Creating connections: Strategies for today's electrical and industrial distributors
Updated 10 Dec 2009
To build a foundation for value creation, electrical and industrial wholesalers and distributors need to define and execute an expanded value proposition, build data-driven operations and create an adaptable business model.
The future of the Consumer Products Industry: The end of the world, or a world of opportunity?
Updated 01 Jun 2009
In the midst of explosive population growth, increased urbanization, an evolving, demanding customer base and global climate and natural resource issues, the Consumer Products (CP) industry faces shifting market dynamics, channel challenges and renewed pressures for business model innovation.
Break out or get boxed in: Leading strategies for today's food and foodservice distributors
Updated 26 Jan 2009
Food distributors' traditional value proposition, which centered on storing and transporting goods, is no longer sufficient. In a consolidating and intensely competitive industry, these distributors will need to provide more value to remain competitive.
Full Value Traceability
Updated 11 Dec 2008
A strategic imperative for consumer product companies to empower and protect their brands.
2008 GMA information technology and effectiveness study
Updated 29 Aug 2008
To decrease the gap between what executives think IT should be doing for grocery manufacturers and consumer products companies, and what, in reality, is being accomplished, companies should invest more time during project planning to more closely align expectations of IT performance with objectives.
Establishing trust through traceability: Protect and empower your brand for today's "Omni Consumer"
Updated 12 Jun 2007
To ensure safety of the food supply and other consumer products, as well a enhance credibility with consumers, consumer products companies can turn to full value traceability to track product ownership throughout the supply chain.
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