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Outsourcing across industries continues to grow and while one significant trend -- offshoring -- continues another model has developed -- multisourcing.

Led by CIO Doreen Wright, it empowers Campbell Soup company's transformation

IBM Corporation is shelling out $100 million in an effort to reach thousands of IT resellers around the globe who sell hardware, software and services to the small and medium business (SMB) market.

Earlier this week, consumer goods executives convened at The Coleman Center in New York City to discuss pain points and lessons learned at the second CGT Connects event, titled "Best Practices for Becoming Demand Driven".

As of late, it seems as though a rising number of manufacturers are dumping very profitable business units in order to focus on a core group of products and get business back on track.

Global data synchronization is a technology initiative adopted by a handful of retailers and a more substantial number of suppliers, revealed the 2005 Consumer Goods Technology "Shared Strategy Study".

Consumer goods firms are re-examining
their supply chain systems, underscoring the industry’s movement toward a demand-driven supply network (DDSN).

While Oracle's pursuit of Siebel Systems took center stage in 2005, analysts expect to see increased use of partner networks and third-party maintenance providers heading into 2006.