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In a fast-growing global market, Toshiba America Elecrtonic Components Inc. needs to help employees work smarter by giving them the information they need - when they need it, and how they want to see it. The company recently decided to invest in a comprehensive business intelligence solution for easy-to-access, up-to-the-minute data and analytic information.

Following a 2005 merger, British American Tobacco Belgium instigated and implemented a major project to improve business information across the supply chain, drive increased sales and ultimately increase market share.

Kraft Foods has an entire group within its business dedicated to consumer insights, but beyond that, one member of the company is working to shape insights for the industry. Part of Kraft's strategy includes a commitment to "rewire the organization for growth" and technology plays a leading role.

Contributing author Simon Ellis, practice director, supply chain strategies for Manufacturing Insights, an IDC company, provides step by step instructions on how supply chain professionals can better sense and respond to massive amounts of data rather than become victim to it.

CGT picks the top 10 Supply Chain Planning companies as well as a list of breakout winners.

Customers of Philips Electronics set high, encompassing standards for delivery performance.

Determining the best product price without missing a profit event is a science-based, algorithmic experience - not a hit or miss adjustment or a cost-plus exercise.

The Procter & Gamble Company enlists SAND/DNA for SAP BI from SAND Technology Inc. to more efficiently and cost-effectively manage its multi-terabyte SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 data warehouse.