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• Purchase GMA Reference and Training Guides
  
  

• Food Supply Chain Handbook
  
• GMA Science Policy Paper- Bisphenol A: A Guide for Consumers, Policymakers and the Media
  
• GMA Science Policy Paper- Perchlorate: A Guide for Consumers, Policymakers and the Media
  
• Environmental Sustainability Resource Guide (released at the Environmental Sustainability Summit)
  
• Industry Affairs Review
  
• GMA Executive Update [M]
  
• GMA/IRI Times & Trends
  
  

• 2008 GMA Strategic Forecast (Members only)
  
• 2007 Industry Report on Health and Wellness
  
• North American Coupon Application Guideline Using GS1 DataBar (RSS) Expanded Symbols
  
• A Comprehensive Guide to Retail Out-of-Stock Reduction in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Industry
  
• Executive Summary ? A Comprehensive Guide to Retail Out-of-Stock Reduction in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Industry
  
• Shopper Marketing: Capture a Shopper?s Mind, Heart and Wallet
  
• Executive Summary - Outsourcing is In! How CPG Companies Enhance Performance, Reduce Cost & Increase ROI through Outsourcing Sales and Marketing
  
• Blueprint for Effective Inbound Freight Management
  
• GMA Sustainability Compendium Database
  
• Improving Supply Chain Practices for Open Dated Products
  Guidelines for Manufacturers and Distributors
  
• CASE STUDIES IN SUSTAINABILITY:
  FROM THE FIELDS THROUGH THE SUPPLY CHAIN TO THE SHELF
  
• COMPETING IN THE NEW WORLD OF BRANDS:
  THE NEXT WAVE OF PRIVATE LABEL
  
• SUSTAINABILITY:
  BALANCING OPPORTUNITY AND RISK IN THE CONSUMER PRODUCTS INDUSTRY (FULL REPORT)
  
• GMA Overview of Industry Financial Performance and Trends 2007
  
• Industry Affairs Review
  
• GMA Executive Update [M]
  
• GMA/IRI Times & Trends
  
• Biotech Update [M]
  
• Emerging Chemical Contaminants Update [M]
  
• Food Safety Update [M]
  
• International Regulatory Update [M]
  
• Meat & Poultry Notes [M]
  
• Regulatory Update [M]
  

• Insights into the Food, Beverage and CP Industry
  
• Full Report - The Value of Outsourcing Sales and Marketing(Members Only)
  
• Executive Summary - The Value of Outsourcing Sales and Marketing
  
• Full Report - The Value of Outsourcing Sales and Marketing (Non-Members)
  
• Economic Impact of the Selective Taxation of Snack Foods
  
• Creating Value through Customization
  
• Synchronization: The Next Generation of Business Partnering(35MB)
  
• 2006 GMA Information Technology Investment and Effectiveness Study
• 2006 Unsaleables Benchmark Report
• Insomnia in the Corner Office
  
• Industry Report on Health and Wellness(20MB)
  
• EPC/RFID: Proposed Industry Adoption Framework
  
• EPC/RFID: Proposed Industry Adoption Framework Appendix.
  
• GMA Executive Update [M]
  
• GMA/IRI Times & Trends
  
• GMA Forum Mid-Fall 2006 [M]
  
• GMA Forum Third Quarter 2006 [M]
  
• GMA Forum Greenbrier Issue 2006 [M]
  
• GMA Forum Second Quarter Issue 2006 [M]
  
• GMA Forum First Quarter Issue 2006 [M]
  
• GMA Forum Fourth Quarter Issue 2005 [M]
  
• State Legislative Report [M]
  
• Improving Unsaleables Management Business Practices -Joint Industry Recommendations
  

2005 Publications

• 2005 Unsaleables Benchmark Report
  
• Enabling Growth Through Center Store Revitalization - An Executive Briefing on GMA Research
  
• GMA 2005 Logistics Survey
  
• 2005 Financial Performance Report
  
• Pallet Resource Center
  
• GMA Executive Update [M]
  
• GMA/IRI Times & Trends
  
• GMA Forum Greenbrier Issue 2005 [M]
  
• GMA Forum Second Quarter Issue 2005 [M]
  
• GMA Forum Fourth Quarter Winter Issue 2004 [M]
  
• State Legislative Report [M]
  
• Unleash the Power of DSD: Driving Supply Chain Efficiencies and Profitability
  
• Winning with Customers to Drive Real Results: The 2005 Customer and Channel Management Survey
  

2004 Publications

• 2004 Unsaleables Benchmark Report
  
• Balanced Perspective:EPC/RFID Implementation in the CPG INDUSTRY
  
• CPG INDUSTRY RESULTS & TRENDS: Measure What Matters - Financial Performance Report 2004 - [M - For Sale]
  
• CASE STUDIES:From Outside the CPG Industry [M - For Sale]
  
• GMA 2004 IT Investment and Effectiveness Study: The State of the Industry
  
• Connect the Dots: Harnessing Collaborative Technologies to Deliver Better Value to Consumers
  
• GMA Executive Update [M]
  
• GMA Forum Trade Promotion 2004 [M]
  
• GMA Forum Third Quarter 2004 [M]
  
• GMA Forum Greenbrier Issue 2004 [M]
  
• GMA Forum Second Quarter 2004 [M]
  
• GMA Forum Winter 2003-2004 [M]
  
• GMA/IRI Times & Trends
  
• GMA/NACS NAXML Pilot Study
  
• GMA Bioterrorism Handbook for Member Companies [M - For Sale]
  
• State Legislative Report [M]
  
  

• Supply Chain Management: An Investigation of Collaboration in the Grocery Industry
  
• Customer Pick-Up/Backhaul Fairness Agreement [December 2003]
  
• 2003 IT Investment Study
  
• Sunrise 2005/GTIN Compliance Report
  
• CPG Financial Performance Report - 2003 [M - For Sale]
  
• Data Synchronization Proof of Concept: Case Studies from Leading Manufacturers & Retailers
  
• Forces At Work - How Sales Teams Drive Performance
  
• Global Technology Initiative: E-Commerce & Global Standards
  
• GMA Executive Update [M]
  
• GMA/IRI Times & Trends
  
• GMA SmartBrief
  
• GMA Forum [M]
  
• Information Technology Investment Study
  
• Logistics Study
  
• Report on Expired Products - A Joint Industry Approach
  
• State Legislative Report [M]
  
• 2002-2003 Progress Report
  
• Unsaleable Adjustable Rate Policies White Paper
  
• Unsaleables Benchmarking Study - Executive Summary
  
• Unsaleables Update
  
  

• Alliance Report
  
• B2B e-Readiness Report
  
• Database Mining [M]
  
• E-Business Report (2001)
  
• Global Marketplace
  
• Improving Efficiencies in Product Discontinuation: A Grocery Industry White Paper
  
• Product Reclamation Centers ?A Joint Industry Report (1990)
  
• Public Policy Update
  
• Recommendations on the Grocery Industry Pallet System
  
• Report to the Membership