Supply Chain

In the world of consumer goods, Amway is a rare success story. The company's direct-selling model has been nothing but successful, but this didn't come about by chance. Armed with a structered, yet flexible product development process, and growing network of external partners, Amway and its Open Innovation Team, is well on its way to turning a good business into a great business.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.