Manufacturing

CGT and Gartner Inc. team to bring you research on the latest technology and business process trends in the consumer goods industry. Topics include trade promotion management, S&OP, mobile consumers, supply chain risk management and much more.

CGT Editor Alliston Ackerman gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

The collection kicked-off with the launch of an online campaign, in-store signage and flash mobbers who danced in the streets of New York City to "Pump up the Jam," wearing the Parnella pump.

From humble storefront beginnings in 1971, Powell's Books has grown into one of the world's great bookstores in the Portland metropolitan area. To streamline warehouse operations, Powells Books sought out new mobile devices.

With a global presence in more than 60 countries Amway's complex supply chain network required a global warehouse management platform that would improve inventory management and traceability, increase throughput and standardize business processes worldwide. Here, Deb Parm, director, North American Logistics, tells Amways story to WMS success.

Leading international futurist Jim Carroll will deliver the keynote address at this years Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference. Carroll is widely recognized as a thought leader and authority on global trends, rapid business model change, business transformation during economic uncertainty and the necessity for fast-paced innovation.