Business Intelligence (BI)

Under a comprehensive strategic plan, five core brands Hersheys, Reeses, Hersheys Kisses, Jolly Rancher and Ice Breakers will become global cornerstones.

Focusing on store-level data enables CG companies to win in modern retail. Here, a member of Procter & Gambles Retailer Connect Program candidly reveals how the company is using POS data to identify out-of-stock/zero sales incidents and then act in store to fix those opportunities and drive sales.

ConAgras Senior Director of Continuous Improvement candidly reveals details behind the strategy and deployment of a large-scale Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) roll out. Today, OEE serves the company as a central business performance metric to help evaluate opportunities in sourcing, supply planning optimization and distribution network improvements as well as in capital equipment and product innovation initiatives.

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

Faced with increasing commodity price volatility, channel complexity and the persistence of sizable trade budgets, many consumer packaged goods companies are looking to fundamentally change or upgrade their trade promotion management (TPM) capabilities.

The acquisition is expected to establish SAP as a leading business network, adding cloud-based, business-to-business collaboration to its existing solutions.

The global brewer will expand its implementation of transportation and logistics management solutions based on successful roll outs in key regions.