IT Integration

10 Predictions for Brand-Oriented Manufacturers
What will 2012 hold for Brand-Oriented Value Chain manufacturing supply chain organizations? How about intelligent innovation, Big Data dilemmas and social business, to name a few? Find out what other expectations IDC Manufacturing Insights has for consumer goods manufacturers in areas like supply chain, PLM, operations technology, IT, and more.
2012 Readers' Choice: Outsourcing
The Top 10 providers of business outsourcing services to the consumer goods industry.

2012 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.
Assessing the Business Value of a MEAP Solution

IDC Manufacturing Insights recently completed a study that assessed the business value of a mobile solution.
2012 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 dually noted.
Next Generation ERP

2011 has been a pivotal year for ERP software. A new generation of solutions has emerged. Michael Griffiths, Microsoft Business Solutions global retail & distribution product director, explains how these systems are putting powerful yet cost-effective capabilities into the grasp of CG companies.
2012 Readers' Choice: Business Intelligence

The Top 8 providers of a point software solution or a software suite for Business Intelligence, including analytics, data warehousing, etc.
2012 Readers' Choice: Demand Data Analytics

The Top 10 providers of a point software solution or a software suite for the cleansing, analysis and integration of downstream demand data, including POS, syndicated, etc., for use by sales, marketing, supply chain operations and R&D.
Walmart Names Sam's Club CEO; Makes Exec Changes

Sam's Club CEO Cornell shares his plans to leave and is replaced by current Walmart U.S. east business unit President Brewer; new corporate CAO, CIO and Walmart U.S. COO are named.
15 Predictions for IT Organizations

Many industries are being challenged as customers continue to adopt an always-connected digital lifestyle and competitors exploit emerging technologies. Here are 15 strategic planning assumptions that CIOs, senior business executives and IT leaders should factor into their enterprise planning and strategy-setting initiatives.