Forecasting

Building a strong cross-functional S&OP process in the consumer products market

The temptation for small to midsized businesses is to implement a quick-fix point solution as each new business process problem comes to the fore, and each functional department cries out for a remedy.

Georgia Pacific, one of the world's largest manufacturers of tissue, paper, packaging and other consumer products, selects ToolsGroup's DPM Inventory Optimization Solution to optimize customer service to a diverse customer base, while simultaneously reducing inventory and operating costs.

Benefit Cosmetics, a subsidiary of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, is the third best-selling makeup brand in the United Kingdom, a top-seller in the United States and Japan, and has plans to expand into China in the near future.

Retailers are challenged to be ever more responsive to consumer demand. Strategies, like customer-centricity and multi-channel convergence, put pressure on instore inventory, which then pressures the consumer goods supply chain to perform flawlessly.

Sunny D shines with efficient trade plans post P&G spin off

Modern factories demand shorter lead times, quicker reaction to exceptions, stronger material scheduling capabilities and more customization to run efficiently

Unilever is partnering with RedPrairie Corporation in the trial of Electronic Product Code Information Service (EPCIS) to collect and access information from within it logistics environment and from trading partners in the supply chain.