SearchManufacturingERP.com Tip Guide: E-Sourcing tools to help turn strategic suppliers into partners
sponsored by Ariba, Inc.
EGUIDE:
Read this guide to learn best practices to become strategic partners with your suppliers and understand how a sourcing strategy can make or break a company.
Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012
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SearchManufacturingERP.com Tip Guide: Manufacturing Social Media Software: Where it Makes Sense
sponsored by Ariba, Inc.
EGUIDE:
Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have taken social media by storm, but widespread adoption of social networking systems in manufacturing has not taken off. In this guide, learn best practices for implementing social media software and highlights of the business benefits provided.
Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012
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Workforce Management Software Best Practices
sponsored by Infor WFM Workbrain
EGUIDE:
Workforce management (WFM) helps manufacturers improve operational efficiency and enable them to establish control over their enterprise. This e-guide offers an expert definition of WFM software and divulges best practice tips for deployment.
Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012
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SearchManufacturingERP.com E-Guide: The Benefits of ERP for SMBs
sponsored by Exact Software
EGUIDE:
This expert e-guide explores the difference in the benefits of enterprise resource planning (ERP) for small and midsized businesses (SMBs) versus larger organizations and sheds light on what to avoid when midmarket organizations lack the IT resources needed when buying ERP software.
Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Published: 06 Feb 2012
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Executive Sales and Operations Planning Maturity Levels and Key Solution Criterion
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
ANALYST BRIEF:
This Aberdeen Group Research Brief explores the current business challenges faced by companies striving for success with respect to sales and operations planning (S&OP). It delves into the priority allocated to S&OP, the maturity levels associated with S&OP, and the role of technology enablers.
Posted: 03 Feb 2012 | Published: 03 Feb 2012
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International Transportation Management Benchmark Study:Winners See Strategic Value of Visibility
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This third annual study examines how successful firms are managing international transportation and emerging trends in the industry.
Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 02 Feb 2012
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Measuring The Success of Lean
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
JOURNAL ARTICLE:
This article from IndustryWeek features advice on streamlining your business for leaner operations.
Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 02 Feb 2012
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MPI Group: The Informed Manufacturer — Tips, Tricks and Tactics for Discrete Manufacturers
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
Download this comic book package to take a light-hearted look at today’s manufacturing challenges – and to gain serious solutions for achieving success.
Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 02 Feb 2012
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Taking Control:Improved Inventory Visibility Leads to Lean Success
sponsored by Plex Systems
WHITE PAPER:
Read this paper for a comprehensive look into inventory inside the manufacturing plant - everything from inventory, to receipt of material, to finished products. Learn how to take control of your inventory and supply chain to achieve lean manufacturing and increased efficiency and profitability.
Posted: 01 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Feb 2012
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Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Monitor and Improve the Effectiveness of Your Manufacturing Processes
sponsored by Plex Systems
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper presents a thorough understanding of what overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is, how it works, and the countless benefits that result from its use. Also discover tools that enable you to accurately measure OEE so you have a clear picture of how it's improving your process efficiencies.
Posted: 01 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Feb 2012
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Podcast: Selecting ERP software for manufacturing
sponsored by Exact Software
PODCAST:
In this podcast, Ray Wang, Vice President at Forrester Research, offers insight on how to build a business case for enterprise resource planning (ERP) during the economic downturn - and save money in the process.
Posted: 30 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 30 Jan 2012
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Mobile ERP, Social Media Rank Among Manufacturing Technology Trends of 2011
sponsored by Plex Systems
EGUIDE:
In 2011, there was a strong willingness to invest in technology by manufacturing organizations. However, that wasn't the only trend. In this tip guide, uncover the most popular developments in 2011 and how these trends have the potential to carry into 2012.
Posted: 30 Jan 2012 | Published: 30 Jan 2012
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SaaS Solutions With a Vertical Slant
sponsored by Plex Systems
EGUIDE:
Seeking better supply chain management, the CIO of a manufacturing company found his answer in an unusual place - Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP). In this case study, learn how a SaaS ERP system enabled this manufacturer to save costs, share hardware and software with other customers, and satisfy security needs.
Posted: 30 Jan 2012 | Published: 30 Jan 2012
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Top 10 Steps to Higher Profits and Easier ERP Implementations
sponsored by Exact Software
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
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ERP Implementation Best Practices:Manufacturers and the SaaS Delivery Model
sponsored by Plex Systems
WHITE PAPER:
Read this paper to uncover five perks of selecting a software as a service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 25 Jan 2012
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Tips For Choosing Workforce Management Software
sponsored by Infor WFM Workbrain
EGUIDE:
This guide provides tips and strategies for how to narrow your workforce management (WFM) software search. Use the steps provided to make the selection process less overwhelming and come out with a platform that is a perfect fit for your enterprise.
Posted: 24 Jan 2012 | Published: 24 Jan 2012
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3 Things Business Decision Makers Need To Know About SOA
sponsored by IFS
WHITE PAPER:
In this white paper, uncover the three most important things you should know about service-oriented architecture (SOA) in order to be sure you are getting the most efficient and effective performance out of your enterprise application architecture.
Posted: 18 Jan 2012 | Published: 18 Jan 2012
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Vodcast – Aberdeen Report: To ERP or Not to ERP: In Manufacturing, It Isn't Even a Question
sponsored by Sage Software
VIDEOCAST:
This videocast compares manufacturing organizations that have implemented an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to those that have not. Discover the differences and what non-ERP manufacturers have to gain from deploying an ERP platform.
Posted: 16 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 16 Jan 2012
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Realize The Benefits Of Design, Operation, Maintain Thinking Today
sponsored by IFS
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
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ERP vs. Project Based Solutions - Which Is Right For You?
sponsored by IFS
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
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Lean Manufacturing
sponsored by IFS
WHITE PAPER:
This paper illustrates how IFS Applications support lean principles, particularly in the many manufacturing environments that require both rate-based and order-based shop floor execution. This hybrid approach lets you go lean step by step, as you are able, not because an inflexible system forces you to do so.
Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012
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WFM Tips And Strategies To Ensure Compliance
sponsored by Infor
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper details workforce management (WFM) solutions to help employers avoid the penalties of non-compliance.
Posted: 12 Dec 2011 | Published: 12 Dec 2011
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ERP Selection Checklist for Manufacturers
sponsored by Plex Systems
VIRTUAL SEMINAR:
In this ERP Selection Checklist, provided to you through our ERP Decision Center, two experts with broad experience in ERP implementations give their advice on matching business requirements with product features in five key categories: functional fit, integration, business intelligence and reporting formats, deployment model and customizability.
Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Premiered: 25 Oct 2011
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Lubrizol's Service Management Transformation
sponsored by HP and Intel
CASE STUDY:
This case study highlights how one company used cutting-edge software tools and training to help streamline service management and turn it from a bottleneck into a smoothly running operation that was more responsive to users' needs but without bloating costs or stretching precious IT staff resources.
Posted: 01 Jun 2011 | Published: 01 Jun 2011
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Plex Systems Customers Leverage SaaS ERP for Impressive Results
sponsored by Plex Systems
ANALYST REPORT:
This Analyst Insight is part of a series of Aberdeen research reports exploring the topic of SaaS ERP. While several ERP solution providers are currently equipped to deliver ERP using SaaS deployment models, how these different SaaS solutions are delivered varies quite significantly. This report focuses on Plex Systems' SaaS ERP offering.
Posted: 30 Mar 2011 | Published: 30 Mar 2011
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