Technology

This follows Walmarts announcement in September to move 35,000 associates from temporary to part time and another 35,000 associates from part time to full time by the end of the year.

To succeed in creating effective predictive analytics models that generate actionable findings, consumer goods organizations need to develop a strategy that ties the technology to business operations in a more pervasive and comprehensive approach throughout the enterprise. Here, experts from Accenture and SAP reveal how to get closer to the customer through effective predictive analytics.

Weight Watchers names an new President, North America and Chief Technology Officer, bringing consumer products and IT experience from companies like Heineken USA and IBM.

Reckitt Benckiser Group LLC (RB) analyzed sales before and after the placement of consumer generated video for eight of its brands on a major retailers e-commerce operation.

The new executive has been instrumental in growing brand portfolios in both global Fortune 500 companies (GlaxoSmithKline, Coca-Cola, Campbell's, and General Mills) and entrepreneurial companies.

Once complete, these projects will result in the totality of Fruit of the Loom's electricity supply in Honduras originating from renewable sources.

Terra Technologys Demand Sensing and Transportation Forecasting solutions help Mondelez decrease forecast error by almost 40 percent and gain supply chain efficiency in North America.

Nestl is continuing to boost growth in Europe by opening a new CHF 73 million (about 2.6 billion roubles) Maggi factory in Russia.