WHITE PAPER - For many companies reverse logistics is the last frontier of waste in today's supply chain. To help identify where poorly managed returns may be affecting your bottom line, this paper takes a look at the six hidden costs of reverse logistics.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: November 16, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Enterprise Asset Management Software | ERP | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Software | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - This paper is designed to provide a blueprint for evaluating software solutions that have the potential to assist organizations in meeting their returns objectives. This model can also serve as a useful tool in objectively identifying compelling yet rudimentary products.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: November 16, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Management | Business Process Modeling | Business Processes | Logistics Outsourcing Services | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software | Supply Chain Collaboration | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Software | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the impact of unreliable data on manufacturing companies. It then defines the requirements needed to guarantee data reliability in manufacturing and offers a practical approach to creating and governing that data.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Best Practices | Customer Service | Data Quality | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry Organizations | Metadata Standards | Risk Assessment | Risk Management

WHITE PAPER - In this paper we demonstrate the concept of High Performance Computing in a cloud and show that HPC clouds can deliver the needed utilization and scalability on par with the current native HPC approach of designing dedicated systems for specific applications.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Equipment Maintenance Management Software | High Performance Computing | Independent Contracting | Infiniband Architecture | ISVs | Manufacturing | Platform as a service

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines how an integrated information technology solution can help you take advantage of economies of scale to boost manufacturing utilization, enhance service levels, and improve the efficiency of your sales and administrative activities.
Posted: October 30, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Management | Business Process Automation Software | Business Process Management | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Productivity | ROI | Small Businesses | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - Read this report to learn the research findings of this study, which examined the challenges of managing Test/Dev environments and the opportunity for server virtualization and cloud computing to address them. This paper includes several graphs and an in-depth discussion of the advantages of private cloud computing.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: October 26, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Cloud Computing | Developer 2000 | Governments | Health Care Applications Software | Manufacturing | Software | Telecommuting | Testing | Virtualization Security

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores the idea that to effectively compete today and into the next generation, high-tech manufacturers must rethink their customer relationship management (CRM) strategies. Read on to learn the three strategies high-tech manufacturers must do if they want to be profitable tomorrow and in the years to come.
Posted: October 23, 2009 | Published: October 23, 2009


Topics:  CRM | CRM Analytics | CRM Best Practices | Customer Loyalty | Customer Retention | Customer Satisfaction | Customer Service | Customer Service Best Practices | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry

WHITE PAPER - This paper focuses on consumer products manufacturers and the strategy of customer-focused innovation, exploring NGM study questions and examines business areas where customer-focused innovation has potential to influence performance outcomes. Read on to learn how ways to effectively identify and satisfy customer demand.
Posted: October 23, 2009 | Published: October 23, 2009


Topics:  CRM | CRM Analytics | CRM Best Practices | Customer Loyalty | Customer Retention | Customer Satisfaction | Customer Service | Customer Service Best Practices | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores the idea that to effectively compete today and into the next generation, F&B manufacturers must rethink their customer relationship management (CRM) strategies. Read on to learn the three strategies F&B manufacturers must do if they want to be profitable tomorrow and in the years to come.
Posted: October 22, 2009 | Published: October 22, 2009


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Customer Loyalty | Customer Retention | Customer Satisfaction | Customer Service | Customer Service Best Practices | Manufacturing | Product Management

WHITE PAPER - For manufacturers today, achieving strategic goals requires not only intimately understanding technology and markets but also overcoming higher hurdles that have been exacerbated by trends toward globalization and outsourcing. Read on to learn more about how your company can achieve product and service leadership.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: October 21, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Industry Organizations | PLM | Product Development | Product Life Cycles | Product Management

WHITE PAPER - The need to keep product and service offerings fresh is not a new concept in business today, but the new approach is involving a network of business partners and even customers in their quest to innovate. This process is called "continuous product and service innovation."
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: October 21, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Management | Business Processes | ERP | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Industry Organizations | Manufacturing Systems | PLM | Product Life Cycles | Product Management

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper discusses the business case for data archiving as the first step in an SAP ILM strategy; strategies for Data Archiving, Retention Management and the Retention Warehouse strategy for legacy decommissioning in SAP; and Dolphin’s best?practices approach to an effective, long?term ILM strategy.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | ILM | Information Management | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Systems | SAP (Product) | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Warehouse Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses the fundamentals for successful demand-driven fulfillment manufacturing, including optimal channel and customer relationships, informed online buying and selling, flexible product configuration and order fulfillment and integrated operational infrastructures.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Advanced Planning and Scheduling Software | Dashboards | Demand Flow Scheduling Systems | Forecast/Demand Management Software | Manufacturing | Supply Chain Execution | Supply Chain Integration | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses the fundamentals for successful Lean manufacturing, including the establishment of optimal customer relationships, improved channel visibility, flexible product configuration, shortened cycle times, improved capacity utilization and integrated operational infrastructures.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Processes | EDI | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services | Just-In-Time | Kaizen | Lean Production | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software

WHITE PAPER - Leading-edge manufacturers are discovering that they can improve production efficiencies and manage MRO expenditures by integrating their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Asset Management Software | ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Systems | PLM | PLM Software | Product Life Cycles