IT Integration

With new technology offerings flooding the market almost daily, CGT showcases 15 game-changing solutions that have recently hit the market for consumer goods firms. Find out how they can empower your business initiatives.

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.

Technologically-Advanced Consumers, The Demise of Enterprise IT, Proven Downstream Data Use Cases, The Supply Chain of the Future you name the topic, chances are that the speakers covered it at the 2011 Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference. Click here for a recap of the event's many highlights, featuring industry all stars from P&G, Unilever, Kimberly-Clark, Energizer, PepsiCo and many more.

Oracle is moving aggressively to offer customers a full range of Cloud Solutions including sales force automation, human resources, talent management, social networking, databases and Java as part of the Oracle Public Cloud.

Oracle recently praised consumer goods companies for business achievements driving operational excellence and enabling growth using technology, innovative strategies and best practices.

In the consumer goods community, leaders know that keeping your success a secret can be a detriment to your business. Luckily, many are more than open to not only sharing but celebrating the best practices of their peers. Case in point: CGT received more than 50 nominations for its annual Business & Technology Leadership Awards. In the end, only nine companies were named winners. Find out who they are after the jump.

CGT and Gartner Inc. team to bring you research on the latest technology and business process trends in the consumer goods industry. Topics include trade promotion management, S&OP, mobile consumers, supply chain risk management and much more.

It is fair to say that there is universal agreement that we could all do a better job in driving benefit through our strategic investments in IT. Organizations must understand that strategic initiatives require a different recipe for success, an approach that considers the alignment of the organization, an agreed upon definition of success, and engagement of the stakeholders throughout.