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CPG Companies Keep Plowing Money Into Promotions, But Research Questions the Benefit
As the U.S. economy continues to improve, consumer confidence has been on the rise, which would typically indicate growth for consumer packaged goods manufacturers as well. However, according to a new Hot Topic Report from Acosta, a sales and marketing agency in the CPG industry, unit sales are flat across most categories, and trade promotions continue to decline as a key factor in driving incremental volume. This decline leads to more unprofitable sales for manufacturers. Despite this, CPG manufacturers continue to allocate an average of 15 percent to 20 percent of gross sales to trade promotion.
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Capital Equipment for Semiconductor Industry May See Slower Growth
The midterm outlook for the capital-equipment industry is positive, but companies need to prepare for the slowdown of Moore's law.
'Digital Thread' Collects Data From Product Design to Obsolescence
Let's say you're about to design a brand new product. You have a lot of work ahead of you. You need to define the specs, create the design, source suppliers, check in with experts in legal and in safety, set up a testing procedure, do trial runs. Then the product will go into mass production, require a warranty, be put into actual use.
Thousand Businesses Reportedly Either Price Their Carbon Emissions or Plan To
Carbon pricing, in the form of a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system, is used by businesses and governments all over the world to cut greenhouse gas emissions and, according to proponents, grow the economy.
Internet of Things Sounds Good, But Can You Trust Smart, Connected Devices?
If you had an unlimited budget and little need for sleep, you could attend most (but not all) of the dozens of Internet of Things (IoT) events scheduled around the world in 2016. You'd not get much actual work done, but you'd hear a lot about what's possible when everything gets "smart and connected" and the new business opportunities that IoT will enable.
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Was Nafta Good or Bad for U.S. Automaking Industry?
When Donald Trump threatened to "break" the North American Free Trade Agreement, auto industry workers offered up some of the loudest cheers.
FAA Paints Rosy Air Cargo Picture for Next 20 Years
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration posted a bright outlook in its annual market review and forecast, noting that it expects total air cargo traffic, measured in revenue tonne kilometers, to grow by 4.5 percent in 2016, followed by stable growth averaging 3.5 percent over the next 20 years.
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The Self-Driving Car Could Be Arriving Faster Than You Think
We might not have to wait that long to see self-driving vehicles become a familiar sight on American roads and highways.
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FourKites Enables 'App-Less' Phone Tracking for Brokers
FourKites has extended its cellphone tracking service for freight brokers, offered as the CarrierLink app, to work without an app on the driver's phone.
Aberdeen Group Launches Aberdeen Essentials
Aberdeen Group has launched the Aberdeen Essentials website.
SAP Issues Update to Planning Platform; Enhancements to Ariba
SAP SE has released version 6.1 of the SAP Integrated Business Planning application.
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Market for Integration Tools Continues to Grow. Why Is That?
After a spike more than a decade ago catalyzed by a buying spree of ERP, supply chain, web front ends and so on, one would think that a market like integration would be a no-grow or go-away market. But quite to the contrary, the tool suites, the delivery options, and sales of even traditional elements continue to grow. Why is this?
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