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	<language>en-us</language> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:40:49 EST</lastBuildDate>
	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:40:49 EST</pubDate>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Beyond MES: Achieving Business Value From Manufacturing IT]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1259617731_839.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This Report examines best practices for aligning IT investments with the product supply goals of compliance, agility, and right-first-time manufacturing.
   Published by: Apriso Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Operational BI: Getting Real Time About Performance]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1256588644_182.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This report provides a roadmap for the strategies and capabilities that Best-in-Class companies are employing to improve operational performance.
   Published by: SAP AG]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Clearing the Way for Faster, Smarter Decisions: Instant, Accurate Information Drives Competitive Edge]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1256585350_212.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This paper examines how you can gain reliable, accessible information
from efficient, integrated IT systems &#150; and use that information to make faster, smarter decisions. In turn, the right decisions will lead to better operations and a stronger competitive position.
   Published by: SAP AG]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Continuous Innovation for Product and Service Leadership: An Approach Driven by Business Value]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1256152870_900.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    The need to keep product and service offerings fresh is not a new concept in business today, but the new approach is involving a network of business partners and even customers in their quest to innovate. This process is called &quot;continuous product and service innovation.&quot;
   Published by: SAP America Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[DATA ARCHIVING The first Step toward Managing the Information Lifecycle]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1256000218_598.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This whitepaper discusses the business case for data archiving as the first step in an SAP ILM strategy; strategies for Data Archiving, Retention Management and the Retention Warehouse strategy for legacy decommissioning in SAP; and Dolphin&#146;s best?practices approach to an effective, long?term ILM strategy.
   Published by: Dolphin Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Asset Management to Support Product Lifecycle Management]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1254506435_700.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Leading-edge manufacturers are discovering that they can improve production efficiencies and manage MRO expenditures by integrating their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems.
   Published by: IBM]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Reverse Logistics Management-- An Effective Strategy for Revenue Maximization in CPG Industry]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1248725932_892.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This paper presents an overview and introduction to reverse logistics and how to manage reverse logistics in the CPG industry in an efficient manner.
   Published by: Wipro Technologies]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Plastics Manufacturer Sets Higher Standards of Performance with Rapid ERP Implementation from IQMS]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1248359745_255.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Read this case study to learn how IQMS's single source enterprise software solution EnterpriseIQ delivered significant results to a leading European plastics manufacturing company.
   Published by: IQMS]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[A Platform Approach To Manufacturing Operations Management]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245952819_307.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    From a manufacturing executive's perspective, focusing on an open and flexible Manufacturing Operations Management platform creates a competitive weapon. This research provides a roadmap for creating such a platform in a cost effective way that still delivers benefits, such as higher levels of profitability.
   Published by: Apriso Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[6 Steps to Improving Manufacturing Performance: - Cut Costs and Increase Cash Flow]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245951652_583.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This executive brief presents the six &quot;Rules of the Road&quot; that can help you cut costs, increase cash flow and become more responsive to changing market
conditions in the manufacturing industry.
   Published by: Apriso Corporation]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[How Manufacturers Can Use Project ERP to Weather Tough Times]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245437248_618.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This paper discusses how an organization can Survive poor economic conditions with strategic thinking and use of Project ERP by managing a downturn like a variance in a project.
   Published by: IFS]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[10 Ways To Use ERP To Lean The Manufacturing Supply Chain]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245430878_678.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This white paper gives four tips to help you bring lean supply chain improvements to your manufacturing operation.  Additionally, it discusses six technology tools that help automate these lean supply chain practices.
   Published by: IFS]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Case Study: Avocent Increases Its Distribution Capacity and Throughput Without a Costly Physical Expansion]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245175785_342.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Avocent needed to increase its distribution capacity and throughput without a costly physical expansion. Read this case study to see how Catalyst stood out as the clear choice to partner Avocent on this project plan of upgrading their SAP warehouse management system.
   Published by: CDC Global Services &#45; Catalyst]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Operational Excellence in the Process Industries]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1232732842_669.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Read this Aberdeen review of how best-in-class companies provide visibility into manufacturing operations while using real-time interoperability between manufacturing systems and business systems.
   Published by: SAP America Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  </channel> </rss>

