Operations

Verizon Business is teaming with GXS, a provider of business-to-business e-commerce solutions, to provide integrated supply chain management services to help large businesses control costs and improve efficiencies.

The Coca-Cola Company pledges to lead its global beverage operations, including those of its franchise bottlers, to replace the water it uses in its beverages and their production.

RedPrairie Corporation announces that its new Pallet and Load Optimization technology -- part of its integrated E2e Solutions for Consumer Goods -- can reduce freight costs and product damage while improving shipment safety and compliance with customer and legislative trailer loading requirements.

Research shows that better sales and operations planning can improve corporate performance

The Board of Directors of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company elects Max Grishakov, vice president and general manager -- Wrigley Russia, as an officer of the company.

Staples Business Depot installs an RFID-based inventory management platform from AbsoluteSKY and Fujitsu. The Canadian branch of Staples is using intelliTRACKER software from AbsoluteSKY to tag and track items from the moment they enter the store, to the store shelves, through to the completion of the sales transaction.

Doskocil, a pet product and sporting goods manufacturer, successfully implements Oracle Transportation Management 5.5 to transform its outbound logistics operations.

In an industry where more than half of supply chain management roll outs have not achieved their expected return on investment, ConAgra Foods was able to reduce inventory costs and significantly improve product availability, customer service levels and other key performance metrics.