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ALSO CALLED: Buy Side
DEFINITION: The act of getting possession of a product or service.


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Achieving Operational Excellence in an Attribute-Based Product Environment
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: This SAP white paper discusses the key issues inherent in mill operations. It lays out the blueprint for successfully enhancing the effectiveness of a mill products value chain through the use of advanced product configuration tools.
Posted: 19 Sep 2008 | Published: 17 Sep 2008
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Four Steps to a Best-Run Business
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: This document describes how you can build a strategy to unify and run your business more effectively.
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 | Published: 17 Sep 2008
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Ensuring Successful Manufacturing Execution in the Fabless Semiconductor Model
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: The number of semiconductor companies adopting a fabless manufacturing model continues to increase. And to thrive in this highly competitive market, the fabless company must produce the best product designs for its intended market.
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 | Published: 17 Sep 2008
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Spend Analysis: Business Data Warehouse Vs. Best of Breed - The Great Debate
sponsored by Emptoris
WHITE PAPER: This paper compares the capabilities of Business Data Warehouse Vs. Best of Breed to help determine which one is the best fit for your business.
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 | Published: 17 Sep 2008
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The Cost and Benefits of On-Demand Vs. On-Premise Procurement Software
sponsored by coupa.com
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines an approach to compute and compare the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for on-premise procurement software vs. on-demand.
Posted: 10 Sep 2008 | Published: 10 Sep 2008
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Strategic Meeting Management: Best Practices for Success: A Tips and Tools Guide to Effective Implementation
sponsored by StarCite
WHITE PAPER: In studying the best practices in strategic meeting management, there's proven evidence that a "managed" meetings program can generate significant and immediate cost savings for corporations of all sizes.
Posted: 29 Aug 2008 | Published: 29 Aug 2008
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Five Procurement Guidelines You Can't Afford to Ignore
sponsored by StarCite
WHITE PAPER: Here is a list of 5 guidelines that companies should keep in mind as they create their spend management program: Data Consolidation, Preferred Vendor Program, Legal Oversight, Company-wide Visibility and Coordination.
Posted: 29 Aug 2008 | Published: 29 Aug 2008
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Mid-market Meetings Management
sponsored by StarCite
WHITE PAPER: Aberdeen research has found that although both the mid-market and large sectors have similar performance results and organizational structures for meetings management, large organizations are better positioned for long-term success.
Posted: 29 Aug 2008 | Published: 29 Aug 2008
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"Multisourcing: The New Face of Outsourcing for Today's Business World"
sponsored by Dimension Data
WHITE PAPER: The Multisourcing approach allows clients to pick and choose between Service Providers and select the "right" sources for IT services in order to obtain the best business outcomes.
Posted: 06 Aug 2008 | Published: 06 Aug 2008
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TOPICS:  ITIL | Outsourcing | Procurement | ROI | SLA

Aviation Week's Outsourcing and Maintenance Industry Trends
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: This study, which was commissioned by SAP in cooperation with Axon Solutions Inc., found that most respondents believe there will be some re-settling of MRO operations internally versus outsourcing during the coming five years.
Posted: 19 May 2008 | Published: 16 May 2008
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Shared Services: Commercial Models - Enabling Sharing
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The Shared Services agenda is now well established in the public sector. This paper discusses with the best functional and technical solutions for Shared Services, without the appropriate legal, governance and commercial structures in place.
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Shared Services: Business Processes - Enabling Shared Services
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: At some stage in their lifecycle, all Shared Services initiatives require a review of business processes. It is important to make the distinction between reengineering processes and reorganizing the business structure. This guide shows you how
Posted: 14 May 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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