A quick scan of recent news accounts illustrates just how much the temperature within the consumer goods (CG) industry is rising toward the boiling point.
In a move designed to re-invigorate the stalled Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) initiatives of retailers and suppliers worldwide, SINFOS GmbH and Agentrics LLC recently formed SA2 Worldsync
C&C Group, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of branded alcoholic beverages, has seen significant growth in brand volumes, which resulted in forecasting challenges.
The Procter & Gamble Company enlists SAND/DNA for SAP BI from SAND Technology Inc. to more efficiently and cost-effectively manage its multi-terabyte SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 data warehouse.
Eastman Kodak Company is utilizing Information Resources Inc.'s (IRI) MarketInsights solution to combine data integration and analytics, providing a detailed view of product sales results by geography and channel.
Teradata Corporation announces the general availability of Manufacturing Logical Data Model (MLDM) 4.0 and Teradata Master Data Management (MDM) 2.0. MLDM 4.0 defines how different types of data relate to each other and is a roadmap for building an enterprise data warehouse.
