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R&B Carthage Press is an independent publisher based in North Carolina. The press publishes professional and business books written by working practitioners for senior leaders, with a focus on technology governance, enterprise operations, and risk. Its first list appears in 2026.
THE GOVERNED ENTERPRISE: AN AI GOVERNANCE PLAYBOOK FOR CONSUMER GOODS
The first AI governance playbook written specifically for consumer goods, from food and beverage to cosmetics, pet food, and household products, and the compliance issues each one faces.
General AI governance books explain the frameworks. This one is written for the operating reality of a consumer goods company: what happens when an agentic procurement system clears a purchase order no one authorized, how a trade promotion model drifts without anyone noticing, and what a governance program looks like when it has to work across plants, distribution centers, and retail partners at the same time.
The book was written because no CPG-specific AI governance guide existed when the author was earning her first AI governance credential.
Author: Robin Horstmann, AIGP, AAISM, CRISC, CISM, CDPSE, PMP. More than thirty years across ERP implementation and recovery, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, warehouse and plant floor systems, in multi-channel consumer goods, manufacturing, and distribution environments. Currently implementing generative and agentic AI solutions in production.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
"A rigorous, executive-focused guide that belongs on every boardroom bookshelf."
— BookView Review, Recommended Gold Badge
"An operating manual for leaders who need to turn AI governance into everyday practice."
— Literary Titan, 5 Stars
"For any CPG executive whose company is already using AI without a governance framework, The Governed Enterprise is not optional reading."
— Readers' Favorite, 5 Stars
PUBLICATION DETAILS
Title: The Governed Enterprise: An AI Governance Playbook for Consumer Goods
Author: Robin Horstmann
Publication date: August 4, 2026
Format: 6x9 paperback, hardcover, and ebook
Paperback ISBN: 979-8-9960620-0-3
Hardcover ISBN: 979-8-9960620-2-7
Ebook ISBN: 979-8-9960620-1-0
Library of Congress Control Number: 2026918834
Media inquiries and review copy requests: media@rbcarthagepress.com