Strategy

The largest producer and distributor of sweetener products in North America deploys Virtustream Inc.'s xStream Cloud platform to optimize its entire infrastructure, which includes a multi-thousand seat SAP enterprise application system.

The retail giant launches an innovative new program to bring the latest generation of environmentally responsible products to consumers nationwide.

As shared services units specialize in performing repetitive transaction based tasks, consumer companies can leverage the service model to perform tasks that require high-end business and consulting skill sets that may not be widely available in the organization.

Doug Sloan, director of Supply Chain Operations for Unilever North America, reveals details of the company's journey to boost its demand sensing and inventory optimization capabilities globally.

The new name embraces Jones' heritage while signaling its vision for the future across its apparel, footwear, jeanswear, jewelry and handbag divisions.

Under the new licensing agreements, Coca-Cola will distribute Dr Pepper in the United States and Canada Dry in the Northeast U.S. where these brands were formerly distributed by Coca-Cola Enterprises.

The Dewar's expansion project, which started in July 2007, will be completed in phases over 10 years.

It took Barrie Bergman 25 years to build Record Bar into the success that made him a wealthy man. Bare Escentuals, his second company, was an overnight success after only 14 years. The one thing both of these success stories have in common? Time.