Food and Beverage Processing Industry

WHITE PAPER: Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) software for the consumer packaged goods and food and beverage industries enables companies to optimize package design and accelerate innovation while reducing costs.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

CASE STUDY: Read this case study to learn about a medical software device development company that needed to meet the compliance standards and regulations put forth by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and did so through comprehensive software development lifecycle management that integrates risk management with principles for software validation.

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 | Published: 28 Mar 2012

CASE STUDY: Pernod Ricard Pacific consolidated its server infrastructure to virtual SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server environments, eliminating 50 servers. In addition to reduced operational costs, they are saving 625 tonnes of CO2 emissions - equivalent to planting 2,250 trees. Learn how.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

CASE STUDY: This case study showcases a highly efficient cooling system that enables significant data center savings. Learn more about this platform and hear from one company that implemented it here.

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 | Published: 23 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper shows the shifting mindset surrounding case management, offering up the results of surveys with 155 global case management influencers and decision-makers on how they view this concept. Learn why older process automation approaches based on archaic mass production concepts are no longer viable in today's era of people-driven processes.

Posted: 22 May 2012 | Published: 22 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Mobile applications and devices have galvanized the retail industry. Read this white paper to learn about the business challenges, opportunities, organizational inhibitors, and technology enablers for retail industry mobility. Find recommendations for keeping the consumer at the center of your mobile strategy.

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 | Published: 27 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the benefits of implementing a solid SAP-based solution that goes beyond automation and optimization resulting lower TCO and transformative business results.

Posted: 22 May 2012 | Published: 22 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper details how one company in the retail industry significantly reduced running costs while maintaining its high system availability with high performance server technology.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how your business can benefit from business process outsourcing (BPO) for finance and accounting, as well as critical factors in building a BPO relationship.

Posted: 15 Feb 2012 | Published: 15 Feb 2012

EBOOK: Utilizing the latest procurement technologies can help improve your supplier performance, produce better products and improve resource allocation. Read this editorial e-book to get expert advice on the latest procurement technologies for today’s manufacturers.

Posted: 23 May 2012 | Published: 23 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to uncover five perks of selecting a software as a service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 25 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This resource explores how SCADA systems have inherent vulnerabilities that can be best resolved by adhering to security best practices, and how network security solutions can be used to mitigate the risk to SCADA systems

Posted: 15 May 2012 | Published: 15 May 2012

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide explores the difference in the benefits of enterprise resource planning (ERP) for small and midsized businesses (SMBs) versus larger organizations and sheds light on what to avoid when midmarket organizations lack the IT resources needed when buying ERP software.

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Published: 06 Feb 2012

EGUIDE: Use this resource as a guide to selecting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform within your budget without the headache. Additionally, learn how a small food seasonings producer cut through the clutter to find the right ERP system and get tips for reviewing and selecting a platform for you with limited IT resources.

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 | Published: 27 Feb 2012

ANALYST REPORT: Explore the impact of business intelligence in provider settings, and the results of the SearchHealthIT.com reader survey, in this exclusive report.

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 | Published: 28 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: As networks, devices and media converge, telecoms companies have increasingly complex catalogues of products and services on offer to customers who are, in turn, becoming more aware that they can easily switch to other providers.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

CASE STUDY: AstraZeneca was looking for a way to automate its manual duty assignment and logging training processes. Read this case study to learn how they accomplished this by implementing a learning management system to automate and streamline the assignment of all regulatory and job-specific training.

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 | Published: 27 Apr 2012

EBOOK: Gain insight into CIO stories from 13 leading organizations that led to their 2012 IT Leadership Award nomination. Find out their thoughts on hot topics such as the biggest challenges they face in IT, predictions for the next big technology, and problems they see within corporate cultures. 

Posted: 22 May 2012 | Published: 22 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we introduce geographic data services and discuss how they are employed in both operational and analytical business applications. The paper also reviews analytical techniques applied across many types of organizations and examines a number of industry-specific usage scenarios.

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 | Published: 22 Mar 2011

EBOOK: This e-book provides expert best practices for small and midsized businesses (SMBs) to follow when evaluating enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Read more to learn how to avoid speed bumps along the way and make the process as smooth as possible.

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 | Published: 16 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the critical role of IT for businesses entering emerging markets. Within, you'll find valuable advice from three top IT leaders drawing from their experience in this setting.

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 | Published: 24 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Barcoding, also known as Automatic Identification (Auto ID), is a method of encoding information into a machine-readable pattern of predefined bar and space patterns that can be quickly and accurately read by a scanner and a computer. Read this white paper to learn how to incorporate barcoding into your everyday.

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 | Published: 12 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn why enterprise resouce planning (ERP) systems are emerging as an alternative to project-based solutions (PBSs).

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Choosing the right ERP solution for your manufacturing operations is a very important decision, one that you will be forced to live with for years to come. Learn the key elements that need to be evaluated.

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 | Published: 31 Mar 2009

CASE STUDY: This case study illustrates how Sun World International, a mid-sized grower in California, shifted its competitive strategy to capitalize on analytics and gain real-time insight into the competitive market. Learn how it gained a 5% reduction in harvesting costs, a 20% reduction in fuel usage and an eight-fold increase in profit per acre.

Posted: 22 May 2012 | Published: 22 May 2012