November 2008 - (Free Research) This paper explores the drivers for cloud computing, especially for communications service providers, and looks at the challenges that cloud computing infrastructures must address and key management components providers need to put in place.
May 2008 - (Free Research) The Shared Services agenda is now well established in the public sector. This paper discusses with the best functional and technical solutions for Shared Services, without the appropriate legal, governance and commercial structures in place.
April 2008 - (Free Research) Next generation networks are a key enabler of an effective end-to-end security solution. Preventing disruptive elements is both a public duty and a key business requirement to entice passengers and generate the associated revenues.
July 2008 - (Free Research) This 27-page Executive Summary, which presents key findings and statistical data in 30 figures, is divided into two sections: Operations & Technology and Compensation.
April 2008 - (Free Research) This whitepaper addresses the trends surrounding Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) and the strategies that manufacturers are using to mitigate risk from their supply network. It contains a case study about how one manufacturer is viewing real-tim…
July 2008 - (Free Research) Modernizing an SAP environment results in faster return on SAP investments while lowering costs, reducing complexity, and minimizing risk.
October 2008 - (Free Research) As businesses increasingly embrace software
as a service (SaaS), it’s critical to understand a key differentiator among the many SaaS
solutions available: best-of-breed applications
versus single vendor application suites.
IFS Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) is an information management system that connects all departments and disciplines within a company, making them an integrated unit.
IFS offers a proven solution for machinery manufacturers who produce, deliver & service their products based on unique customer requirements, using either predefined product configurations or custom engineering. IFS helps coordinate complex order-driven & mixed-mode manufacturing and purchasing of material.
September 2008 - (Free Research) Spend analysis can provide holistic, detailed visibility into spend patterns, creating a foundation from which opportunities for savings can be identified and action on them can be taken. This book is both a text and a reference book on spend analysis.
March 2008 - (Free Research) A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) provides a way of keeping accurate and timely accounts of maintenance activities. Learn how you can make more effective management decisions and constant improvements to drive cost savings.
June 2008 - (Free Research) Best of breed ERP systems not only allow you to evaluate material and labor costs, but also to analyze the cost impact of using alternate manufacturing locations and various materials suppliers.
September 2008 - (Free Research) This document is based on an Acresso/TechTarget webcast entitled “Squeezing Ongoing Costs
Throughout the SAP Life Cycle.”
Increase your margins by controlling your costs and turn your strategy into reality. Our supply chain management software will enable you to master the three key disciplines of cost, availability and quality.
September 2008 - (Free Research) This on-demand event identifies the incongruities and provides nine action items to align finance with Lean manufacturing, and reduce waste in accounting and costing. You'll learn 9 pragmatic recommendations for improving your lean performance results.
Ross Enterprise ERP business solutions from CDC Software are designed to address the unique challenges of recipe and formula-based process manufacturers. If you are in the Food and Beverage, Life Sciences, Chemicals, Metals, Natural Products, or other process manufacturing industries, Ross Enterprise ERP is designed specifically for you.
September 2008 - (Free Research) In this white paper learn about Global Asset Sustainability (GAS), a new breakthrough approach that incorporates energy consumption into an asset management practice, provides the required visibility and control, and answers to eliminate this waste.
December 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper highlights 10 key places SAP customers can reduce IT operational costs, with a focus on trimming support and data entry costs by automating data entry.
September 2007 - (Free Research) The advent of Radio Frequency Identification technologies (RFID) has allowed everyone from shipping companies to hospitals to create visibility into inefficient business processes. Aberdeen’s research shows that 38% of enterprises using RFID are doing so to improve the cost, safety, and reliability of managing work-in-process (WIP).
September 2008 - (Free Research) In this webcast, learn about intelligent e-purchasing technology that integrates with SAP solutions to automate the entire process.
October 2008 - (Free Research) While food manufacturers have little control over rising raw material & energy costs, they overlook the area where they can control costs, their inventory. This paper explains how to avoid problems caused by poorly controlled inventory.
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