Del Monte extended refined demand-driven principles to a supply network of co-manufacturers, co-packers, raw material suppliers and 3PL providers to reduce overall inventory cost and improve operational efficiency. Here, Chief Procurement Officer David McLain tells the companys unique story.
The manufacturer and marketer of Nature Made vitamins, minerals, herbs and other supplements and SOYJOY nutrition bars, will leverage several components of the Retail Solutions suite.
ConAgra Foods, a top U.S. food producer, has been on a supply chain transformation journey over the past couple of years. Here, ConAgras Senior Director of Supply Chain Optimization reveals its story, including implementation challenges, benefits of EIO and more.
This new approach is expected to help companies address weather dynamics and achieve a step-change improvement in forecast accuracy and working capital efficiencies.
The JBS USA Beef sales organization will use SignalDemand to respond quickly to changing market conditions and identify win-win opportunities for its customers.
Unilever is always on task to decrease costs and maintain profits. The adoption of demand sensing and inventory optimization solutions in North America is now catching on in other markets to improve forecasts company-wide.
A new powerhouse in home improvement was created in 2010 when The Stanley Works merged with Black & Decker to become Stanley Black & Decker. Its continued success depends on ongoing integration, including the roll out of inventory optimization best practices across the organization.
Newell Rubbermaids Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process has been the subject of an intensive improvement effort over the past two years. In fact, an S&OP initiative launched in 2008, generated 30 percent more cash for a total of $603 million in 2009.
