Research Resources – Whitepapers

Effective and efficient gate meetings underpin healthy decisions in the innovation process. As you re-evaluate your investment and innovation plans for the short- and medium-term, ensuring fast and informed decisions by a broad group of stakeholders is more important than ever before. As a central repository for initiative and portfolio data, Accolade helps your cross-functional [...]

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Consumer goods importers and distributors are master jugglers, managing product development, to forecasting and importing, to direct-to-consumer shipping, to warehouse logistics, and everything in between. Running your operations with the right ERP system has the potential to change everything about your consumer goods business. This guide was developed to help you understand the critical areas [...]

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If you work in consumer goods, depending on your particular industry, demand and inventory can fluctuate and shrink at any number of points throughout the year. For importers and distributors, their high-demand months occur just before those high-demand consumer seasons. With seasonality, it’s all about planning and forecasting. No matter your industry, no matter your [...]

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Understanding the true cost of a product is essential to the long-term profitability of any consumer goods business. There are hidden costs not directly tied the production of a product—such as marketing allowances, placement charges, display fees, and missed shipment charges, among other charges—that may be eroding your profitability as a distributor. Understanding your true [...]

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Any consumer goods business wants to have a good product, but they must also turn a profit. Getting to the point of profitability requires a long list of components—from efficient operations, to excellent customer service, to hiring the right people, and being confident in your decision-making. Ensuring profitability starts with understanding the value of analytics [...]

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