Demand Forecasting

High Ridge Brands Co., a distributor of household brands such as Zest, VO5, and L.A. Looks, has deployed TPM software to fulfill its integrated Sales Planning and Trade Promotion Management needs.

Supply chain operating network E2open has acquired Terra Technology, a provider of supply chain solutions that help consumer product companies manage market volatility to make better business decisions.

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of a point solution or a software suite for business intelligence (BI), including analytics, data warehousing, etc.

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of a suite of software or point solution for supply chain planning, including demand forecasting, inventory optimization, etc.

CGT honors Frito-Lay North America for deploying an advanced analytic trade optimization solution to reduce unprofitable trade promotion spend by up to 50 percent in major accounts, increasing employee productivity, revenue and profits.

CGT honors Mondelez International for developing an end-to-end forecasting and store replenishment process using point of sale data, improving measured on shelf availability by 4 percent in four months.

The partnership is expected to open up Point of Sale (POS) demand sensing performance breakthroughs to a wide range of retailers, manufacturers and distributors that previously lacked access to near real-time POS data.

Shifting market conditions and increasing competition continue to hit pressure points for retailers as a whole.Retailer-supplier collaboration can help overcome these challenges. Read on to find out how efficient operations help drive more effective promotions, increased on shelf availability, optimized inventory levels and better approaches to merchandising and category management.