Predictive Analytics

Kraft Foods has an entire group within its business dedicated to consumer insights, but beyond that, one member of the company is working to shape insights for the industry. Part of Kraft's strategy includes a commitment to "rewire the organization for growth" and technology plays a leading role.

Contributing author Simon Ellis, practice director, supply chain strategies for Manufacturing Insights, an IDC company, provides step by step instructions on how supply chain professionals can better sense and respond to massive amounts of data rather than become victim to it.

Sunny Garga, president, Business and Consumer Insights Information Resources Inc. shares his perspective on the current state of analytics as well as future trends.

ChartSearch announces its "Insight Productivity" initiative, using a new search engine paradigm for charting and analysis of statistical and numerical data.

Nielsen merger expands its television and internet analytics service offerings for consumer insights.

TrueDemand Software Inc. and O4 Corporation announce a partnership to link their retail account teams with field sales activities.

CGT picks the top 10 Supply Chain Planning companies as well as a list of breakout winners.

With a head office in Japan, factories in China as well as a distribution area extending throughout Australia, New Zealand and Oceania - Kyocera Mita Australia, a subsidiary of Kyocera Group, faces inherent geographical inconveniences.