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insiderPROFILES David Hannon, Senior Features Editor Maintaining communication and visibility into supplier operations all over the world can get complicated quickly for global businesses that deal with hundreds of suppliers and contract manufacturers. Health and beauty products manufacturer and distributor Conair faced such difficulties, and found the solution to this challenge with SAP Supply Network Collaboration.
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insiderPROFILES Lauren Bonneau, Managing Editor To ensure employees are properly trained, businesses must provide education through materials, in-person instruction, or online training, as well as make sure employees are up to date on certifications. For General Mills — a business that employs 39,000 people worldwide — this is a tall order. To standardize employee training in the supply chain area, the company implemented SAP Enterprise Learning and RegLearn from hyperCision.
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insiderPROFILES Lauren Bonneau, Managing Editor For a biopharmaceutical company like Gallus BioPharmaceuticals, production processes, quality standards, and documentation of manufacturing operations have to be precise every time. When the company acquired a commercial facility in 2011, it was tasked with moving the acquired plant onto independent IT systems. To do this, Gallus decided to implement a new business solution from the ground up.
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insiderPROFILES David Hannon, Features Editor For chipmaker NVIDIA, accurately forecasting customer demand is essential for business. Knowing consumer trends in the electronics industry allows the company to position its inventory levels accurately. If demand dips, NVIDIA could lose millions of dollars from excess inventory. To help, the company turned to SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization, SAP BusinessObjects solutions, and SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence.
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insiderPROFILES David Hannon, Features Editor LEGO building blocks have become so popular that the company decided to expand its product line to capitalize on increased growth. To make sure its legacy product development system did not hold them back, LEGO has embarked on an implementation of SAP Product Lifecycle Management, with the transition to the application broken up into four distinct phases.
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insiderPROFILES John Benders, Vice President, Asset Intensive Industry Solutions, Mincom If your company in an asset-intensive industry, like mining, oil and gas, energy, utilities, or transit, then you likely face unique challenges in delivering sustainable gains in performance and profit. John Benders, Vice President of Asset Intensive Industry Solutions at Mincom, offers five key tips that asset-intensive companies should consider.
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insiderPROFILES John Parker ConAgra Foods made the decision to start consolidating its technology years ago — and today its R&D, financial, order management, IT services, data center, and supply chain management operations all run in the same SAP system landscape. So what benefits is ConAgra Foods reaping by moving to a “single version of the truth?” Find out in this deep-dive case study.
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insiderPROFILES Insights from Jeff Seabright, The Coca-Cola Company Even with its substantial environmental footprint, The Coca-Cola Company is leading the charge around creating more sustainable business processes. What lessons can the rest of us glean from this experience? Jeff Seabright, Coca-Cola’s VP of Environment and Water Resources, answers this question with seven pieces of advice.
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insiderPROFILES Lauren Bonneau Nestlé is among the foremost practitioners of Creating Shared Value (CSV), a concept centering on corporate endeavors that benefit society. This profile uncovers how Nestlé is committed to CSV by focusing on improving the health and well-being of its employees, consumers, and suppliers in rural communities worldwide.
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insiderPROFILES Evan J. Albright A major beer producer and distributor’s revenue targets hinge on seasonal sales. At Molson Coors, Todd Campbell, Vice President of Logistics and Procurement, and his supply chain team don’t have the time or the luxury to operate on gut feel. Every decision needs to be grounded in fact. Follow this team as it evaluates business intelligence tools to provide crucial data for advance planning and anticipate inventory gaps with incredible speed.
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