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For many companies, the planning, budgeting and forecasting process has somehow gone off the rails. Deloitte addresses this issue head on by describing the way PBF should work.

How to create breakaway differentiation by using enterprise-wide, downstream demand data.

What recession? The majority of companies on this list reported revenue gains in 2009 as much as 49 percent in J.M. Smucker's case. After all, people have to eat!

Beauty isn't everything, but that doesn't apply to the 10 companies on this list who continue to try and capitalize on the consumer's desire to look and smell their best.

The annual report features the latest research on retailer and manufacturer collaboration strategies. IDC analysts explore areas like SaaS and Cloud Computing, product quality, sourcing, traceability and much more.

The companies on this list are masters of innovation. They have to be in order to stay on the "hot" list with novel products that leverage emerging technologies. Even Monopoly has gone digital. Check out who leads the way with play.

An innovative product eliminates the cardboard tube that has been the central fixture of rolled toilet paper for more than 100 years.

VTech will donate a total of 15,000 new books to First Book this year and is encouraging others to support the cause by making a donation.