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Oil costs force P&G to rethink supply network

By Jonathan Birchall and Elizabeth Rigby in Cincinnati

Published: June 26 2008 23:33 | Last updated: June 26 2008 23:33

Soaring energy prices are forcing Procter & Gamble to rethink how it distributes its products, with the world’s biggest consumer goods company shifting manufacturing sites closer to consumers to cut its transport bill.

Keith Harrison, head of global supply at P&G, the maker of Tide detergent, Crest toothpaste and Pampers, said the era of high oil prices was forcing P&G to change.

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