Supply Chain

The first half of 2014 flew by, yet so much has changed. CGT stops time for a moment to recap the most-read news and trend stories on consumergoods.com from January through June. What does this short list tell us? Consumer trends, industry predictions and big data, of course, are the top-of-mind topics among our readers. And, it seems as though everyone is trying to figure out the next big thing.

The new offering provides clients with end-to-end business intelligence that drives sales by delivering real-time, actionable intelligence to field operations for improved in-store retail execution and on-shelf availability.

The newly created leadership position will oversee functions ranging from research & development and manufacturing to sales and strategy.

This agreement represents a shift in Coty's go-to-market strategy for brands sold through the mass distribution channel in China, by allowing Coty to leverage Li & Fung's broad distribution network in that channel.

Kimberly-Clark has been an industry pioneer, industrializing its business process operations through Genpact in 2007, when the company made the strategic decision to drive more cost-effective finance operations in order to focus on product innovation and customer service.

This new proposal comes just days after Tyson Foods Inc.'s competing offer for Hillshire, which exceeded Pilgrim's Pride's initial offer of $6.4 billion at a total value of $6.8 billion.

This 10th anual list from Gartner, Inc. features several longtime leaders with new lessons to share and a number of more recent entrants from the high-tech, consumer product and industrial sectors.

Optimal inventory allocation by channel and location is a major challenge. Learn how to use Lean Manufacturing processes to balance inventory, cost and customer service.