IT Integration

Bocchi Labs' expansion will include the launch of a new manufacturing facility in Ohio to open mid-next year, as well as the introduction of additional products lines.

These changes include the appointment of Bob Munroe to general manager of Crocs Americas region; Greg Sullivan to the new role of senior vice president of global business transformation; Scott Yuan to general manager of Greater China; and Michelle Poole to senior vice president of global product creation and merchandising.

Couldn't make it to CGTs inaugural Consumer Goods Emerging Markets Forum this year? No problem! Executive Editor Kara Romanow put together a short list of key best practices that are imperative to succeeding in the BRICS and far beyond.

Daily downstream data, social listening, sentiment analysis, crowdsourced local intelligence, website traffic, hyper-local digital advertising it's all coming together to paint a picture of the individual consumer. Thus, consumer goods executives have a new mantra: "Thou shalt collect, analyze and act on a confluence of data."

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are under pressure. The complexity of their businesses has grown, with greater regulation and the pressures of globalization. At the same time, they must reduce cost and become more competitive or otherwise they might quickly become takeover targets.

Network-based supplier system will synchronize product catalogs, enable electronic invoicing and facilitate a fully automated purchasing cycle.

Most recently, Brian Gladden was Senior Vice President and CFO of Dell, Inc., the Texas-based technology company.

CGT and Gartner Inc. team up to bring you the latest data on technology spending, adoption and trends in the consumer goods industry. Topics include supply chain analytics and visibility, S&OP, digital marketing, the product portfolio and the retailer's POV on supply chain challenges.