Unilever Co.

In a world where it seems as though so much undue pressure is being thrust upon the CPG industry by their retail "partners", I find it oddly amusing when many of the CPG executives I talk to are more than happy to discuss the finer points of growing their customers business.

To achieve significant inventory reduction goals and improve supply chain performance, Unilever taps SmartOps Multistage Inventory Planning & Optimization (MIPO) solution in North America.

Kraft complements worldwide operational structure with global data synchronization

While profitability is the key to the success of any company, it is measured in a variety of ways across different areas.

It's an unfortunate fact of consumer goods manufacturing that not every bottle, tube or pack flows through distribution to a retailer's operations and, ultimately, to the consumer's home and stays there, satisfying the customer.

Getting into ship shape

With a higher degree of mandates from retailers, corporate legislation like Sarbanes-Oxley and a crowded product marketplace, it would appear that the consumer goods landscape is an unforgiving atmosphere full of revenue roadblocks.

General Mills demonstrates leading-edge collaboration