Manufacturing

Rapid developments in technology along with economic and marketplace changes continue to put pressure on salesforces to adopt new approaches. Are you ready for the next generation of customer planning?

A comparison chart of solution providers to the consumer goods industry in the areas of CRM, TPM, TPO, Salesforce Mobility, etc. Plus, experts discuss new technologies, the retailer-supplier relationship and incorporating big data for better customer insights.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company selects ten finalists in its national "Name the Blimp" contest for its newest airship.

Within the highly competitive branded coffee category, approximately 70 percent to 75 percent of volume is sold on promotion. Today, Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA is effectively using a unified system for trade promotion management and forecasting to capitalize on this huge opportunity.

Lindt & Sprngli has hit its sweet spot not only in the manufacture and innovation of chocolate, but in e-commerce with the launch of a new cloud-based web store.

CGT interviews Kirk W. Wheeler, executive vice president, general manager, CPG Practice for Manthan Systems, about the prerequisites that consumer goods manufacturers must pass in order to understand and activate the new shopper's journey.

Since starting its G-WIN open innovation strategy in 2007, General Mills has successfully launched a wide range of new grain snacks developed in collaboration with strategic external partners.

The new company, to be called Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), is expected to hold market positions in more than two dozen countries with a strong emerging market presence.