Cloud Architecture

Disasters that affect the supply chain will never be avoidable but the operational and financial havoc created by them can be. Hear stories of disruptions and the best strategies for handling them with cloud technology.

The very basis of competitive advantage in the consumer goods industry is shifting. The next wave of breakout winners are building and leveraging capabilities rooted in analytics and actionable insights.

With more than 13,000 employees around the world, a need arose for the company to profoundly evolve the way Barilla people communicate, collaborate and interact.

IBM Emptoris will continue to help the brew beverage giant raise the bar in strategic supply management.

Nestle Water will use a new mobile-based platform in Beijing and Shanghai that connects sales teams to information such as replenishment and promotions in real time from any location, via smartphone providers.

V.5.0 is based on Salients visual data mining solution, an investigative paradigm that is expected to put the specific user in immediate control of all possible data relevant to any given situation.

Cloud computing is a topic of importance for not only Chief Information Officer, but also Chief Marketing Officers. Pat Conroy, vice chairman, U.S. Consumer Products Leader, Deloitte LLP, discusses the ways cloud computing can transform business.

There is no doubt about it General Mills Corporation has entrepreneurial spirit when it comes to reaching consumers in new ways with new products. One of the company's recent new ventures, Gluten Freely, is the perfect example.