When store supplies for Kimberly-Clark's retail partners are out of synch with production forecasts, it can have a very real impact on the $20.8 billion personal care products giant's sales. So, the company invested in data analytics software to provide far more visibility into real-time demand trends.
The award recipient led the development of a five-year People Strategy with initiatives focused on employee engagement, talent management, diversity and inclusion, leadership development and new technologies that help the company better manage its global workforce.
One of 2012s '40 Under 40' Rising Stars of Safety is responsible for the launch of a new EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) management system which empowers floor workers to lead hazard identification and problem resolution initiatives.
Unilever, LOreal, Colgate-Palmolive and Kimberly-Clark all beat analyst expectations for sales growth last quarter, with three of the four saying they stepped up marketing spending. Find out more about the results, including what it means for The Procter & Gamble Company.
The current Avon executive is expected to bring outstanding legal, corporate governance and CPG experience to the role, which will start in late August, 2012.
CGT presents the most recent crop of "Visionaries" 13 influential leaders who are shaping the future of their respective companies with unprecedented initiatives. Starting with a tribute to "Big Data" pioneer Tony van der Hoek, the 2012 Visionaries share details on how they are bringing "big picture" ideas to life.
Gartners Supply Chain Top 25 list for 2012 includes eight pure play consumer goods companies. Some are perennial leaders, like P&G. Others climbed the ranks with impressive supply chain transformations. Unilever, for example, broke into the top 10 this year, and Kimberly-Clark made its debut at No. 25.
Like many consumer goods companies, one of Kimberly-Clarks biggest challenges was creating high-value ideas and concepts to grow new product revenue. The quantity of ideas was not the problem it was the quality. Heres a look inside the companys multi-year journey to improve results from innovation efforts.
