Unilever Co.

In a move to increase brand awareness and ensure the success of new product launches, Unilever will equip its various U.S. brand Web sites with the Information Resources Inc. (IRI) Product Locator, a web-based tool that helps consumers identify local stores that carry a desired Unilever product.

Finance and accounting outsourcing deals swell 30 percent this year

Church & Dwight gains robust visibility with powerful supply chain applications

How consumer goods firms large and small are addressing similar challenges.

Keep an eye on these leading-edge IT innovators in 2006

With RFID mandates, Sarbanes-Oxley
and supply chain challenges still burning bright for most consumer goods firms, the consulting arena in 2005 was in high demand.

The ability to synchronize supply to demand is a tough nut to crack which is why SAP took home top honors in this year’s supply chain planning category.

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.