IT Integration

DSRs Drive Sales & Marketing Success
Roughly one-third of food and beverage, CPG and pharmaceutical companies are actively using a DSR. Find out how your competitors and peer companies are investing in downstream data for success.
IT Spending to Grow 5.3 Percent in 2010
The improving global economy sets up 2010 for solid IT spending. Enterprise software markets will see positive growth, with hot segments like virtualization, data integration/data quality and business intelligence. How will the hardware and services markets fair?

Radio Flyer Pulls Insights from Data

Maker of the famous "little red wagon" deployed a single data warehouse that would centralize the information kept in separate parts of its ERP and supply chain systems, enabling business users with clear insight for better decision making.
Mergers & Acquisitions

The CG industry has a rich history of growth through acquisition, and as M&A activity heats up again, it is critical to understand planning and integration challenges that are key to successful transactions. This month, CGT partners with Deloitte to explore leading practices and implications for the future.
Insights and Analytics: Larry Danna, Infosys

Danna explains how to create a global business intelligence, analytics and insights program and enable its adoption globally
Standout SMBs: 2010

Back by popular demand, CGT's annual Standout SMBs story connects you to eight mid-market consumer goods companies that you should watch in 2010 and beyond. No matter the size of your business, you will undoubtedly learn from the cutting-edge initiatives employed by these hot companies. Among them, Alice.com, Project 7, Spin Master and more!
Del Monte Makes Senior Management Appointments

The food manufacturer names a new executive vice president of Finance and Operations.
Del Monte's Best Practice Tips for Becoming Demand-Driven

The Del Monte IT and supply chain teams workedtogether to implement a demand-driven operating model that is mining major benefits for its customers. Three of Del Monte's senior executives, including CIO Marc Brown,share tips for a successful transformation
BI: Advanced Data Analysis Capabilities Critical to Success

How companies turn data into actionable insights is what separates leaders from laggards. This month, CGT and Cognizant delve into how this information is currently leveraged in the CG industry.
12 Ways Retailers Improved Business Performance in 2009

Retailers... they are your toughest competitors and your most valuable partners. Whichever way you look at it, the business improvements they make have big impacts on your business. Here, IDC presents 12 things retailers did last year to improve overall business performance.