WHITE PAPER - This paper presents an overview and introduction to reverse logistics and how to manage reverse logistics in the CPG industry in an efficient manner.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Published: April 6, 2009


Topics:  Brand Loyalty | Branding | Environmental Compliance | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Systems | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - This paper offers a solution for businesses to achieve balance between profitability and sustainability by leveraging the platform of packaged implementations.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Published: April 2, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Systems | Environmental Compliance | Environmental Standards | Green Data Center | Green Storage | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - From a manufacturing executive's perspective, focusing on an open and flexible Manufacturing Operations Management platform creates a competitive weapon. This research provides a roadmap for creating such a platform in a cost effective way that still delivers benefits, such as higher levels of profitability.
Posted: June 25, 2009 | Published: March 6, 2009


Topics:  ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Software | Manufacturing Systems | Supply Chain Automation | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - This white paper gives four tips to help you bring lean supply chain improvements to your manufacturing operation. Additionally, it discusses six technology tools that help automate these lean supply chain practices.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Resource Management | ERP | ERP Software | Lean Production | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Software | Manufacturing Systems | Procurement | Sales Order Management | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Software | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - ERP implementations don't have to take months or years. This white paper discusses how Colfax Corp. implemented IFS Applications in as little as nine weeks. It presents a case study of Colfax's complex but rapid rollout, and offers fast tracking tips from Colfax Business Analyst Jay Michael.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | ERP | ERP Software | Lean Production | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Software | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper looks at the ecological impact of a business's entire IT infrastructure and provides the CIO with a holistic prospective to a business's carbon footprint.
Posted: February 18, 2009 | Published: February 18, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Hardware | Investments | IT Infrastructure | Procurement | Server Consolidation | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines how to tap into the potential of your nimbler organization by instituting efficient operations. Learn how to predict and respond quickly to changing market trends and customer demands.
Posted: January 26, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | ERP | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | SAP (Product) | Supply Chains

BOOK - To avoid a 7.96% increase in logistics costs, companies should follow the roadmap of Best in Class companies, which have been able to reduce costs or keep them flat via supply chain transformation.
Posted: January 26, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Customer Service | ERP | Manufacturing | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - Business intelligence (BI) can be considered critical to the very existence of most organisations. The purpose of this research was to explore whether and how companies are using BI to improve their businesses; to identify the obstacles they encounter in its use; and predict how BI will evolve in the next ten years.
Posted: January 26, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Data Quality | Data Warehouses | Databases | ERP | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - Sourcing and procurement organizations have great potential to reduce costs, contribute to the bottom line, and deliver against enterprise strategic goals.
Posted: January 26, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | ERP | Inventory Management | Procurement | Supply Chains | TCO

WHITE PAPER - The key to achieving cost-effective savings in the supply chain is to exchange information accurately and quickly in real-time.
Posted: December 24, 2008 | Published: December 24, 2008


Topics:  Customer Service | Databases | ERP | Inventory Management | Inventory Management Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Software | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - As many SMMs are realizing, ERP is essential, although not just any ERP system will do, with the right ERP system in place, SMMs can get mighty and thrive in the face of bigger competition.
Posted: December 24, 2008 | Published: December 24, 2008


Topics:  Automotive Industry | Collaboration | Consumer Packaged Goods Industry | ERP | Inventory Management Software | Manufacturing | Shop Floor Control | Software as a Service | Supply Chain Software | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses why failure happens and how to prevent it by following the overriding best practice in successful acquisitions, mergers, and divestitures: preparedness.
Posted: October 20, 2008 | Published: October 18, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business IT Alignment | Business Process Management | CRM | ERP | Manufacturing | Mergers and Acquisitions | Supply Chains

BOOK - This whitepaper examines the role of ERP in Globalization in detail, outlining steps to improve current strategies to meet the changing face of the global business of today ...and tomorrow.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Published: September 18, 2008


Topics:  ERP | Global Economy | Globalization | Localization | Manufacturing | Market Research | Offshore Outsourcing | SOA | Supply Chain Software | Supply Chains

SOFTWARE DEMO - Infor ERP LN is an advanced, easy-to-use ERP solution that brings together a wide range of business functions to serve the needs of leading discrete and project-based manufacturers in industrial industries. Check out this demo for more details.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Management | ERP | Financial Services | Manufacturing | Product Development | Quality Control | SOA | Supply Chains | User Interfaces | Warehouse Management | Web-Based Self-Service