Digital Transformation

Bocchi Labs' expansion will include the launch of a new manufacturing facility in Ohio to open mid-next year, as well as the introduction of additional products lines.

In this new role, the exec will focus his research and analysis on the product lifecycle management market and product innovation strategies, including topics such as the development of an innovation platform and the intersection of product design, development, and digital manufacturing.

CPG companies pursuing digital strategies to improve or increase their top-line or bottom-line are finding that product (or raw materials) information management and the distribution / sharing of the information is crucial to the success of their strategy.

Daily downstream data, social listening, sentiment analysis, crowdsourced local intelligence, website traffic, hyper-local digital advertising it's all coming together to paint a picture of the individual consumer. Thus, consumer goods executives have a new mantra: "Thou shalt collect, analyze and act on a confluence of data."

Network-based supplier system will synchronize product catalogs, enable electronic invoicing and facilitate a fully automated purchasing cycle.

While supply chain leaders will stand up at conference after conference and brag about how they saved money, improved inventory and driven improvements in customer service, we find that nine out of 10 supply chains are stuck at the intersection of inventory turns and operating margin. So, did these supply chain leaders deliberately lie in their presentations? No, we don't think so. Why the gap?

CGT Editor Ali Ackerman Orr gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this months issue.

Legacy can be a fine thing, and Land O'Lakes, Inc. has it in spades. But in the world of technology, legacy has different implications. Land O'Lakes' legacy IT platform was not providing accurate, real-time access to information needed to meet strategic growth objectives. Here's a peek inside Project Bedrock, the IT initiative that will get them there.