1.

Introduction to Colgate: Provide an overview of Colgate as a FMCG company,

including its history, size, and global presence.
2. Overview of Colgate's supply chain: overview of the company's supply chain,
including its key suppliers, manufacturing facilities, and distribution network.
3. Supply Chain Strategy: objectives and goals, Discuss how Colgate aligns its supply
chain strategy with its business objectives.
4. Supply Chain Planning: Explain the demand forecasting and planning processes at
Colgate, how Colgate manages production planning and inventory optimization.
5. Raw materials procurement: Colgate's sourcing strategy for raw materials, including
the types of materials it uses, its supplier base, and its quality assurance procedures.
6. Manufacturing: Colgate's manufacturing process, including its production sites,
equipment, and quality control measures.
7. Inventory management: Colgate's inventory management strategy, including its
forecasting and replenishment processes, its safety stock levels, and its warehousing
and distribution practices.
8. Transportation: Colgate's transportation network, including its modes of
transportation, its carrier relationships, and its logistics management systems.
9. Warehousing and distribution: Colgate's warehousing and distribution network,
including its warehouse locations, its storage and handling procedures, and its order
fulfillment processes.
10. Regulatory Compliance: Highlight the importance of regulatory compliance in the
Colgate supply chain, Explain how Colgate ensures compliance with regulations and
standards in different regions.
11. Cold Chain Management: approach to managing temperature-sensitive products, such
as vaccines and biologics, the infrastructure and technologies used for cold chain
logistics.
12. Customer service: Colgate's customer service strategy, including its response times,
its tracking and tracing capabilities, and its complaint resolution procedures.
13. Supply chain risk management: Colgate's approach to supply chain risk management,
including its risk assessment processes, its mitigation strategies, and its contingency
plans.
14. COVID-19 vaccine supply chain: Colgate's challenges and successes in
manufacturing and distributing its COVID-19 vaccine, as well as its lessons learned
for future pandemics.
15. Sustainable supply chain practices: Colgate's efforts to reduce its environmental
impact and improve the social and economic well-being of its suppliers and workers.
16. Digital supply chain transformation: Colgate's use of technology to improve its supply
chain efficiency and visibility.
17. Collaboration and Partnerships: Colgate's collaborations and partnerships with other
companies or organizations in the supply chain, Explain how these collaborations
contribute to supply chain efficiency.
18. Future Trends and Challenges: Provide insights into emerging trends in Colgate
supply chains, Discuss potential challenges and how Colgate plans to address them.