Manufacturing

CGT's readers rank the top providers of business outsourcing/IT services to the consumer goods industry.

Mintel analyzes online consumer marketplace behavior this quarter based on high-level research into the brand strategies employed by Fortune 500 companies across the United States.

Consumer confidence was a bit manic in 2012, hitting a five-year high in November and then dropping again in December as consumers doubted an end to the fiscal cliff. The impact of this uncertainty plays out in the results of this annual listing of the top-performing public consumer goods companies.

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of a complete suite of enterprise-wide ERP software, including finance, HR, CRM, supply chain, PLM, asset management, etc.

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of solutions for product management, including new product development, formulation, packaging, introduction and launch.

CGT's readers rank the top third-party providers of strategic and tactical consulting services.

Based on extensive surveys of leading CPG companies, a new GMA report looks at how much money companies are spending on IT and how aggressively they are adopting new technologies. Surprisingly, a large proportion of companies are following a less-than-optimal approach in their information technology strategies.

Subject matter experts clear up the biggest misconceptions surrounding the topic of cloud, including security risks, it's appropriateness for existing mature infrastructures, and whether it is powerful enough to support mission critical processes.