sector benchmarks Summary of Evaluation Click here to enlarge The project… ## [FMCG 3PLP Outsource Tendering in CEE - Top 7 Hazards](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/24804/FMCG-3PLP-Outsource-Tendering-in-CEE-Top-7-Hazards) Dave Jordan Wed, Nov 26, 2014 This process can be straight forward but a little extra care and knowledge will ensure you achieve the best solution for your business. Just a quick reality check, do you really need to outsource? Before embarking on a complicated tender are you… ## [FMCG Christmas Promotional Activity Planning - 7 Top Tips](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/77175/FMCG-Christmas-Promotional-Activity-Planning-7-Top-Tips) Dave Jordan Wed, Nov 19, 2014 Did you know that the Christmas season originally ran from December 25th to January 6th which was in turn popularly known as the 12 Days of Christmas? Christmas is becoming like old age; it slowly creeps up on you without you really noticing. I can… ## [FMCG Supply Chain Consultants – Gok, Martha and Jamie...........](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/77165/FMCG-Supply-Chain-Consultants-Gok-Martha-and-Jamie) Dave Jordan Wed, Nov 12, 2014 My aging Toyota Land Cruiser is about to clock up an impressive 300,000km on roads that are of variable and low quality. Luckily, the car is built like a tank and comes with bull bars on the front or what I like to call a “Dacia Catcher”. (Dacia as… ## [Opening a new FMCG/Pharma warehouse? Top Ten Tips to success](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/77089/opening-a-new-fmcg-pharma-warehouse-top-ten-tips-to-success) Dave Jordan Wed, Nov 05, 2014 I suppose it’s inevitable with age. Everything starts to fall apart eventually and it is amazing how it creeps up on you. You remember giggling silently when someone of a certain age walked in to a room and could not remember why or what they are… ## [FMCG Supply Chains - For Whom the Bell Tolls in Romania?](https://supplychain.enchange.com/bid/76986/FMCG-Supply-Chains-For-Whom-the-Bell-Tolls-in-Romania) Stefan Cucu Thu, Oct 30, 2014 We hadn’t seen R. in the last three years. Now this happened in the middle of the street and after the kisses and hugs, the usual ‘how do you do’ followed. 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