WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 | Published: 06 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: This executive brief presents the six "Rules of the Road" that can help you cut costs, increase cash flow and become more responsive to changing market conditions in the manufacturing industry.

Posted: 25 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 22 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009

PODCAST: This Expert Podcast explores strategies and best practices for planning an MES and ERP integration project.

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 05 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: Complex event processing can significantly reshape your business decision-making process through real-time visibility and insights into business processes, control devices and data sources.

Posted: 28 May 2009 | Published: 19 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: To achieve operational excellence, process manufacturers must be able to keep control over cost structures while meeting customer expectations. In this study, we will benchmark how companies in the process industries accomplish this.

Posted: 03 Apr 2009 | Published: 23 Jan 2009

WHITE PAPER: MAX, by Exact Software, is an enterprise resource planning system built to support discrete manufacturing environments. It allows companies to manage business processes and information, making their operations run more efficiently. This paper details four case studies of companies who have employed this solution and the successes they've had.

Posted: 25 Mar 2009 | Published: 25 Mar 2009

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: This 4-minute recorded demonstration will reveal how InterConnect can help you better utilize your integrated Synergy and Exact RM (formerly Exact MAX) environment.

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 | Published: 17 Mar 2009

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: This twelve minute presentation illustrates how existing MAX customers might benefit from Exact Software's powerful and innovative Business Process Management solution, Exact Synergy.

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 | Published: 17 Mar 2009

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: This three minute demonstration introduces a highly-requested financial research tool that improves the integration between MAX and Dynamics GP. Read on to learn more about it.

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 | Published: 17 Mar 2009

EBOOK: A manufacturing firm adopting the principles of lean manufacturing can effectively leverage the company's ERP system during its transition to lean. This E-Book explains what part of the plant you should start with; the importance of simplifying the ERP system; how to balance the ERP system with lean principles; and what pitfalls to avoid.

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 | Published: 05 Mar 2009

EBOOK: There are many choices and considerations in the manufacturing ERP software market - and navigating the many options to find the right choice for your organization can seem like an overwhelming task. In this E-Book, read how SearchManufacturingERP.com turned to the experts at Panorama Consulting Group find the right one.

Posted: 05 Mar 2009 | Published: 05 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains what BPM is, why you need it, what it brings to an OES and how Apriso's FlexNet is different from competitors who are beginning to talk the BPM talk without delivering the goods.

Posted: 10 Feb 2009 | Published: 10 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 23 Jan 2009

TRIAL SOFTWARE: EnterpriseIQ goes beyond traditional ERP software systems by providing a real-time foundation for collaborative and ebusiness environments. From ensuring efficient and timely delivery of products to meeting the dynamic needs of customers and suppliers, IQMS brings it all together, seamlessly.

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 | Published: 05 Jan 2009

WHITE PAPER: The key to achieving cost-effective savings in the supply chain is to exchange information accurately and quickly in real-time.

Posted: 24 Dec 2008 | Published: 24 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: This paper offers a perspective on the challenges we now face and what steps we can take to achieve leadership in this critical area.

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 05 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: What is Lean Technology? In these economic times, people look at the belt-tightening exercises they've performed to reduce expenses across their enterprises and declare, "We're already lean! How can we get any leaner?" In truth, Lean Manufacturing goes far beyond cost reduction and is actually grounded upon the elimination of waste.

Posted: 27 Oct 2008 | Published: 27 Oct 2008

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how a common platform can provide the basis for not only managing manufacturing operations, but also quality and inventory across global supplier networks.

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 | Published: 11 Sep 2008

WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews multiple compelling issues of establishing and maintaining connectivity to manufacturing operations to achieve the Perfect Plant through an existing ERP system.

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 | Published: 10 Sep 2008

WHITE PAPER: Manufacturers must be prepared to recognize impending change as early as possible, assess the potential impact, determine the optimum strategy for dealing with the change, and implement that strategy in the most effective way possible. In this white paper you'll learn 4 steps toward developing chaos-tolerant business processes.

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008

WHITE PAPER: Discover the impact of Lean on consumer product manufacturers and gain key tips in implementing successful Lean initiatives across the enterprise.

Posted: 04 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2007

BOOK: Enterprises that employ advanced sourcing strategies are positively impacting product development cycles and building stronger supplier relationships by making better, more informed decisions. Get the details in the results of this Aberdeen Group survey.

Posted: 04 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

WHITE PAPER: Download this white paper and explore new thinking on potential risk to global supply chains and how companies are adopting the statistical methods more commonly associated with finance and insurance. Learn how identifying and profiling risk variables, quantifying risk and using IT solutions can create higher resilience for supply chain management.

Posted: 31 Jan 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006