Supply Chain

This years Readers Choice survey spans 10 categories, but some companies do not fit snugly into any one group. In response, we created the Editors Pick section to recognize solutions and service providers that are making a difference in the consumer goods industry and should be duly noted.

The Top 10 providers of a suite of software or point solution for Supply Chain Planning, including demand forecasting, inventory optimization, etc.

The top 8 providers of a point software solution or a software suite for Business Intelligence, including analytics, data warehousing, etc.

The Top 8 providers of a point solution or an enterprise software suite specific to Customer Relationship Management, including marketing, salesforce automation, customer service, mobile technology, category management, etc.

The Top 10 providers of a suite of software or point solution for Supply Chain Execution, including warehouse management, transportation management, shipping management, load optimization, etc.

The Top 8 providers of a software solution for trade promotion effectiveness, including traditional TPM, promotion analytics, price management, trade promotion optimization, etc.

The top 10 providers of a point software solution or a software suite for the cleansing, analysis and integration of downstream demand data, including POS, syndicated, etc., for use by sales, marketing, supply chain operations and R&D.

The top 10 providers of a suite of software applications or point solution for product management, including new product development, formulation, packaging, introduction and launch.