Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Industry and Solution Providers
By Jay R. Jeffreys, PE; Director, Wonderware Solution Provider Programs
Table of Contents 1. The CPG Industry ................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Industry Comparisons ........................................................................................................................... 4 3. What CPG Companies Need from Solution Providers ................................................................ 5
The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Industry and Solution Providers
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The CPG Industry
The Wonderware Solution Provider Program currently involves some 625 value-added resellers (VARs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and over 3,000 systems integrators (SIs) worldwide. The Wonderware Solution Provider community is an important part of Wonderware 's success. Wonderware relies on their services and expertise to take it into new opportunities and markets. From the 625 VAR/OEMs, approximately 2.5% use Wonderware software to create solutions for food-products machinery in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. Out of almost exactly 3,000 SI companies currently active in the Wonderware Solution Provider Program, more than 46% devote some portion of their practice to serving customers in the CPG industry. 63 % of Wonderware Certified SIs and 82% of Wonderware’s ArchestrA Certified SIs are involved in the CPG industry. But just what do we mean when we talk about the CPG industry? The free reference section at Hoover’s online (www.hoovers.com/free/ind/dir.xhtml) includes a useful directory of industries and the following general definition: Consumer Products Manufacturers - Companies that design, manufacture and/or market apparel, cleaning products, hand and power tools, home furniture, housewares, linens, and consumer electronics and appliances. However, things
By Jay R. Jeffreys, PE; Director, Wonderware Solution Provider Programs
Table of Contents 1. The CPG Industry ................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Industry Comparisons ........................................................................................................................... 4 3. What CPG Companies Need from Solution Providers ................................................................ 5
The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Industry and Solution Providers
Page 2
1.
The CPG Industry
The Wonderware Solution Provider Program currently involves some 625 value-added resellers (VARs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and over 3,000 systems integrators (SIs) worldwide. The Wonderware Solution Provider community is an important part of Wonderware 's success. Wonderware relies on their services and expertise to take it into new opportunities and markets. From the 625 VAR/OEMs, approximately 2.5% use Wonderware software to create solutions for food-products machinery in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. Out of almost exactly 3,000 SI companies currently active in the Wonderware Solution Provider Program, more than 46% devote some portion of their practice to serving customers in the CPG industry. 63 % of Wonderware Certified SIs and 82% of Wonderware’s ArchestrA Certified SIs are involved in the CPG industry. But just what do we mean when we talk about the CPG industry? The free reference section at Hoover’s online (www.hoovers.com/free/ind/dir.xhtml) includes a useful directory of industries and the following general definition: Consumer Products Manufacturers - Companies that design, manufacture and/or market apparel, cleaning products, hand and power tools, home furniture, housewares, linens, and consumer electronics and appliances. However, things