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- 2/20/2011
The Best Possible Combination: Jim Coleman, Accenture
A changing and challenging consumer goods landscape is driving Accenture's focus on software to supplement its industry offerings and to better serve consumer packaged goods (CPG) clients. Here, Senior Executive Jim Coleman explains how the company's recent acquisition of CAS builds on that intent. - 2/20/2011
TerraCycle Goes the Distance
TerraCycle's upcycling and recycling programs have spread like wildfire throughout the consumer goods industry and it continues to find solutions for more and more "nonrecycleable" waste streams -- think dirty diapers, shoes, cigarette butts and cosmetics. Here's the inside scoop on how the "Coolest Little Startup in America" has reached global proportions. - 2/15/2011
Kimberly-Clark Wins with Simulation Lifecycle Management
The products designed at Kimberly-Clark may be feather-light, but they're as demanding to develop as any bike frame or truck chassis. These products often depend on accurate, comprehensive simulation to ensure optimum performance. - 2/15/2011
Smithfield Foods Adopts Sourcing Solution
Smithfield Foods selects the CombineNet ASAP product to support sourcing activities across multiple areas of its spend. - 2/15/2011
Campbell Soup Plans to Reduce Childhood Obesity
<div>The company will invest $10 million over ten years with the goal of reducing childhood obesity and hunger.</div> - 2/15/2011
Shopper Study Reveals Top Consumer Trends
More than 63,000 American shoppers expose their eating, shopping and beauty habits in North America's largest shopper study. Click here for trends in mobile shopping, word of mouth and private label. Plus, the study honors 42 consumer goods innovations with Best New Product Awards. - 2/14/2011
CG, Retail Companies Partner to Improve Value Chain
200 executives from the world's leading retailers, manufacturers, academics, third-party providers and industry organizations gathered to define the strategic objectives on which the industry should focus its energies. Top objectives emerged, including optimizing a shared supply chain. - 2/14/2011
Wal-Mart Appoints EVP of Global Consumer Insights
The EVP of Global Consumer Insights is a newly created position to help both Walmart and Sam's Club understand broad consumer trends, create advanced analytical tools and more. - 2/8/2011
Vantage Point: How to Develop a Direct-to-Store Delivery Model
<div>By: Guy Toksoy Vice President of SCS Operations, Canada, Ryder Supply Chain Solutions</div> - 2/8/2011
GUESS? Saves $1.3 M in its Supply Chain
<div>GUESS? implements Manhattan Associates' Warehouse Management solution from the Manhattan SCOPE supply chain portfolio.</div>