Colgate-Palmolive CreatiNg a glObal SuPPly CHaiN the Colgate-Palmolive Company sells oral care, personal care, home care, and pet nutrition products in over 200 countries and territories. Since implementing its first SaP® solution in 1994, Colgate has significantly improved global visibility for its supply chain management processes, automated many of these processes, improved supply chain decision making, increased the speed to market for its products, and reduced costs. SAP Business Transformation
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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE (INDIA) LIMITED Background Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd (CPIL) is a 51 per cent subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive Company (CPC), USA. CPC’s main business is manufacturing and marketing of oral care products, toilet soap, and shaving products. With an employee strength of 1130, CPIL has grown to a US$ 230 million company with a wide distribution network in India. Colgate is a household name in India with one out of two consumers using Colgate toothpaste. Colgate has maintained its
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COLGATE-PALMOLIVE (INDIA) LIMITED Background Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd (CPIL) is a 51 per cent subsidiary of Colgate-Palmolive Company (CPC), USA. CPC’s main business is manufacturing and marketing of oral care products, toilet soap, and shaving products. With an employee strength of 1130, CPIL has grown to a US$ 230 million company with a wide distribution network in India. Colgate is a household name in India with one out of two consumers using Colgate toothpaste. Colgate has maintained its
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Supply Chain Strategy of Colgate Palmolive Toothpaste Objective : 1. To know the supply chain strategies used by the Colgate Palmolive ltd. 2. To know the distribution channels of the Colgate Palmolive toothpaste. 3. To study the supply process of Colgate Palmolive from supply of raw materials till supply to retailers. Introduction: The distribution strategy is concerned with the product or service placement. Broadly speaking, there are two categories of issues and decisions
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Colgate rethinks a supply chain By Peter C. Witton How do you eliminate waste and wring out costs when your operations are spread over 57 sites in 11 different markets? ColgatePalmolive met this challenge in Asia with an ambitious overhaul of its regional supply chain and information systems. 70 Outlook 2000, Number 1 W hen it comes to toothpaste in China, Colgate is the market leader, according to a recent AC Nielsen Media International survey on China’s emerging consumer
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Colgate rethinks a supply chain By Peter C. Witton How do you eliminate waste and wring out costs when your operations are spread over 57 sites in 11 different markets? ColgatePalmolive met this challenge in Asia with an ambitious overhaul of its regional supply chain and information systems. 70 Outlook 2000, Number 1 W hen it comes to toothpaste in China, Colgate is the market leader, according to a recent AC Nielsen Media International survey on China’s emerging consumer
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Sales & Marketing A Sales and Marketing Management Trainee's program will comprise stints in: * Sales * Marketing * Supply Chain * Customer Marketing SALES Duration: 7 months Nature of Project/Assignment: You'll handle an independent sales territory for 6 months, with a focus on accountability and meeting targets and executing customer marketing projects. You will play the role of a team leader, leading a group of stockists and a large number of Stockists Salesmen and Pilot Salesmen
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detergents are convenience goods, (these products are usually bought with little planning) Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever maintain a high level of quality. “Companies choose a quality level that matches target market needs and the quality levels of competing products”(Kotler, Armstrong, Saunders, Wong 1996, p. 551). Quality is not just a feature, but also a core philosophy and all members of the firm, even top management have to be dedicated to quality. Quality refers not only to products but also refers
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Research Paper Enterprise Resource Planning Enterprise Resource Planning began with early attempts in the 1940’s but was not mastered until the early 1960’s by J.I. Case, the manufacturer of tractors and other construction machinery, and partner IBM. It also has its relationship with Material Requirement planning (MRP), which serves as the method for planning and scheduling materials for complex manufactured products in the 1980. But it was too big clumsy and expensive and eventually lead to
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colgate Executive Summary The Colgate-Palmolive company is acknowledged as the world’s leader in personal care. This report analyse the Colgate’s current situation in order to give recommendations on their actual toothpaste product line. The report is divided into two parts. The first parts will analysis the current situation of Colgate. On the basis of a Swot analyse the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the company as well as of Colgate’s toothpaste product line will be analysed
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