CONSUMER GOODS INDUSTRY
The Consumer Goods (CG) Manufacturing landscape has been dramatically changing over the past several years. Traditional go-to-market approaches are becoming less and less relevant while the supply chain continues to transform itself. Cactus Commerce specializes in helping CG manufacturers re-organize and streamline their supply chains through Supply Chain Management and Enterprise Collaboration & Integration solutions while helping them to find new channels for selling more products to consumers through e-Commerce solutions.
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Consumer Goods manufacturers must change the manner in which they conduct their day to day operations and they should start by deploying technology in more innovative ways. One of the first steps for CG manufacturers to consider is updating data management systems and processes. This will help tighten relationships with trusted product and service suppliers while getting closer to their most profitable customers.
To expand their business with major retailers such as Wal-Mart, consumer goods manufacturers are being asked to meet new collaborative commerce processes and rules.
Complying with mandates such as emerging global product data standards, CG manufacturers can reduce costs through sharing accurate data with supply chain partners. Error-free data also leads to more “perfect orders” that speed up cash flow by eliminating documentation disputes.
Cactus solutions for Consumer Goods Manufacturers include:
e-Commerce (E-COM) for Consumer Goods
In today’s evolving supply chain, selling on the Web continues to present its own challenges. However most large Consumer Goods manufacturers are leveraging their brands and becoming retailers themselves. Strategic implementations of Cactus TPI, EAI, GDS, PIM and RFID solutions allow customer and product to data flow automatically through to back-end fulfillment and distribution functions as well as into the corporate database. Cactus e-Commerce solutions for Consumer Goods Manufacturers provide a common technology platform to implement, integrate and support their online initiatives.
Trading Partner Integration and Management (TPI) for Consumer Goods
In recent years, competition has been redefined as occurring between supply chains, not just between companies. As a result, successful Consumer Goods Manufacturers need to extend the benefits of integration outwards to their suppliers’ and customers’ systems as well. Cactus TPI solutions enable the electronic exchange of business documents and the integration of business processes between Trading Partners by supporting Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and XML as well as portal-based vendor management solutions.
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) for Consumer Goods
Consumer Goods Manufacturers often consist of parent organizations controlling numerous subsidiaries and acquired companies that create a complex network of entities with disparate internal systems and business processes within each. Cactus EAI solutions leverage the power of Microsoft BizTalk Server in conjunction with the Cactus Enterprise Integration Framework to quickly connect and integrate disparate systems and architectures such as ERPs, Warehouse Management Systems, and e-Commerce Systems. An integrated environment combined with the clear view of product information achieved through the Cactus PIM solution ensures that Consumer Goods Manufacturers provide high quality service to their Retailer customers.
Global Data Synchronization (GDS) for Consumer Goods
Consumer Goods Manufacturers who want to do business with the big retailers including Wegmans and Wal-Mart must meet the Retailer mandates to publish their product information to datapools such as 1SYNC (formerly UCCnet™ and Transora) and Agentrics (formerly the World Wide Retail Exchange or WWRE). While Cactus EAI solutions integrate product and other item definitions in their ERP packages and in-house written systems, Cactus GDSsolutions ensure this data is synchronized with the GS1 Global Registry as well as specific datapools, allowing Consumer Goods Manufacturers to easily meet Retailers’ compliance mandates. Synchronized product item data is critical to achieving the promise of increased supply chain efficiencies from RFID initiatives.
Radio Frequency Identification Data Management (RFID) for Consumer Goods
Consumer Goods Manufacturers must first adopt Global Data Synchronization in order to realize value and Return on Investment (ROI) that RFID technologies offer by increasing supply chain efficiencies. Cactus GDS solutions lay the foundation for RFID by accurately describing “WHAT” the Consumer Goods Product is while Cactus RFID solutions track “WHERE” the product is or has been within the supply chain. This provides Consumer Goods Manufacturers with the ability to reduce product time-to-market, increase reliability and agility, and gain a competitive advantage over other suppliers.Find out how Cactus can help you bring the benefits of RFID to your business.
Product Information Management (PIM) for Consumer Goods
Consumer sophistication has increased Retailers’ demands on Consumer Goods Manufacturers to provide flawless service and product information. Cactus PIM solutions work with Cactus EAI and TPI solutions to make product information easily accessible from one centralized internal source, allowing suppliers provide high quality, consistent information about their products, ensuring continued business and repeat orders from retailers.
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