Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

For Brooks Sports, Inc., the rise in running means opportunities as well as challenges. This omnichannel experience, combined with rising demand and accelerated inventory dynamics for retailers across the globe, drove Brooks to make some shifts of its own.

For decades CPG companies have experienced fast growth due to relativelyeasy expansion and consolidation in emerging markets, net new consumersand brand globalization.To achieve growth, efficiency and agility, CPG companies are relying increasingly on social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies.Rather than approaching the future tactically, industry leaders today are designing "roadmaps" to define a more strategic approach to digital. For many, a successful roadmap would address the following five imperatives.

International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts the number of new cloud-based solutions will triple in the next four to five years. To examine the current status of cloud deployment in the context of different vertical industries, IDC is offering the first of four special reports IDC will be publishing to examine current status of 3rd Platform technologies across 20 vertical industries.

Manufacturer of protein shakes, bars and powders and joint supplements, Premier Nutrition, quickly realized trade promotion management happens in real time, while spreadsheets dont.

A new IDC PlanScape is available, offering practical guidance to help IT and business leaders in manufacturing justify investment in IoT and an IoT foundation for incremental improvements and transformation.

The acquisitions are expected to solidify Mindtree's position in predictive analytics for CPG retail execution, and SAP consulting expertise to expand its European presence and accelerate its digital strategy.

ACH Food Companies Inc. will utilize Exceedra to provide Integrated Business Planning, including an integrated Trade Promotion Management system.

The exec joins Iconix after twelve years with Penske Automotive Group, an international transportation services company.