IT Integration

Wells' Dairy expands the company's virtualized environment to form the basis of a more efficient IT infrastructure and increase the cost savings it had already achieved.

As part of the agreement, IBM will provide IT infrastructure services, network support, application maintenance services and more.

Accenture will help Carlsberg IT carry out SAP and Microsoft software implementations in Europe over the next three to five years.

The Wells' Dairy IT department turned to virtualization, a technology allowing several servers to exist on a single physical piece of hardware yet run independently.

Kraft Foods' SVP Customer Service and Logistics Philippe Lambotte details the company's latest logistics strategy, which, live since late 2007, helps to cut costs, boost customer service and support sustainability.

The restructuring program will focus on Avon's global supply chain operations.

The agreement will source brands including Lucky Brand, Juicy Couture, Kate Spade, and Isaac Mizrahi designed Liz Claiborne New York with the exception of the jewelry product lines.

Industry experts from Accenture and Capgemini share guidance for consumer goods firms facing new challenges in 2009.