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ALSO CALLED: Adaptive Organization
DEFINITION: An adaptive enterprise (or adaptive organization) is an organization in which the goods or services demand and supply are matched and synchronized at all times. Such an organization optimizes the use of its resources (including its information technology resources), always using only those it needs and paying only for what it uses, yet ensuring that the supply is adequate to meet demand. The adaptive  … 
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The New Business Architecture: Making the Most of Business 2.0
sponsored by SonicWALL
WHITE PAPER: The era of business 2.0 is already upon us and companies that are not embracing it will be left behind. This brochure will outline some of the key business trends created by the business 2.0 model, how they affect your network and what can be done to address them. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 29 Oct 2009


Smarter Products - The Building Blocks for a Smarter Planet
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: IBM offers the first integrated software platform dedicated to the delivery of smarter products, with our portfolio of software, hardware and services, IBM can help companies create and manage smarter products for a smarter planet. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009


Making Strategy Real
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: How can management communicate business strategy effectively and assure that the entire organization has bought in to the strategy and is aligned behind it? Business performance optimization systems are an important tool for success.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009


Oracle Accelerate - Not Just Smart but Timely
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper gives you an overview of how Ovum has helped penetrate the upper-midmarket. Even when the slowing growth of the market hasn't.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 24 Sep 2009


The Business Case for Information Management
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: In this analysis, Frank Buytendijk examines what information management means, and describes a complete spectrum of business cases, ranging from tactical cost reduction to transformational impact on the organization’s business model.
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Sep 2009


The Performance Manager: Turning Information Into Higher Business Performance
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Download this white paper for an extensive summary of <i>The Performance Manager, Proven Strategies for Turning Information into Higher Business Performance</i>, a book that examines the partnership between decision-makers and the people who provide them with information to drive better decisions.
Posted: 20 Jul 2009 | Published: 20 Jul 2009


Creating Enduring Customer Relationships
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how investing in a new loyalty solution or improving your existing one will enable you to truly differentiate your business around the customer experience and drive lasting relationships.
Posted: 10 Jun 2009 | Published: 10 Jun 2009


The Collaboration Advantage: Customer-Focused Partnerships In A Global Market
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: In order to better understand the opportunities, challenges, risks and rewards companies have seen from these types of agreements, the Economist Intelligence Unit conducted a survey in March 2008, sponsored by SAP, which asked 516 senior executives how their business relationships are evolving.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009


Using enterprise architecture to develop a blueprint for improving your energy efficiency and reducing your carbon footprint
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper is about enterprise architecture as it pertains to finding and maximizing the business value in greener operations. Higher energy efficiency and a smaller carbon footprint are obvious areas of interest for any business, but how do you balance these goals with productivity, customer service, and all your other business concerns?
Posted: 09 Apr 2009 | Published: 09 Apr 2009


Plugging In the Universal Adapter
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Oracle User Productivity Kit is the end user training and implementation solution for Oracle and non-Oracle applications. Check out this white paper to understand how you can 'plug in' Oracle User Productivity Kit and use it as the universal adapter for all enterprise application training and implementation needs.
Posted: 07 Apr 2009 | Published: 07 Apr 2009


Oracle Business Brief: Controlling Costs with Flexible Processes
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this business brief to learn how your growing business can: lower costs by enabling process flexibility, improve process flexibility by cutting costs, use process flexibility to control costs across your entire organization, and to continuously keep your costs under control.
Posted: 25 Feb 2009 | Published: 25 Feb 2009


How to Use the Six Laws of Persuasion during a Negotiation
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: Discover the Six Laws of Persuasion and learn how to use them to conduct more effective negotiations.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008

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ADAPTIVE ENTERPRISE DEFINITION (continued): …  enterprise is said to have several advantages over enterprises that are less adaptive. In traditional businesses, large inventories may be built up, tying up capital. Conversely, lack of foresight can result in spot shortages. Adaptive enterprises strive to eliminate unproductive or redundant labor, information, and materials. Cash flow is improved. Sudden crises, caused by a cutoff in the supply of a single item or resource, rarely occur. Adaptive enterprises adjust operations quickly and smoothly to meet rapid changes in the market, the introduction of new technologies, and shifting business … 
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