The importance of transformational business and technology initiatives cannot be underestimated in the consumer goods industry. That's why CGT is once again recognizing three consumer goods companies for excellence in supply chain, customer management and mid-market growth strategies.
Under a new agreement, HP will be accountable for most of the critical business applications used throughout P&Gs financial and supply chain systems, including research and development, inventory management, SAP enterprise resource planning, and business intelligence.
Entities affiliated with RedPrairie will acquire all outstanding shares of JDA common stock for $45 per share. The offer price represents a 33 percent premium to JDAs stock price on October 26, 2012 the day before market rumors surfaced stating JDA was exploring a sale.
Many CG companies are implementing an Enterprise Warehouse Management (EWM) systemwhich promotes paperless transactions with RF Scanners and voice activationinstead of a traditional warehouse management solution to not only achieve operational efficiencies, but also to make their supply chain green.
By increasing the pace of its transformation, the company intends to more quickly realize its Growth Game Plan ambition of becoming a bigger, faster-growing, more-global, more-profitable Newell Rubbermaid.
