Supply Chain & Merchandising

The No. 1 natural nutrition company in the United States, Shaklee, has extended its relationship with Infor through the implementation of a suite of Infor Supply Chain Management solutions and by upgrading its current deployment of Infor ERP BPCS to Infor ERP LX.

Industry-leading companies are breaking through customer service-level barriers and achieving fill rates above 99 percent, increasing top-line revenues and meeting heightened customer demands.\

Based on success that Coty Inc. experienced with Information Builders' subsidiary iWay Software, during its acquisition of Unilever Cosmetics, the fragrance giant has enlisted WebFOCUS to provide better business insight on the reporting front.

In a joint project, Bosch Corporate Information Technology, part of Robert Bosch GmbH, and PTC global services are going to implement Windchill PDMLink to better manage Pro/ENGINEER data, which is the standard CAD/CAM/CAE solution at many Bosch business divisions.

CDC Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation and a provider of industry-specific enterprise software applications and business services, enters into a definitive agreement to acquire Milwaukee-based Catalyst International, a provider of supply chain execution solutions and services.

Hormel Foods, a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, employs SignalDemand's software solution to enhance its pricing and demand management processes.

ConAgra Foods Inc. has acquired Chicago-based Lincoln Snacks, a privately-held manufacturer of the Poppycock and Fiddle Faddle popcorn snack brands as well as various private label products.

Loehmann's deploys Oracle Retail Price Optimization to provide customers with fresher merchandise in-season and to boost profitability.