Some of the best minds in the CG industry met in Orlando, Fla. earlier this week for the 14th annual Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference. There, they swapped insight-driven strategies for driving top-line growth. Hot topics included retailer collaboration, demand chain excellence, IT enablement and much more. Get a sneak peak behind the scenes here.
In attendance at the Beijing, China meeting will be Walmart executives, U.S. and Chinese government officials, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and Walmart associates.
When store supplies for Kimberly-Clark's retail partners are out of synch with production forecasts, it can have a very real impact on the $20.8 billion personal care products giant's sales. So, the company invested in data analytics software to provide far more visibility into real-time demand trends.
This month, Robert Byrne, president and CEO of Terra Technology, provides his perspective on how supply chains have evolved and what it will take to stay ahead of the curve.
CooperVision products are sourced through very complex multi-level networks and, until recently, the company lacked a fully integrated view of global operations. It chose a solution to create a company-wide common supply chain platform.
