Supply Chain

CGT announced the winners of its annual Business & Technology Leadership Awards during an awards ceremony at the 2015 Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference. The awards recognize consumer goods companies for transformational business and technology initiatives in the areas of supply chain, customer management and mid-market growth.

Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to buy its main rival SABMiller for $104 billion, creating a super brewery with sales of $55 billion. Find out the details of this potential mega-deal, which, if completed, would be among the top five acquisitions of all time.

Armour's COO/CFO will be step down in February 2016, leaving the athletic apparel and equipment company on the hunt for their next CFO.

Why digital? There are five primary drivers of the digital outside-in processes. While e-commerce was the driver of supply chain transformation in the last decade, digital transformation is the driver in the race for supply chain 2025. Here are five facts to ponder.

Today's digitally-connected world has drastically changed consumer expectations. That same connectivity, coupled with important advancements in technology, is poised to reshape the manufacturing industry, driving a fourth industrial revolution that many are calling industry 4.0.

CGT Editor Alarice Rajagopal gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

Gary R. Godfrey, Americas Consumer Products & Retail Supply Chain leader for Ernst & Young, discusses what omnichannel means for the supply chain in consumer goods and whether or not companies are equipped to handle it.