Best Practices

Nestle opens its new Nestle Research & Development Center in Solon, Ohio, the completion of a $50 million, two-year project to establish this global center.

Revenue and stock performance are key indicators of retailer health, but profit is king. Companies are in business to make money and the quickest way to compare retailers on an apples to apples basis is profit margin. See who joined lululemon, Nike and the Gap at the top of Apparel Magazine's annual look at the 50 most profitable apparel brands.

For the fourth consecutive year 24/7 Wall Street has analyzed thousands of employee reviews and compiled a list of the worst companies to work for. See which retailers joined Sears and Kmart on the dubious list.

The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has brought with it increased focus on "connected products. The new IDC PlanScape emphasizes the critical role of connected products in after-sales service transformation.

A series of projects to understand and help overcome the barriers for women in cocoa farming communities in Cte d'Ivoire has been launched by Cargill, Kellogg and ASDA.

Ball and Henkel launch sustainable aluminum aerosol package, which is 15 percent lighter than standard aluminum aerosol cans.

Two new guidance documents have been published by GS1 US to support organizations evaluating their data quality program within their organizations. TheGS1 US Data Governance Best Practice Guidancedocument provides industry best practices that businesses can implement to improve data governance processes, whiletheData Governance Assessment Guidehelps gauge the effectiveness of a companys data governance processes and procedures.

To compete in todays intelligent markets, organizations must make business operations more responsive and effective by leveraging digitally connected network.