Dean realizes benefits including increased collaboration among the company's IT and Internal Audit departments, and cutting technology licensing and third-party audit costs by 50 percent.
The cloud technology platform from GT Nexus is expected to help P&G manage inventory flows and transportation between supply and demand points on a global scale.
The former Unilever executive brings extensive experience in business operations, change management, IT and systems implementations, in addition to deep CPG experience.
Global spending on big data by organizations will exceed $31 billion in 2013, finds a new market forecast by ABI Research. Interestingly, significant overspending is on salaries, as organizations turn to data scientists and other specialists to leverage big data in the first place.
Fred Schroeder, president, Adesso Solutions, offers realistic tips for small to mid-sized consumer goods manufacturers who want to conquer the seemingly impossible task of achieving trade promotion effectiveness.
