Supply Chain Management

In anticipation of the previously-announced mergers with its two largest bottlers, PepsiCo announces plans to form a new entity comprising the bottling businesses.

With more than 900 outlets in 36 countries, Gloria Jean's Coffees struggled to manage its expanding global supply chain. In three months, the company received a return on investment from the reductions in inventory achieved via a new software solution.

P&G joins a new program that unites global pioneers to co-develop a next-generation open innovation platform.

In order to continue growing its business, Kingsdown looked for ways to streamline its delivery fleet and maintain the level of service its customers had come to expect.

As part of a company-wide strategic plan, Ateeco sought a single computer system to improve theautomation, data accuracy and planning processes.

An old ERP system couldn't handle the amount of data needed to help Juice Harvest make timely decisions. In just two short years after a new ERP implementation, Juice Harvest has been able to improve data distribution and increase product by about 60 percent.

A recent AMR Research survey found that 44 percent of executives believe the biggest risk in 2010 will be recovering from the recession. Read on for more findings on supply chain risks, sourcing and manufacturing trends, and mitigating strategies.

An enterprise-wide supply chain reporting application is expected to simplify product management and planning.