Forecasting

Leading consumer goods companies, like General Mills, Del Monte and H.J. Heinz, attained new measures of success with innovation, supply chain and sales & marketing initiatives in 2008. Here is a look back at the most read case studies published by CGT last year.

Manufacturing Insights Practice Director Simon Ellis offers insight into what the coming year will hold for supply chains in the manufacturing industry. Find out why he tells us, "Buckle up. It's going to be a rough ride."

Wal-Mart and Cott continue to discuss a redefinition of their ongoing business relationship.

Despite a downed economy, consumer goods companies continue to turn to downstream data for insights. Here are the Top 10 providers, as determined by readers, which are helping them in their quest to drive revenue.

A Demand Signal Repository (DSR) is emerging as one of the foundational building blocks of a demand-driven model. But what exactly is it and how can it help? Thomas Bornemann of Clarkston Consulting talks about the benefits of DSRs and how to align them with trade promotion optimization.

After guarding their data for years, retailers have recently begun to bury consumer packaged goods manufacturers in a greatly expanded set of retail data sources. Here, Matt Johnson discusses the opportunities and challenges of demand signal management.

The implementation, together with existing tools and processes, is expected to help Del Monte predict demand better at its customers' locations.

Readers identify the Top 10 SCE providers. And, find out why the SCE market garnered its fair share of attention this year.