Consumer Packaged Goods

Health Insurer Benefits from Transformation in Business Intelligence, Analytics

May 21, 2012

About two years ago, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield implemented a self-service business intelligence platform to aggregate and analyze vast amounts of data from multiple repositories scattered throughout the company.

The Critical Impact of Trade Promotions on Your Supply Chain

May 18, 2012

Josefin Aspegren, Marketing Director, Optilon

How an Evolving China Is Affecting Global Supply Chains

May 18, 2012

Ron Tarter, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Flextronics

Costco Finally Realizes It Needs to Get in the E-Commerce Game

May 17, 2012

Seattle News-Tribune

It's a curiosity of how the internet works that a shopper using a search engine to find a flat-screen TV probably will not turn up Costco Wholesale, a major television vendor and the country's largest retailer after Walmart.

For the Most Part, U.S. Companies Working Abroad Thought to Abide by Anti-Bribery Laws

May 16, 2012

Knowledge at Wharton

Is Wal-Mart's alleged bribery in Mexico an anomaly, or is it more typical of multinational behavior than many corporate executives would like to admit? Is the practice of bribing public officials ever justifiable from an economic or ethical point of view? And apart from collapsing share prices and shareholder lawsuits, what are some of the other possible consequences of bribing foreign officials?

Amware Logistics Acquires Product and Literature Fulfillment Provider ParcelPort

May 16, 2012

Amware Logistics LLC

Amware Logistics LLC has acquired the assets of ParcelPort LLC, a provider of high-volume product and literature fulfillment services. The latter will be integrated into Amware under the name Amware Fulfillment Services.

Redesigning DCs for the All-Channel Shopper

May 16, 2012

Clint Lasher, President, Wynright

Supply Chain Risks Continue to Trouble U.S. Tech Industry, Study Finds

May 15, 2012

BDO

Interruptions and impediments to supply chain operations continue to rank among the greatest concerns for U.S. technology companies, according to an annual report issued by BDO USA, an accounting and consulting organization. Eighty-eight percent of tech companies cite concerns over reliable suppliers, vendors, distribution of products and services, as well as the global distribution chain.

An Amateur Software Buyer's Guide to Outplaying Vendors

May 15, 2012

Technology Evaluation Centers

The good news is that software acquisition does not happen often, but the bad news is that this infrequency uncovers another hidden facet of such projects. Employees and management of a company that do not purchase and implement a significant number of software applications on a regular basis are, in fact, amateurs that are mandated to deal with software vendors whose only order of business is to develop, promote, and sell their software, every day.

RedPrairie Enhances Product Suite in Latest Software Update

May 15, 2012

RedPrairie Corp.

RedPrairie Corp. has released version 2012.1 of its suite of supply-chain software applications. The update links execution capabilities to the store and commerce sites, giving retailers, manufacturers and distributors greater visibility of product and data.

Consumer Packaged Goods

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the consumer packaged goods industry. Learn how consumer packaged goods companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.