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- Webcast: Competing in an International Markeplace
- David Cahn, a former research director for AMR Research and veteran of the manufacturing industry, presents an insightful look at the "risk versus reward" decision process for manufacturers who are looking to either expand internationally or outsource. Subject areas include: Selling considerations - what...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Webcast, CDC Software, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Outsourcing, Purchasing & Procurement, Manufacturing, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management
- Webcasts 2008-11-13
- CES gets the carbon treatment
- Could the mammoth trade show that is the Consumer Electronics Show be in for the green treatment? I mean, after all, most of the vendors there will be preaching green goodness and yet the very act of traveling to a trade show is increasingly in for scrutiny. ...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Trade Show, Greenhouse Gas, Supply Chain, Transportation, Research & Development, Business Operations, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Ubiquity of location intelligence is near
- Businesses rely on location technology to plan store and office placement and logistics - and to learn about their customers, says Ventana Research's Mark Smith. Commentary--Information about location has never been more available or more widely used. Businesses rely on it to plan store...
- Tags: Ubiquity, Ventana Research, Location Intelligence, Johnny, Branding, Supply Chain, Marketing, Business Operations, Mark Smith, Ventana Research , Special to ZDNet, location, gps, Mark Smith, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2008-11-05
- GE's SaaS launch validates Aravo, a salesforce.com for supply chain
- Think for a minute about the third-party vendors who service your company - the folks who run the cafeteria, deliver office paper, clean the restrooms or provide security services, just to name a few. Now, think about a company the size of General Electric, an international conglomerate with more than...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Supply Chain, Software-as-a-service, General Electric Co., Aravo SIM, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Insurance, Financial Planning, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture
- Each major section in BIT ends with a case study - this is the Cutter Mills case from 2001 illustrating the governance issues associated with appliance computing. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: Paul Murphy, Cost, Supply Chain, Application, Marketing, Smart Display, PC, Information Technology, Production, Vendor, Project Manager, IBM AS/400, Product, Customer, Order, ERP, Supplier, Plan, Finance, Failure, Decision, Systems Management, Cutter Mills, Cutter, Changes, Bugtoaster, 4Cost Information, 5Estimates, Actuals, Cost Difference, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Supply Chain Management (SCM), UNIX, Servers, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-10-24
- Microsoft Dynamics Webcast: Modernizing Your Supply Chain System to Drive Business Success (Level 100)
- Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers share common supply chain issues involving wasteful processes and difficulty getting to the data that they need with older, limited business systems. Microsoft recently researched the experience of nearly 200 companies that have approximately 500 employees each. Among these companies, the most common issue was the...
- Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Supply Chain, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2008-10-21
- Standard Logistics Icons (zip)
- Standard Logistics Icons will give you everything you need to create a great-looking and highly-intuitive interface for any logistics-related applications or business Web sites. Narrowly-focused, these professional icons will enable users to find the features they need in the shortest time possible. Coming in a variety of sizes and color...
- Tags: Logistics, Aha-soft, Supply Chain, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2008-10-20
- Webcast: The Four Pillars of Manufacturing Effectiveness
- Bill Canis, VP of the Manufacturing Institute, leads this Webcast covering topics such as lean manufacturing, using available resources, workforce development and competing internationally. View this Webcast to learn how: Manufacturers seek partners at every stage of the global supply chain - from research...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Webcast, CDC Software, Workforce, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Manufacturing, Payroll Solutions, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
- Webcasts 2008-10-15
- "Supply Chain" SOA With SKOS
- The supply chain vision applies to the world of Service Oriented Architectures SOA and Enterprise development. Historically, this software development approach yielded vertical silos where everything was done in one place or application. Database layers feed raw content to various processing steps, which display the end results through a client-facing...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Vision, Jupitermedia Corp., SOA, Supply Chain Vision, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Web Services, Strategy, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- White papers 2008-10-07
- Microsoft tries to lure more searchers with another giveaway
- If you can't beat 'em, pay 'em off. That seems to be the Microsoft Live Search team's motto these days. On October 1, Microsoft rolled out another search-rewards program, designed to get more searchers to try its distant No. 3 search engine, Live Search. by Mary Jo...
- Tags: Program, Microsoft Live Search, Microsoft Corp., Supply Chain, Search, Tools & Techniques, Digital Music, Business Operations, Management, Personal Technology, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Telekom Srbija Standardizes IT Architecture to Improve Data Visibility and Cut IT Costs
- Telekom Srbija wanted to consolidate 40 legacy applications to provide a stable and scalable platform for rapid growth and cut costs for operations, IT upgrades, and maintenance. The challenge was to enable integration of data from applications across the business and ensure smooth transition with minimal customization. Telekom Srbija selected...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, IT Cost, Telekom Srbija, Supply Chain, Hardware Upgrade, Strategy, Business Operations, Hardware, Management
- Case studies 2008-10-01
- Standard Transport Icons (zip)
- Create online and printed matters of transport infrastructure. Standard Transport Icons are drawn in four angles, come in a variety of sizes and resolutions, and are available as 3D vector models for clear high-resolution printing. Standard Transport Icons are perfect to illustrate Web sites, brochures and presentations of any transport,...
- Tags: Infrastructure, Aha-soft, Supply Chain, Document Management, Web Site Development, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-09-30
- HP takes leadership stand on emissions reporting across supply chain
- Talk about full (well, almost-full) disclosure: As it promised in its 2007 Global Corporate Citizenship Report, tech giant Hewlett-Packard is reporting carbon emissions data not just for its own operations for those of its largest suppliers. The data represents about 80 percent of the company's "first-tier manufacturing expenditures." (Whatever...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Leadership, Hewlett-Packard Co., Carbon Dioxide, Supplier, Channel Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- Smart Turn: blowing up inventory management cost
- I recently spent time noodling around SmartTurn an on-demand inventory and warehouse management application. I also spoke at length with Jim Burleigh, CEO and Richard Yim, VP products and marketing. Inventory and warehouse management is at once complex and costly, especially for tier 2 companies that have...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Pricing Strategy, SmartTurn, Richard Yim, Pricing, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Marketing Research, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- USG Corporation Extends Customer Satisfaction Leadership With Integrated Supply Chain Management
- EUSG Corporation wanted to extend customer satisfaction leadership by improving on-time delivery performance and become the easiest company with which to do business in the industry by reducing the time customers need to devote to processing transactions. The challenge was to provide customers with timely, accurate, easy-to-access information about product...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Manufacturing Facility, Oracle Corp., Customer Satisfaction, SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Product Marketing, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- Case studies 2008-09-01
- Not so idle: HP earns green transport logo for business products
- It takes more than better attention to energy-efficiency or attention to materials to classify some gadget or another as green tech. That's why Hewlett-Packard has made a concerted effort to have its products vetted as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay logo program, which focuses on the fuel consumption...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Emission, Product, Document Management, Supply Chain, Transportation, Monitors & Displays, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Business Operations, Hardware, Components, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- JDA Software scoops up i2 for $346 million
- JDA Software said Monday that it will acquire i2 Technologies for $346 million, or $14.86 a share, in its latest step in rolling up supply chain management software companies. i2 makes supply chain management software and JDA specializes in planning an optimizing those applications. The end game:...
- Tags: supply chain, i2 technologies inc., scm, jda software, supply chain management (scm), transportation, enterprise software, software, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Maipu Improves Business Management, Cuts Inventory by 67% With Integrated Platform
- Founded in 1993, Maipu Communication Technology provides integrated network solutions to commercial and public sector organizations. In early 2003, increasing competition in the technology sector and problems with its regional supply chain prompted Maipu to review its management practices. The company decided to implement an integrated business management platform based...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Oracle Corp., Business Management, Maipu, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- Case studies 2008-08-01
- Grupo Modelo Europa, S.A.U. Improves Profitability With Increased Supply Chain Control and Efficiency
- Grupo Modelo Europa wanted to create a flexible IT infrastructure to provide the company with timely information on outsourced services and suppliers and control logistical costs related to importing processes. The challenge was to ensure supply chain efficiency and provide complete information on costs associated with the company's products. Grupo...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Oracle Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-08-01
- Skellerup Industries Streamlines Supply Chain, Deploys Best Practice With Integrated System
- Skellerup Industries - the principal company of NZ Stock Exchange-listed Skellerup Holdings - is a manufacturer and distributor of industrial rubber products, dairy rubberware, waterproof footwear, and vacuum pumps. In late 2003, Skellerup New Zealand was faced with a problem. The Geac TIMS manufacturing, distribution, and financial system, which the...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Oracle Corp., Financial, Best Practice, Skellerup Industries, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
- Case studies 2008-08-01
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