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ISSUES FACING THE CONSUMER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY
Consumer products manufacturers and suppliers are in the most competitive market situation they have ever faced. To compete, these companies need more efficient, responsive, and cost-effective operations. Consumer products companies must increase collaboration between retailers, suppliers and partners by linking all the relevant systems, processes, functions, people and data rapidly and cost-effectively. Increased collaboration between retailers, suppliers and partners requires reorganization of business processes, systems and organizations. Furthermore, increased automation is required at all stages of the product life-cycle, and companies need to adapt quickly to an ever changing market.

Dickinson + Associates helps consumer products companies transform their organizations to achieve the collaboration, visibility, integration, and flexibility required to compete in a mature and competitive industry. We assist consumer products companies in becoming demand-driven supply organizations by aligning core processes to sense and shape demand and to respond rapidly and profitably to the demand.

HOW SAP SOFTWARE CAN HELP
SAP software helps consumer businesses develop into demand-driven supply organizations that have the visibility and real-time intelligence to respond faster and more efficiently.

SAP for Consumer Products helps companies improve processes through integrated sales and marketing, new product development and integration, demand driven supply network, manufacturing planning and execution, order-to-cash management, sales force management, logistics, account management, store delivery, trade promotion, batch tracking, environmental compliance, post sales support, global data synchronization, master data management and enterprise resource planning.

SAP software improves processes and establishes an integrated network based on the mySAP Business Suite through the Enterprise Services Architecture blueprint. The customizable solution offers increased support for industry standards at all levels as well as systems for real-world technologies and tools such as RFID. The SAP NetWeaver platform binds everything together and powers the network.

mySAP CRM (Customer Relationship Management) allows organizations to connect demand creation with production and manufacturing, while providing feedback on customer needs and requirements.

WHY DICKINSON + ASSOCIATES
The Dickinson + Associates consumer products group delivers management consulting and information technology services to help companies deliver higher quality, innovative products at the lowest cost while providing better management visibility to critical information. Our consultants have business acumen coupled with SAP expertise that provides an understanding of the consumer products industry.

Whether food or beverage, apparel, consumer durables, or home care products,                  Dickinson + Associates can tailor an SAP solution to a client’s specialized needs and requirements.

REPRESENTATIVE COMPANIES OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE SERVED:
Black & Decker
Burger King
Ferrara Pan Candy Company
Henkel
Kodak
Kraft
Lifetime Brands
OfficeMax
Royal Cup Coffee
Thomson Consumer Electronics
Ulta

Whirlpool
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company

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