Manufacturing

By adopting leading practices in S&OP, Seventh Generation expects to improve forecast accuracy by 10 percent at the SKU level, decrease inventory by 15 percent, while maintaining historically high service levels.

The company expects to achieve gross cost savings of approximately $200 million, approximately a quarter of which will be used to increase investment in brand building and innovation, and enable investments in IT systems.

The Future of the Contact Center Focuses on the core changes facing contact centers through 2015 due to changes in technology such as smartphones, faster issue resolution expectations, Smart CRM, video, and a massive increase in mobile data traffic.

Last week, CGT published a report that names retailers' 10 favorite suppliers. This week, we're turning the tables to bring you a list of the the Top 10 power retailers, ranked by their manufacturing partners. Walmart still reigns, but the gap is narrowing, showing how significantly retailing is changing.

Tyco and former General Electric executive brings nearly 30 years of supply chain transformation experience.

The importance of transformational business and technology initiatives cannot be underestimated in the consumer goods industry. That's why CGT is once again recognizing three consumer goods companies for excellence in supply chain, customer management and mid-market growth strategies.

NewsPage is a provider of integrated distributor management and mobility software for the consumer goods industry in emerging markets.

Breaking down social media silos and enabling a coordinated brand voice centers on the monumental value found in social information, how a business can find the relevant 3 percent of social conversations, and how to act upon it.