Manufacturers accumulate lots of data from their supply chains. Were not suggesting that they need to use all this data right away; but many are using very little of it to improve their forecasts. By taking some small first steps with their data, manufacturers can make some giant leaps in their forecasting.
The addition of MeadWestvaco's Consumer & Office Products business increases ACCO Brands' 2011 revenues by more than 50 percent, with approximately 80 percent of sales of the combined businesses coming from category-leading brands.
