Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Since its start in 1905, the Red Wing Shoe Company has held a solid commitment to four basic principles: "We are dedicated to quality, durability, comfort and providing a great value to our customers," says Rick Bawek, CFO, Red Wing Shoe Company.

In 1987, Nike started a revolution by unleashing The Air Max running shoe, the first of its type to incorporate Nike-AIR cushioning, which put a comfy new spin on athletic footwear and sent the industry-at-large back to the drawing board.

Paramount Farms revamps its legacy system with RFID at the core

The Crayola brand owner draws on Siebel to brighten trade promotions.

It is common practice for manufacturers and distributors to have access to mountains of promotional and point-of-sale data, but few companies look outside of the box and assume an active role in developing and reshaping technology tools to better fit the information needs of their unique business.

Pavlov famously used dogs to illustrate his theory of operant conditioning, associating a ringing bell with a tasty treat so that his pooches eventually started drooling at the sound of a bell, even without a treat as a payoff.

The words "technology" and "new" are rarely far from one another in articles about supply chain technology.

CGT caught up with Steve Peppler, CEO, Flintfox, an up-and-coming TPM vendor, to get the scoop on trade promotions management.