The ninth annual Consumer Goods Fall Conference brought more than 180 consumer goods business and IT executives to The Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Fla., on October 21-24.
Today's ever-evolving value chain can cause consumer goods manufacturers to struggle with tracking materials and assets and meet the visibility and tracking requirements of their customers.
Royal Philips Electronics NV, a major player in the healthcare, lighting and consumer lifestyle markets, announced plans to buy North American luminaires company Genlyte Group Incorporated for $2.7 billion.
Walgreens is installing Kiva's Mobile Fulfillment System from Kiva Systems to expand split-case picking in its Mt. Vernon, Illinois Distribution Center.
Terra Technology announces that its President and CEO Robert F. Byrne will present "Going Green Through Better Math" at the United Nations Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and Climate Change Conference in New York City on November 28, 2007.
As part of its Information on Demand strategy, IBM announced on Monday that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cognos, a business intelligence and performance management solutions provider, for approximately $5 billion or $58 per share.
