Author: Larry Barrett

Roadblock: Executive Management

The Obstacle Philip Morris International has yet to choose a system for labeling and tracking its cigarette packages all the way to the retail sale.

Falling Flat?

Nearly a year ago, Coca-Cola Enterprises touted an uncommon deal with SAP to co-develop the most elaborate system to date for taking bottles and cans

AgriBeef: Cattle Drive

Casey McMullen found himself in a bind a year ago when he and the executive team at Agri Beef were close to signing a contract

Ingersoll-Rand: Hidden Nuggets

View the PDF — Turn off pop-up blockers! John Fletcher, manager of audit services for Ingersoll-Rand, has spent more than a year leading the industrial

Field Test: From Bits to Prints

To succeed long-term, Kodak’s Ofoto.com site needs to be easier, less costly and provide higher quality photos than what consumers can generate off a home

San Jose Sharks: On Thick Ice

Joe Will and other San Jose Sharks executives finally have something to smile about this spring. Their National Hockey League team is back in the

Vexed Vendors

Computer Associates ousted its chairman and chief executive over accounting concerns. Ditto for Nortel Networks, which booted its CEO and chief financial officer. What will

Roadblock: The Information Hoarder

THE OBSTACLE: THE INFORMATION HOARDER Following the 9/11 attacks, government agencies-particularly the State Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency-were lambasted