Case Studies

2011 Review & Outlook Report
CGT taps its most valuable resources -- members of the Editorial and Research Advisory Boards -- to pinpoint the one change that will have the biggest impact on the consumer goods industry in 2011.
2011 Standout SMBs
CGT connects you to a handful of standout small to medium-size consumer goods companies that are hitting it off with consumers. Some names you'll recognize, others you won't, but they have lots in common, including true product innovation and non-traditional marketing strategies.

Newell Rubbermaid Optimizes S&OP

Newell Rubbermaids Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process has been the subject of an intensive improvement effort over the past two years. In fact, an S&OP initiative launched in 2008, generated 30 percent more cash for a total of $603 million in 2009.
TerraCycle Goes the Distance

TerraCycle's upcycling and recycling programs have spread like wildfire throughout the consumer goods industry and it continues to find solutions for more and more "nonrecycleable" waste streams -- think dirty diapers, shoes, cigarette butts and cosmetics. Here's the inside scoop on how the "Coolest Little Startup in America" has reached global proportions.
Readers' Choice Survey 2011

CGT readers recognize the solution and service providers that best empower their businesses across 10 categories of need.
2011 Readers' Choice: Supply Chain Execution

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.
2011 Readers' Choice: Consulting

The top 10 providers of strategic and tactical consulting services to the consumer goods industries.
2011 Readers' Choice: Enterprise Resource Planning

The top 5 providers of a complete suite of enterprise-wide ERP software, including Finance, HR, CRM, Supply Chain, PLM, etc.
2011 Readers' Choice: Editors' Picks

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.
2011 Readers' Choice: Trade Promotion Management

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