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	<rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Bitpipe: Supply Chains Research</title> 
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	podcasts, IT downloads and product information provided by Bitpipe</description>
	<language>en-us</language> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:15:32 EDT</lastBuildDate>
	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:15:32 EDT</pubDate>  <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[Supply Chain Performance Assurance]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245722528_150.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    IDS Scheer and PRTM have come together to solve one of the more perplexing problems - how to automate the processes of monitoring, measuring and improving the supply chain. Watch this webcast to learn how to build and measure efficiency within the supply chain.
   Published by: IDS Scheer]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST</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[Fast Track ERP Implementation:  Advice from the Field]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1245431975_168.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    ERP implementations don't have to take months or years. This white paper discusses how Colfax Corp. implemented IFS Applications in as little as nine weeks.  It presents a case study of Colfax's complex but rapid rollout, and offers fast tracking tips from Colfax Business Analyst Jay Michael.
   Published by: IFS]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Distributed Order Management: Maximizing Customer and Partner Sales Online]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1244664797_405.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This IDC White Paper examines the importance of distributed order management. We explain the changing market conditions that have given rise to it and discuss the emergence of a new type of business whose charter is to steer consistency of brand as a product or service is marketed and sold across an extended selling chain.
   Published by: Sterling Commerce]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Road Map To The Perfect Order - Best Practice Strategies For Success]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1244663114_634.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    In the quest for a perfect order, enterprises must design their new road map to address process ownership, process optimization, technology support, and solution agility. Though &quot;perfect order&quot; may mean so many things to so many people, 63% of enterprises, in an August 2007 Forrester survey believe that a &quot;perfect order&quot; exists.
   Published by: Sterling Commerce]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Best Practices to Gain Visibility and Control of Your Demand Network - Podcast]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1243624364_611.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This Podcast examines new demand network management trends and technologies that will enable multi-enterprise companies to maximize the potential of their demand networks.
   Published by: E2open]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Best Practices to Gain Visibility and Control of Your Demand Network]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1241533541_373.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This Webcast examines new demand network management trends and technologies that will enable multi-enterprise companies to maximize the potential of their demand networks.
   Published by: E2open]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Best Practices for Achieving Sustainable Supply Chains]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1239287389_790.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Sustainable and green initiatives are becoming increasingly important in today's business climate, as companies restructure their supply chains to reduce their carbon footprint, while also improving their bottom line.  This upcoming webinar sheds light on the move towards sustainable supply chain management.
   Published by: E2open]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Simplifying Business Integration: Presentation Transcript]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1239032073_535.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Complexity in business integration can be a serious impairment to any SMB, or even large company, in today&#39;s economy. Read this Presentation Transcript of the &#147;Simplifying Business Integration&#148; webcast to learn how to properly manage business integration with the right strategies.
   Published by: EXTOL International, Inc.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Green IT: beyond the data center &#45;&#45; How IT can contribute to the environmental agenda across and beyond the business]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1206390312_541.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This whitepaper looks at the ecological impact of a business&#39;s entire IT infrastructure and provides the CIO with a holistic prospective to a business&#39;s carbon footprint.
   Published by: Accenture]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Energy Today and Tomorrow]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1233928892_154.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This white paper provides good overview of issues and concerns in energy sector along with overview of various energy sources like fossil fuels and green energy sources.
   Published by: Wipro Technologies]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Responding Quickly to Changing Markets: Anticipate&#44; Adapt&#44; Excel]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1232732845_734.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This paper examines how to tap into the potential of your nimbler organization by instituting efficient operations. Learn how to predict and respond quickly to changing market trends and customer demands.
   Published by: SAP America Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Supply Chain Cost&#45;Cutting Strategies: How Top Process Industry Performers Take Radically Different Actions]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1232732849_465.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    To avoid a 7.96% increase in logistics costs&#44; companies should follow the roadmap of Best in Class companies&#44; which have been able to reduce costs or keep them flat via supply chain transformation.
   Published by: SAP America Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Business Intelligence: Putting Information to Work]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1232732837_74.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Business intelligence (BI) can be considered critical to the very existence of most organisations. The purpose of this research was to explore whether and how companies are using BI to improve their businesses; to identify the obstacles they encounter in its use; and predict how BI will evolve in the next ten years.
   Published by: SAP America Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Enabling Profitable Growth through Procurement: Transforming the Sourcing and Procurement Organization]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1232732838_354.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Sourcing and procurement organizations have great potential to reduce costs&#44; contribute to the bottom line&#44; and deliver against enterprise strategic goals.
   Published by: SAP America Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Why Should You Consider Procurement Outsourcing&#63; A Holistic Approach towards Vertically Integrated to Virtually Integrated Business Process Services]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1231872967_713.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Procurement Outsourcing is defined as a process wherein organizations take a calculated approach of moving some of their processes around source to pay to a specialist.
   Published by: Wipro Technologies]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Real&#45;time Shop Floor Integration&#44; Simplified: The Right ERP System Can Make It Happen]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1230116479_223.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    The key to achieving cost&#45;effective savings in the supply chain is to exchange information accurately and quickly in real-time.
   Published by: IQMS]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[How the Small Get Mighty: Manufacturing ERP Is Essential but Not Just Any ERP Will Do]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1230116479_50.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    As many SMMs are realizing&#44; ERP is essential&#44; although not just any ERP system will do&#44; with the right ERP system in place&#44; SMMs can get mighty and thrive in the face of bigger competition.
   Published by: IQMS]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Manufacturing 2008 North America]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1226677707_122.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    The Manufacturing 2008 Executive Summary provides a concise view of North American manufacturing production metrics and best practices to help manufacturers benchmark their operations and better understand how to improve.
   Published by: Infor]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Madness&#63; Mergers&#44; Acquisitions&#44; and Divestitures]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1224337310_792.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This paper discusses why failure happens and how to prevent it by following the overriding best practice in successful acquisitions&#44; mergers&#44; and divestitures: preparedness.
   Published by: SAP America Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[The Role of ERP in Globalization]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1221760520_922.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    This whitepaper examines the role of ERP in Globalization in detail, outlining steps to improve current strategies to meet the changing face of the global business of today &#46;&#46;&#46;and tomorrow.
   Published by: SAP America Inc]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  <item> <title><![CDATA[Infor &#45; ERP LN - Advanced, Easy-To-Use ERP Solution]]></title> <link><![CDATA[http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1220541411_223.html?asrc=RSS_BP_TERM]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[
    Infor ERP LN is an advanced, easy-to-use ERP solution that brings together a wide range of business functions to serve the needs of leading discrete and project-based manufacturers in industrial industries.  Check out this demo for more details.
   Published by: Infor]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item>  </channel> </rss>

