Supply Chain Management

Read this whitepaper to understand what the demand signal management process should be so you dont get confused by vendors and make costly mistakes.

CGT is proud to present the 2015 class of Visionaries. These are seven of the brightest minds in the industry, leading their companies down the path to success. Whether nominated by peers, partner companies -- and even competitors -- the executives featured here all exemplify the term "visionary" and will inspire you to action as you read about their accomplishments.

Brand new research from CGT and IDC Manufacturing Insights provides a progress update for the consumer goods industry in the areas of trade promotion management, downstream data, analytics, S&OP and more.

Pilot Pen develops a pen line made from recycled plastic water bottles.

In her monthly column, Lora Cecere reveals what it is like to work with 'visionary executives in the consumer goods industry and identifies the characteristics that make them stand out.

ToolsGroup announces that its Nordic partner Optilon has successfully taken The Absolut Company, part of the Pernod Ricard group of companies, live with ToolsGroups SO99+ Powerfully Simple supply chain planning software.

Unilever announces that its Chief Financial Officer, Jean-Marc Hut, has decided to step down from his role and the Boards of Unilever PLC and Unilever N.V. Graeme Pitkethly will succeed Hut as CFO.

Consumer goods need to be represented consistently, in potentially thousands of different places online. A new GS1 US standard, developed in collaboration with 18 companies, including Best Buy, Bing, CNET, eBay, Google, and Walmart, offers a common approach for listing and classifying products across all e-commerce platforms.