Supply Chain

Estee Lauder Sponsors STEM Contest
The MIT Enterprise Forum of New York announced the launch of the second annual Dream it. Code it. Win it. contest. The student coding competition rewards and promotes creativity, diversity and literacy in the field of computer science. Estee Lauder will sponsor the women's prize.
Top 7 Manufacturing Predictions for 2015
The IDC Manufacturing Predictions for 2015 identifies seven essential drivers that shape the IT investments manufacturers are making in 2015. These drivers are the keys to making short-term as well as long-term strategic decisions. Find out what will have the greatest impact on investment.

Mondelez Sells Japanese Coffee Venture to Ajinomoto

Mondelez International will sell its 50 percent interest in Ajinomoto General Foods to its joint venture partner, Ajinomoto Co, as part of its ongoing efforts to further focus its portfolio on snacking products.
Hershey Appoints New CFO

In September Hershey announced the retirement of CFO David Tacka. Last week the company named Patricia Little to succeed him, effective March 16.
Mondelez Sells Betabox Start-Up to VaynerMedia

Mondelez International has sold Betabox, LLC to VaynerMedia as part of its Mobile Futures initiative to create and incubate new mobile ventures in 90 days.
Quality Management in the Complex Manufacturing Environment

Learn how today's leading manufacturers are leveraging an enterprise quality management solution (EQMS) to coordinate business processes and IT infrastructure to ensure quality and improve productivity.
New Platforms Different Demands

By 2016, eCommerce will be a $327 billion market. For consumer goods companies, direct-to-consumer fulfillment can uncover huge opportunities in that market and also huge challenges.
Top 6 Retail Trends to Watch in 2015

2014 was an exciting year in retail. Consumers are back, new technologies are blossoming, and omnichannel content curation is a top priority. Here are the Top 5 areas to watch in 2015.
General Mills Delivers Speedy New Product Success

Using the entrepreneurial spirit of a smaller company, General Mills acted on an intuition, an outside partnership and direct consumer interaction, for a quick innovation with a big impact.
Cradle to Grave

While traditional companies are still looking at improving traditional forecasting technologies and improving the rules for forecast consumption, Lora Cecere takes a different stance for managing the lifecycle.