Strategy

After watching a recent NFL playoff game that had more ups and downs than a Disney World rollercoaster, it dawned on me just how fast things can change for the better or worse.

While this year’s Top 10 TPM providers are the key leaders of the industry, it is critical to examine the direction of many of these vendors as they look beyond automation to optimization.

As Business Intelligence (BI) technology offerings become more robust, companies are lining up to implement these tools to make the right business decisions at the right time.

Kraft Foods Inc. successfully completes its multi-year, voluntary trans fat reduction effort in the United States and prepares to meet the January 1, 2006 U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) deadline for on-pack trans fat labeling.

Unilever North America partners with IBM to transform and manage strategic sourcing and procurement operations of indirect materials and services for its North American operations.

Beyond the Four Walls

Gillette streamlines its go-to-market strategy with Project Enable

In 2004, the Kimberly-Clark Corporation developed a five-year RFID Strategic Applications plan that focuses on key strategic applications choices that would utilize RFID to deliver new value to both its customer and to Kimberly-Clark.