Supply Chain & Merchandising

How outsourcing helps consumer goods firms focus on core competencies

Industry execs speak candidly about success and failure on the path to becoming demand-driven

Hannaford and partners benefit from a supplier-focused B2B portal

Outsourcing lets Kimberly-Clark
focus on customers/consumers

In a move to increase brand awareness and ensure the success of new product launches, Unilever will equip its various U.S. brand Web sites with the Information Resources Inc. (IRI) Product Locator, a web-based tool that helps consumers identify local stores that carry a desired Unilever product.

Finance and accounting outsourcing deals swell 30 percent this year

Procter & Gamble (P&G) leverages Vendor Managed Technologies' (VMT) Velocity Solution Suite to improve in-stock positions and optimize the amount of inventory held by retailers.

Oracle is expanding its supply chain planning applications with the acquisition of Demantra, a demand management provider.