Supply Chain

Deckers Adopts Supply Chain Visibility Platform
The global footwear provider is among a fast-growing number of companies recognizing the importance of adopting cloud-based supply chain technology to better compete.
L'Oreal USA Gains Purchasing Power with Analytics
With new market advancements, L'Oreal's ecosystem of suppliers and vendors has grown exponentially. A new cloud analytics solution is expected help marketing and procurement gain immediate and broad access to global data to make faster and more insightful decisions.

The Changing Role of the CIO

There is a paradigm shift happening today among CIOs in the consumer goods industry. The role is in a state of transition from just keeping the lights on to powering business opportunities. Here, Dr Pepper Snapple Groups CIO explains how he challenged the status quo to drive rapid continuous improvements across the business.
CPG Companies: Capitalize on Leveraging ERP Data

Chobani, Reily Foods and other savvy CPG companies provide insight on leveraging ERP data.
Groupe Danone, Happy Family Announce Partnership

Groupe Danone will assume the role of parent company providing additional resources allowing Happy Family to pioneer even more new products.
Post Holdings to Acquire Hearthside Business

Post plans to combine the acquired business with its Attune Foods business, a branded ready to eat cereal business Post acquired in December 2012.
U.S. Postal Service Incents CPG Marketers

If they try it, they'll buy it. That's the message the U.S. Postal Service is sending to consumer packaged goods companies and other marketers with its new mail promotion. Find out more details about this new initiative, including how it hopes to re-invigorate product sampling.
Kimberly-Clark Announces New Treasurer

The new treasurer succeeds Nancy Loewe, who will continue to serve as the company's chief strategy officer.
Dairy Crest Delivers on Growing E-Commerce Demands

As its customer base changed, the company needed a scalable infrastructure to support new milk&more e-commerce customers and respond to demand with marketing campaigns.
A Trade ROI Mindset

With volatile commodity prices impacting COGS and inability to raise prices, CG firms are forced to consider reducing trade spend while simultaneously ensuring that remaining spend delivers maximum impact. It's worth asking the question -- does your organization have a trade ROI mindset?