Manufacturing

Digital technology has opened up a wide array of opportunities to better target advertising and promotions, but all too often there remains a divide that prevents CG companies from fully unlocking the potential of their significant investments in digital.

Launched in November of 2013, Unilever Project Sunlight is a long-term initiative designed to bring Unilever's purpose to life and inspire Americans to take small actions that add up to a big difference. Through the use of the powerful nature of film, Unilever has been able to tackle social issues to help spread awareness of its many recent campaigns, including its latest called The Hunger Project.

The consumer goods industry in North America has seen a significant transition to global expansion, including the emerging markets playing field. Here, we have tapped into the extensive knowledge banks of industry leaders to help us focus on the best practices needed for expansion in the most sustainable manner.

Even as leaders such as P&G and Amazon (inRetail) further embed analytics into the very fiber of the enterprise, consumergoods companies in general have yetto consistently connect strategy andorganization design with investments in analytical tools. The result is aninsight-rich, outcome-poor industry that struggles todemonstrate ROI onanalytics investments.

Mondelez International is investing more than $130 million in its North American biscuits business to modernize its manufacturing assets and processes and create a global integrated supply chain. This investment will fund the installation of four state-of-the-art manufacturing lines at the company's Americas production facility in Salinas, Mexico, to be completed by mid-2016.

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Approximately 1,300 employees are covered under this new contract, which will allow the company to further invest in innovation and brand growth.

Whether its through organic growth, acquisitions or changes in volume, there are many reasons supply chains can become fragmented and inefficient; Optimizing your supply chain network could be a huge opportunity for cost reduction. These four steps will walk you through the process that GENCO has created for its customers.