Spurred by the continuing economic crisis, industry leaders find themselves at a crossroads, torn between instinct and insights that seem to defy established wisdom.
The General Mills Worldwide Innovation Network shares key insights of its X3 Process, a new approach developed to provide a step-by-step roadmap for the company's open innovation projects. Why share? General Mills anticipates others will find success using the non-linear approach to guide innovation efforts as well.
Deckers recognized an immediate increase in customer engagement upon switching to Demandware, including a 14 percent increase in conversion on UGGAustralia.com in the first week.
To fully integrate SAPs WMS, the wine and spirits distributor needed to upgrade its warehouses to a real-time data collection system. Installing WLAN achieved vital savings in installation and labor costs.
CPG is even more dependent upon trade spending than ever before.Trade promotion spending for a typical consumer brand can be 15 percent to 20 percent of sales revenue, depending upon the category.For some CPG manufacturers, the first-quarter is full of trade promotion surprises. Are you in for a surprise?
The Top 10 providers of a suite of software application or point solution for product management, including new product development, formulation, packaging, introduction and launch.
The past five years have brought dramatic change to the manufacturing supply chain more so, perhaps, than any other five-year period in recent memory. Find out the top 10 predictions IDC Manufacturing Insights has identified that will drive supply chain activity and IT investments for the year.
