Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

The ability to render the perfect order is the single most daunting task facing the CG industry today.

Three years ago the Scotts Company was turning inventory twice a year, which may not sound like much to a company that does 50 turns a year like Dell.

Improving the bottom line involves more than just deploying the latest technology.

Today's CG supply chain is akin to the spilt personality of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Gaining increased attention among CG companies in the current economic climate is product lifecycle management (PLM) technology that reduces the time and cost it takes to bring a product to market.

The good news is that Gary Andrews, director of manufacturing and engineering at Campbell Soup Company, recently discovered the potential ROI of an integrated business analytics program.

Imagine sitting in the hot seat of a game show and plowing through questions on popular songs and history, when the silver-tongued host hits you with this one, "Give me the correct names of the top five global IT services companies."

To get a sense of just how much the supply-chain planning market has changed during the past year, you only have to look at the top of the 2003 Best of Breed rankings.