Manufacturing

WHITE PAPER: This Forrester report evaluates the expectations that manufacturing and technology firms have of the software used to manage three critical business processes behind channel partner relationships. Also inside, discover whether integrated strategies are viable for contract, revenue, and compliance management.

Posted: 17 May 2013 | Published: 17 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: This resource describes how enabling supply chain visibility can help you eliminate disruptions and improve your bottom line. Learn how you can get started by reading on today.

Posted: 07 May 2013 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Consult this resource to learn how greater visibility into the supply chain can help you effectively combat efficiency and performance challenges and pave the way for business success.

Posted: 07 May 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: This benchmark study of over 300 organizations provides insight into the current state of global transportation management. Read on to find proven and practical advice that will help ensure your organization drives global transportation success.

Posted: 07 May 2013 | Published: 07 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: Sponsored by Information Builders, this Ventana research paper explains how manufacturers can maximize decision-making capabilities by providing a variety of analytics across lines of business and processes.

Posted: 06 May 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

WHITE PAPER: This resource explores the key trends shaping the consumer products sector, and details how you can use smart inventory optimization tools to drive critical savings across the entire supply chain. See if these tools can solve your manufacturing troubles by reading on now.

Posted: 03 May 2013 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This resource highlights four ways that a manufacturing execution system (MES) can improve production efficiency and effectiveness, enhance manufacturing decision-making, and drive profitability.

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 | Published: 24 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces four quick ways that you can unlock hidden manufacturing capacity and free up resources within your current operations, allowing you to effectively and efficiently meet increased manufacturing demands.

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 | Published: 24 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: In today's dynamic marketplace, the most successful supply chain management programs need to be integrated and demand-driven.  Check out this resource to learn about an SAP innovation that can improve your supply chain efficiency, provide full visibility of demand, reduce latencies, and ultimately give your business a competitive advantage.

Posted: 22 Mar 2013 | Published: 22 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: This resource reveals the results of a benchmarking survey of over 200 supply chain managers regarding their international transportation management (ITM) practices, processes, and technologies.

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 | Published: 30 Nov 2012

WHITE PAPER: Producing the job tickets, component ID and product labels to provide this information is a growing challenge. This paper outlines the need to streamline the process with a proper printer and media.

Posted: 15 Mar 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

WHITE PAPER: Innovations such as just-in-time manufacturing bar codes and RFID tags have revolutionized supply chain management. Unfortunately these innovations have brought with it staggering amounts of data to deal with. This white paper outlines some of the major factors affecting inventory and supply chain management.

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 | Published: 31 Oct 2012

WHITE PAPER: This 7th annual Aberdeen Group benchmark report explores trends of 2012 that have led to best-in-class approaches of manufacturers' ERP evolving strategies and performance results. Read more inside to learn how companies are tailoring ERP to their changing business needs, including adding functionality and mobility.

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 | Published: 31 Jul 2012

WHITE PAPER: Outsourcing services from your manufacturing company means you lose control, visibility, and data accuracy. To regain control you need to extend your customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to users not part of your company. Read this paper to learn how an application can help address these needs.

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 | Published: 07 Sep 2012

WHITE PAPER: Avoiding unscheduled downtime and equipment failure while trying to maintain quality standards is paramount. Producing high-quality goods and optimizing resources is the ultimate goal of any manufacturing organization. Predictive maintenance, fueled by predictive analytics, helps minimize downtime and saves money. Read this paper to learn more.

Posted: 09 May 2012 | Published: 17 Aug 2011

WHITE PAPER: Take a look at this informative white paper to learn more about how your organization can increase operational efficiency and add to the bottom line with mobile ERP systems including 8 must-have qualities to seek from a mobile application.

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 | Published: 21 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This benchmark study from American Shipper covers U.S. export operations and compliance of more than 300 U.S. based exporters.

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 27 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you'll find tips and strategies for maintaining an open and flexible IT system that will increase the efficiency of your enterprise. Learn how leveraging design, operate, maintain (DOM) can facilitate an easy transition to an open IT system.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

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: In order to keep pace with the evolving business world, many manufacturing companies are revamping their businesses and adopting innovative, project-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) strategies. Read on to learn what megatrends are driving this change, the potential benefits of project-based ERP, and much more.

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 | Published: 01 Sep 2012

WHITE PAPER: A recent IDC Manufacturing Insight survey of equipment and machinery manufacturers found that since the economic downturn the biggest priority for organizations is profit growth. This white paper summarizes the results of the survey and explains how next-gen enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can help manufacturers turn a profit again.

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 | Published: 14 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how next-gen enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is faster than ever and can give your business a competitive edge when it comes to responding to customer requests, process speeds, and decision making.

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 | Published: 06 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Challenges to control fixed assets include lack of accurate physical asset inventories and inadequate tools and resources to adapt to changing tax laws and methods. Read this white paper to learn best practices for managing fixed assets and how control will help you save time and money.

Posted: 01 Mar 2012 | Published: 29 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Cloud platforms represent a radical shift in how companies exchange information with one another across global supply chain networks. Read this white paper to learn how the cloud is enabling manufacturers and suppliers to become agile and more efficient than ever.

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 | Published: 24 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides 10 steps to a seamless and profit-focused enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) like yours.

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 | Published: 26 Jan 2012