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- 10/14/2014
Optimizing Category Management using Cognitive Computing
Categories are not established by consumers but by retailers as a result of how they lay out their stores. That begs the question: How can you reconcile the differences between consumer-centric and store-related categories? - 10/14/2014
Office Depot Deploys Supplier Collaboration Solution
Network-based supplier system will synchronize product catalogs, enable electronic invoicing and facilitate a fully automated purchasing cycle. - 10/14/2014
Out Far and In Deep: Embracing the Digital Path to Purchase and Cognitive Computing
Cognitive computing will enable CPG firms to venture out far and plunge into the analytic depths of Big Data at just the right moment in history. - 10/14/2014
3-Step Approach to Closed Loop Cost Management in CPG
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are under pressure. The complexity of their businesses has grown, with greater regulation and the pressures of globalization. At the same time, they must reduce cost and become more competitive or otherwise they might quickly become takeover targets.<br /><br /> - 10/9/2014
Mars and Wrigley's Bright Idea Pays Off
Mars Chocolate North America and Wrigley leverage illuminated racks in grocery retailers to increase sales. - 10/9/2014
Shell's Road to Supply Chain Excellence
Shell was the first oil and gas company to recognize that it could sense demand much like a pure-play consumer products company, creating daily forecasts that reflect current market conditions by using demand signals. - 10/9/2014
Betty Crocker Launches Cookbook App
Betty Crocker launches its new cookbook for iOS App to cut through the clutter and simplify cooking with smartphone or tablet. - 10/9/2014
Making Lemonade Out of Tracing Lemons
Mark Miller, VP of Supply Chain, AFS Technologies, reveals how traceability compliancy can optimize warehouse operations - 10/9/2014
Mondelez Appoints Chief Financial Officer
Most recently, Brian Gladden was Senior Vice President and CFO of Dell, Inc., the Texas-based technology company. - 10/9/2014
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