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Coca-Cola developed a distribution model for emerging markets by learning how its Peruvian bottler succeeded in the mom-and-pop channel. The tenets: Turn wholesalers into distributors, use IT to link and control distributors, and employ simple technology. PepsiCo has taken a page from the same playbook; other multinationals can, too.

Procurement has increasingly become central to companies' strategies--and even drives innovation.