Supply Chain & Merchandising

Global manufacturer Ryobi Technologies Inc. implemented Cognos 8 BI and Cognos ReportNet to improve communication and credibility of information world.

With nearly 200 salespeople spread across the United States who service regional industrial accounts such as Home Depot and Lowes, The Bosch Group identified an opportunity to increase the productivity of its salesforce by having a quicker and more flexible reporting tool.

Three years ago, Del Monte Foods deployed demand signal repository software to enhance its demand-driven supply chain management decisions across leading retailers. CGT spoke with Dom Clemente, director of demand planning, and Andy Wojewodka, director, IT business consulting, to discern how the company is currently leveraging data from both a sales and supply chain perspective.

In a fast-growing global market, Toshiba America Elecrtonic Components Inc. needs to help employees work smarter by giving them the information they need - when they need it, and how they want to see it. The company recently decided to invest in a comprehensive business intelligence solution for easy-to-access, up-to-the-minute data and analytic information.

Tropicana Products Inc., a division of PepsiCo Inc., unveils TropicanaPure Valencia 100 percent orange juice, a national first from thiscompany.

Following a 2005 merger, British American Tobacco Belgium instigated and implemented a major project to improve business information across the supply chain, drive increased sales and ultimately increase market share.

PepsiCo and The Pepsi Bottling Group agree to jointly acquire a 75.53percent stake in Russia's leading branded juice company, JSCLebedyansky, excluding the company's baby food and mineral waterbusiness, for $ 1.4 billion.

Pilgrim's Pride shuts down several chicken facilities as part of a planto curtail losses amid record-high costs for corn, soybean meal andother feed ingredients and an oversupply of chicken in the UnitedStates.