Finance & Capital Management

In our analysis of two decades worth of financial balance sheets and income statements, Supply Chain Insights found that all industry segments are facing slowing growth, struggling with pressures on margins, battling an increase in complexity and feeling a need to speed up cycles. Analytics offer a promise to help, but traditional analytics are not sufficient.

Three leading consultant organizations showcase new services that address mission-critical business needs of consumer goods companies.

The announcement comes shortly after the company's largest competitor, The Procter & Gamble Company, made headlines when it reported that 45 of its facilities have now achieved zero manufacturing waste to landfill.

Walmart President and CEO Mike Duke announces the company's next step on the path to achieving its goal of being supplied 100 percent by renewable energy.

A series of actions that began with the acquisition of Coca-Cola Enterprises North American operations in 2010 will result in a more agile, modern, customer-focused franchise business partnership model unique to the United States.

The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in January challenging the proposed acquisition, saying that the $20.1 billion transaction would substantially lessen competition in the market for beer in the United States.