Supply Chain

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

SKU Rationalization: How Grocers Keep Shelves Stocked 

Have you ever wondered how grocery stores determine which products to put on their shelves, or why you might find that certain items you used to buy are no longer available? If you see an empty shelf, it may not mean there’s a product shortage. Instead, it may be an example of SKU rationalization, a process by which food retailers and manufacturers manage their inventories to be able to offer their customers the most in-demand products or create shelf space for new and innovative items. In this video, we explain the process of SKU rationalization and why it’s not a cause for concern, but instead a regular part of the way grocery stores do business to better serve shoppers.


FMI Supply Chain Resources

The Food Retailing Industry Speaks

The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2024

The food industry is experiencing enormous change. The latest version of The Food Retailing Industry Speaks relays many shifting developments and describes how the industry has worked hard to make progress in the face of all this change.
Boardroom v9

Boardroom Volume 9

This journal discusses food industry supply chain disruption, labor shortages and workforce challenges, technology transformation, changing marketplace and societal dynamics, evolving consumer behaviors, and rising ESG expectations.
Food Prices Factsheet

Food Price Consistency at the Grocery Store

This fact sheet examines how the real prices of commodities like beef, pork and eggs have remained relatively flat over the last two decades, and ways the food industry is innovating to keep prices low for consumers.
Food Prices Value of Dollar

Food Prices: The Value of Americans' Grocery Dollar Since 2001

This fact sheet outlines how despite inflationary increases and short-term price fluctuations, the real cost of groceries in America as a share of household income has remained remarkably consistent, and relatively flat, over the last two decades.
2023 Supply Chain Benchmarking Report Cover

2023 Supply Chain Benchmarking Report

The report is designed to help companies and supply chain professionals understand the unique food industry supply chain ecosystem.
Supply Chain Benchmarking 2021

2020 Supply Chain Benchmark – A Look Across the End to End Customer Value Chain

This benchmarking features critical supply, delivery and labor metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) from the 2020 whirlwind of a year.
Supply Chain Leadership

Leadership

FMI's Supply Chain Committee helps plan educational conferences, including the selection of resources and training materials in the area of supply chain logistics, distribution and transportation.

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FMI's Joint Industry Unsaleables Leadership Team helps the industry reduce the quantity and cost of unsaleables across the entire food, grocery and consumer packaged goods supply chain for the ultimate benefit of the consumer.

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