Supply Chain

TerraCycle's upcycling and recycling programs have spread like wildfire throughout the consumer goods industry and it continues to find solutions for more and more "nonrecycleable" waste streams -- think dirty diapers, shoes, cigarette butts and cosmetics. Here's the inside scoop on how the "Coolest Little Startup in America" has reached global proportions.

Industry experts from Cognizant and Kittim Consulting offer guidance for navigating the challenges of the consumer goods market during the economic recovery and beyond.

With a strong PLM foundation, adidas is able to ensure product availability in the correct size, color and high quality as well as provide game-changing technical innovation.

The products designed at Kimberly-Clark may be feather-light, but they're as demanding to develop as any bike frame or truck chassis. These products often depend on accurate, comprehensive simulation to ensure optimum performance.

Smithfield Foods selects the CombineNet ASAP product to support sourcing activities across multiple areas of its spend.

More than 63,000 American shoppers expose their eating, shopping and beauty habits in North America's largest shopper study. Click here for trends in mobile shopping, word of mouth and private label. Plus, the study honors 42 consumer goods innovations with Best New Product Awards.

200 executives from the world's leading retailers, manufacturers, academics, third-party providers and industry organizations gathered to define the strategic objectives on which the industry should focus its energies. Top objectives emerged, including optimizing a shared supply chain.