Microsoft recently commissioned Forrester Consulting to better understand how enterprises across the globe are pursuing digital strategies. This global study focuses on the outcomes they sought, the challenges they faced, and the improvements they are realising.

It turns out what you don’t know as a manufacturer can and will hurt you. For too long, manufacturers have settled for siloed and inconsistent information, as well as manual processes, to understand and manage their supply chain. Why? Because for a long time, these systems were good enough to keep production going.

Retailers are notorious for waiting until the last moment to place stock orders with manufacturers and distributors, meaning the pressure is on to get items to them as fast and safely as you can. Trouble is these types of demands can, for those without the appropriate systems, mean extra work and cost.

Having the right pricing mechanism to drive sales can always be a dilemma in the workplace. How can you make this a simple enough process for your admin staff to execute, whilst at the same time giving your sales team the flexibility to be able to respond to market demand?

Get a joined-up way of working for every member of your team – from field sales through to customer service. There isn’t a Consumer Goods company out there that doesn’t want to grow their sales and a big part of that is getting the most from your sales team.

One of the challenges facing the Consumer Goods industry is time consuming, complex, manual processes for EDI and eCommerce. You need to provide a quick turnaround, whilst also making it easy for your retailers to place an order through every touchpoint.