The State of Collaboration Between Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers and Retailers

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Manufacturing Insights Opinion
• In This Report
• Situation Overview
  • The General State of Collaboration
  • Figure: Economic Indicators, January 2006-August 2008
  • Figure: Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Median and Average Net Profit Margins, 2001-3Q08
  • Figure: Retail Industry Median and Average Net Profit Margins, 2001-3Q08
  • Figure: Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturing Industry Inventory Index, 2001-3Q08
  • Figure: Retail Trade Industry Inventories Trends, 2001-3Q08
  • Sustainability: Applying IT to Green Business
  • Figure: Top Green Challenges
  • Figure: Key Performance Indicators
    • Spending on Green
    • Figure: Green Spending Plans Over the Next 12 Months
    • Figure: Expected Amount of Time Needed to Recover Costs
  • RFID
  • Figure: Retailers' Current and Future Plans for Using RFID
  • Supply Chain
  • Figure: Supplier Selection Criteria
  • Figure: Collaboration Improvements Over Time
  • Figure: Collaboration in the Second Tier
  • Figure: Collaboration in the Second Tier
  • Figure: Consumer Packaged Goods Collaboration Elements
  • Figure: Retail Collaboration Elements
  • Figure: Consumer Packaged Goods Collaboration Benefits
  • Figure: Retail Collaboration Benefits
  • Rethinking Demand Intelligence
  • Figure: Rethinking Demand Intelligence
  • Advanced Category Management
  • Figure: Advanced Category Management
  • Private Label
  • Figure: Private Label: Finding the Right Balance
  • Innovation
  • Figure: The Benefits of Collaborative Innovation
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
  • Actions to Consider
    • Advice for Manufacturers
    • Advice for Retailers
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis