Supply Chain

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.

PepsiCo to Sell Juices via E-Commerce

PepsiCo is about to shake things up. The company is planning to break into retail by selling its premium snacks and drinks exclusively through e-commerce platforms in India, according to reports.
Logility Patents Supply Chain Planning Functionality

Logility was issued a patent entitled "Product-Family Inventory Replenishment System Using A Composite Product Mix Framework" by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its Voyager Solution.
Walmart Boosts Minimum Wage

Last week, Walmart stated it will begin paying all U.S. hourly workers at least $9 an hour by April, and $10 an hour by next February. The plan will result in raises for about 500,000 workers in the first half of the fiscal year and cost about $1 billion.
Hain Celestial Acquires Live Clean

The Hain Celestial Group announced the acquisition of Belvedere International, a leader in health and beauty care products including the Live Clean brand with approximately 200 baby, body and hair care products.
Improve Your Supply Chain and Increase Profitability with Sustainable S&OP

Front-running companies are achieving better operational efficiency, increasing working capital and improving profitability and competitive advantage by focusing on Sales & Operations Planning within their supply chain.
Top 25 Highest Paying Jobs in Demand: Tech Dominates

In search of a nice-paying job with high demand? The tech industry is likely your best bet. According to a report from Glassdoor, 14 of the top 25 highest paying jobs in demand are tech-related. Find out what titles made the list -- and which didn't.
Most Trusted CPG Brands in Canada

In an attempt to determine what drives trust and discover why certain brands resonate better than others, BrandSpark International has polled more than 65,000 Canadian respondents about their most trusted CPG brands in a variety of categories. Find out who made the cut.
McCormick Improves Collaborative Planning and Execution

To improve collaborative planning and execution across global networks, McCormick & Company, has joined the E2open Business Network, a provider of cloud-based, on-demand software solutions.