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ERP

ALSO CALLED: Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning, and E R P
DEFINITION: ERP (enterprise resource planning) is an industry term for the broad set of activities that helps a business manage the important parts of its business. The information made available through an ERP system provides visibility for key performance indicators (KPIs) required for meeting corporate objectives.  … 
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Dealing with Chaos: 4 Steps to Manufacturing Success
sponsored by Infor
WHITE PAPER: Manufacturers and distributors have embraced the Lean philosophy to great benefit in improved performance, shorter lead-times, better quality and lowered costs.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008
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Improve Business Performance and Customer Loyalty in 5 Steps
sponsored by Infor
WHITE PAPER: Maintaining strong business performance and customer loyalty require continual vigilance and assessment & performance tools such as dashboards and reporting can help to monitor your performance and allow you to make better decisions faster.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008
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Tips to Improve Inbound Logistics by Managing Partner Performance
sponsored by Inovis
WHITE PAPER: This white paper will take a brief look at some of the common pain points associated with inbound logistics.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008
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The New Competitive Advantage: Web Collaboration Reaches the Tipping Point PDF File Name
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Web collaborative solutions have matured beyond the era of experimentation and are the tool of choice for millions of knowledge workers across the globe to accelerate business processes and improve business decisions.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008
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Ten Components of Effective ERP Governance
sponsored by Epicor Software Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Often ERP implementations fail to recognize the need for enterprise level governance until post-implementation issues have highlighted the gap between IT oriented governance and the governance needed for ERP. Read this Gartner report to learn more.
Posted: 03 Sep 2008 | Published: 03 Sep 2008
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Designed to Manage Lean Principles
sponsored by Epicor Software Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Lean thinking is now increasingly being applied to all areas within the organization - from sales and marketing to engineering and production through to finance and post sale service.
Posted: 03 Sep 2008 | Published: 03 Sep 2008
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Multiplying MES Value with PLM Integration
sponsored by Apriso Corporation
WHITE PAPER: MES platforms have, and continue to provide, significant opportunities to integrate manufacturing functions while reducing wasted time, energy, and material on the factory floor.
Posted: 28 Aug 2008 | Published: 28 Aug 2008
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Frost & Sullivan - Operational and Compliance Benefits of SAP Archiving
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Many organizations maintain data on SAP production servers to make data less available to end users. Read this whitepaper to learn about options that would provide end-users with immediate access to archives through the use of the native SAP interf...
Posted: 20 Aug 2008 | Published: 15 Aug 2008
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AIIM White Paper: A New Look at Content Capture
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines capture alternatives and options to deploying the functionality in a range of choices, from standalone point solution to integrated components of a distributed platform.
Posted: 15 Aug 2008 | Published: 15 Aug 2008
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10-step Framework for Effective Policy Management and In-House eDiscovery
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper hasa ten-step framework to help your organization get started "bridging the gap" between legal and IT, and establish repeatable processes for records management and practical policies and tools for in-house eDiscovery.
Posted: 15 Aug 2008 | Published: 15 Aug 2008
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Software License Compliance: A Survey of Corporate IT
sponsored by KACE
WHITE PAPER: The following report is based on a survey of IT professionals conducted in May 2008. Findings include that companies are not confident that deployed software is in compliance. Multiple problems with software license compliance were also identified
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Oversight Systems: Risk-Based Segregation of Duties
sponsored by Oversight Systems
WHITE PAPER: Oversight Systems takes continuous controls monitoring to the next level by combining user access rights testing with its patented Real-Time Transaction Inspection. Preventive controls combine with real-time detective controls to provide best p...
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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The Hidden Costs of Compliance: Employee Morale
sponsored by Oversight Systems
WHITE PAPER: While the costs of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance continue to add up, executives must recognize the hidden costs. This paper discusses how SOX's ongoing requirements affect the companies who cannot afford to repeat the compliance efforts.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Turn SOX Compliance into Cash: Link Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements to Business Improvement.
sponsored by Oversight Systems
WHITE PAPER: Successful quality and compliance is a continuous improvement process that demands a closed-loop control structure. Oversight Systems provides results and a leveraged environment for improving quality in financial operations.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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A Leading Power Utility Reaches for Transactional Efficiency
sponsored by Oversight Systems
WHITE PAPER: In this case study, a leading power utilities company had a substantial amount of money being paid out in duplicate payments and auditor's fees. Read how Oversight Systems, Inc. helped them rein it all in.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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The IBM Business Resilience Webcast Series
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This webcast series explains the full range of risks that can face your business on a daily basis and specifically three different types of risks business, event and data driven.
Posted: 13 Aug 2008 | Published: 12 Aug 2008
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EMA Advisory Note: The Cost of Doing Nothing
sponsored by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)
WHITE PAPER: The CMDB lays the groundwork for higher-level analytics, which further increases automation and efficiency.
Posted: 11 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008
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Achieved Closed-Loop B2B Marketing
sponsored by Extraprise Group, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Database marketing's time is now, and as companies realize its importance the number of constituents will grow, meaning the database should be at the forefront of all new initiatives.
Posted: 10 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
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The CMO Survival Guide: Four Steps to Marketing Optimization
sponsored by Extraprise Group, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This report offers a four step approach that can help arm CMO's with the tools necessary to learn from prior practices, prove ROI, embrace accountability, and create and implement programs necessary.
Posted: 10 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008
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QlikView - Using Complementary Business Intelligence Software with SAP
sponsored by QlikTech, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper supplies important background information for making investment decisions in a SAP environment. QlikView should be as considered an attractive alternative any time users are looking for fast, uncomplicated, and affordable analytics.
Posted: 10 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Nov 2005
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Beyond Server Consolidation: Bringing the Benefits of Virtualization to the Desktop
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Desktop virtualization allows IT control over applications, without depriving end users of the experience they get from a traditional computer.
Posted: 09 Aug 2008 | Published: 23 Jan 2008
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Scaling Enterprise SOA Deployments: Benefits of a Message-Driven Approach Powering Next-Generation SOA Deployments
sponsored by Fiorano Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews modern enterprise service grids and how their brokered peer-to-peer architecture offer ease of use for a wide array of distributed computing projects including the SOA market.
Posted: 08 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008
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Implementing ERP: Lessons Learned from the Front
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: SAP has implemented enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in both the commercial and public sector for more than 30 years. This white paper explains four important principles that stand out from these experiences.
Posted: 06 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
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Enterprises Reap the Rewards of Modernizing Their ERP Systems - IDC Research
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines strategies for organizations considering upgrading or replacing their enterprise resource planning systems in order to handle business growth, streamline internal processes, and leverage technology innovation.
Posted: 06 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2007
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End User Performance - Building and Maintaining ROI
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, explore how organizations are achieving strong returns on investment on their information technologie endeavors and investments by emphasizing user performance.
Posted: 06 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
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ERP DEFINITION (continued): …  ERP software applications can be used to manage product planning, parts purchasing, inventories, interacting with suppliers, providing customer service, and tracking orders. ERP can also include application modules for the finance and human resources aspects of a business. Typically, an ERP system uses or is integrated with a relational database system.

The deployment of an ERP system can involve considerable business process analysis, employee retraining, and new work procedures.

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