Supply Chain

The annual report, produced by CGT, RIS News, IDC Manufacturing Insights and IDC Retail Insights, reveals the latest research findings on the state of retailer and manufacturer collaboration. Analysts start with some thoughts on the current economic climate and move on to explore the value of collaborative relationships in areas like SaaS and cloud computing, sustainability, S&OP, data sharing and much more.

PepsiCo will be entitled to manufacture and distribute Dr Pepper and certain other DPS products in the territories where they are currently distributed by PBG and PAS.

The acquisition of AMR Research is expected to expand Gartner's suite of research offerings and also complement its consulting and events businesses.

Sunny Delight implements Datalliance VMI service expected to lead to more efficiency overall and lower total cost.

The closing of the Truition acquisition is expected to occur within the next two weeks and is subject to normal and customary closing conditions.

The solution is expected to reduce Georgia-Pacific's sourcing cycle time and leakages in procurement spend through better monitoring, compliance and governance mechanisms.

Nestle Waters North America deploys an innovative technology across additional facilities based on the success of an initial deployment at two sites during 2009.