Technology

The C.F. Sauer Company, a manufacturer and distributor of consumer goods and food products, implemented JDA Software's Transportation and Logistics Management suite in less than four months to realize a 7 percent to 10 percent reduction in its overall transportation spend.

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) introduces SmartStart for Wholesale Distribution, a new business management offering designed to maximize the performance of small and midsize wholesale distributors.

In order to work on ventures that leverage strategic consumer insights and innovation, Thomas K. Hernquist, senior vice president, global chief growth officer, will resign from The Hershey Company, effective December 31, 2007.

C&S Wholesale Grocers remodels forecasting process

Anheuser-Busch's management reviewed the company's strategies and reaffirmed expectation for earnings per share growth to exceed its 7 percent to 10 percent longterm objective for the full year of 2007.

To further define the sport-fashion market, Nike Inc.'s Jordan Brand division and Levi Strauss & Co. form a collaborative partnership to create a limited number of toe-to-head fashion packages for collectors and fans of both brands.

Kimberly-Clark improves in-store product promotions

The ninth annual Consumer Goods Fall Conference brought more than 180 consumer goods business and IT executives to The Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Fla., on October 21-24.