Consumer Package Goods Manufacturers

WHITE PAPER: Timely access to information is something retailers need to satisfy consumer needs and wants. HP’s Converged Infrastructure can improve customer service and give retailers a competitive advantage. Learn how, through the use of HP’s Converged Infrastructure, retail businesses can streamline/standardize equipment, and advance their technology.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: CPG companies are discovering that high product volume sales come at the expense of extreme data complexity. Companies struggle to maintain open lines of communication with retail customers and distributors trying to manage the flow of product. Learn how CPG companies deliver BI to business managers to better manage fluctuating product demand.

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 | Published: 05 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how you can rise above the competition as a cloud provider, especially by using the five key steps outlined in this resource.

Posted: 06 Apr 2012 | Published: 06 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) software for the consumer packaged goods and food and beverage industries enables companies to optimize package design and accelerate innovation while reducing costs.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper illustrates how IFS Applications support lean principles, particularly in the many manufacturing environments that require both rate-based and order-based shop floor execution. This hybrid approach lets you go lean step by step, as you are able, not because an inflexible system forces you to do so.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for an explanation of how current IT methodology for implementing application integrations and business process automation is failing the business over the long run. Learn about the four established patterns of innovation that help organizations avoid these negative consequences.

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 | Published: 03 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: Although enterprise resource planning (ERP) is an important tool for boosting operational efficiency and cost savings, it also offers manufacturers a leg-up in their globalization efforts. Read this white paper to see how critical ERP can be to global business, and how to choose the best solution to support this imperative.

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 | Published: 29 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: There is a new customer with which every online business must contend. Armed and empowered, they are leveraging a multitude of channels and a myriad of devices to stay “connected” to their favorite sites. What makes the connected customer tick? Find out in this paper by Lauren Freedman of the e-tailing group.

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Mar 2012

EBOOK: Read this expert e-book to get comprehensive answers to all your ERP upgrade and migration questions. Inside, find: expert advice on recognizing when it's time to upgrade or migrate; tips for making a business case; the top five questions to ask before buying ERP systems; and best practices for a successful implementation process.

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 | Published: 09 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: For years, Donnelly managed operations using an OS/2 operating system and various software packages. While Donnelly achieved much success using the OS/2 platform and manual scheduling, the company’s growth eventually began outpacing the system’s capacity. With EnterpriseIQ in place, Donnelly has seen improvements in every aspect of its business.

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 | Published: 06 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides 10 steps to a seamless and profit-focused enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) like yours.

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 | Published: 26 Jan 2012

EZINE: This week’s Computer Weekly, we talk exclusively to Tesco CIO Mike McNamara about why the UK's biggest retailer is spending £150m on its online business. And, with the London 2012 Olympics only weeks away; we look at how IT testing is progressing.

Posted: 21 May 2012 | Published: 21 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how the new SAP Trade Promotion Optimization application can help you optimize your trade promotions with smart, data-driven decisions, improve your trade spend, increase sales performance, and speed return on investment.

Posted: 15 May 2012 | Published: 15 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses considerations for A&D manufacturers in the context of enterprise information systems and how they can help address 5 areas of concern: compliance, control, communications, competitiveness, and cutting cost, waste and complexity. The needs of the A&D market aren’t easily addressed by one-size-fits-all products.

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 | Published: 04 Feb 2011

EGUIDE: This E-Guide features two articles from our editorial team on advice for implementing lean manufacturing templates, and how to prepare your current enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for a more efficient and less wasteful environment.

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

EBOOK: As supply chains extend across the globe and their complexity increases, manufacturers are learning that the right software can be a key component of successful supply chain planning and execution. Read this expert e-book to find tips and best practices for supply chain management (SCM).

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 | Published: 30 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This resource examines assets management within the manufacturing industry and provides best practices for successfully managing content.

Posted: 08 May 2012 | Published: 08 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Take a look at this informative white paper to learn more about how your organization can increase operational efficiency and add to the bottom line with mobile ERP systems including 8 must-have qualities to seek from a mobile application.

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 | Published: 21 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This study offers an evaluation of today's four leading mobile operating systems, comparing them based upon twelve categories of security and management criteria to offer you a better understanding of what is needed for your mobile enterprise strategy.

Posted: 22 May 2012 | Published: 22 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: The pressure to allow employees to use more of the technologies they have at home in the workplace has reached critical levels.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

EBOOK: Utilizing the latest procurement technologies can help improve your supplier performance, produce better products and improve resource allocation. Read this editorial e-book to get expert advice on the latest procurement technologies for today’s manufacturers.

Posted: 23 May 2012 | Published: 23 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Retail consumers can now research purchases online and access customer support via social networking sites, and disgruntled consumers can now shop around on the Web and on mobile devices. Read this white paper to learn more about the drastically changing world of retail.

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 | Published: 26 Apr 2012

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide explores the difference in the benefits of enterprise resource planning (ERP) for small and midsized businesses (SMBs) versus larger organizations and sheds light on what to avoid when midmarket organizations lack the IT resources needed when buying ERP software.

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Published: 06 Feb 2012

EZINE: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the IT challenges facing retailers, as consumers turn increasingly to web and mobile shopping channels. Oracle president Mark Hurd talks about how the supplier intends to simplify IT infrastructures. And new government CIO Andy Nelson discusses how he plans to transform Whitehall IT. Read the issue now.

Posted: 07 May 2012 | Published: 07 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines not only the technologies, but the organizational dynamics necessary to successfully implement an environmental footprint management program that can encompass all organizational impacts on the environment.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: Read this expert article to learn about common challenges that developers and testers face when it comes to Agile methodology. Compare your Agile pain points to those of other development teams and discover the best way to overcome them.

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 | Published: 17 Apr 2012