Manufacturing Systems

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses key ways to boost the bottom line impact of your service organization. Read on to learn about an all-in-one system that streamlines resource allocations, optimizes service resources, improves customer service and more.

Posted: 22 May 2012 | Published: 22 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This resource examines assets management within the manufacturing industry and provides best practices for successfully managing content.

Posted: 08 May 2012 | Published: 08 May 2012

EGUIDE: Read this expert e-guide to learn how to successfully manage your ERP systems with one cohesive plan as your organization becomes more complex. Review five best practices that can help you get the most from your ERP solution.

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 | Published: 17 Apr 2012

EGUIDE: Read this expert e-guide to review six key tips on ERP project management that can help you ensure implementation success.

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 | Published: 17 Apr 2012

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide provides best practices for integrating manufacturing procurement with ERP. Learn why you shouldn't assume all your business processes need integrating and review insights on the top ERP vendors in the market today.

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 | Published: 17 Apr 2012

EGUIDE: Read this expert e-guide to learn best practices for building a successful ERP implementation strategy, including a list of must-have steps. In addition, discover six tips to follow that can help you effectively train your employees on the process.

Posted: 17 Apr 2012 | Published: 17 Apr 2012

VIDEO: View this brief video to learn how original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplier Ralco Industries was able to reduce on-hand inventory by 15% and freight costs by over 20%, improve product quality and customer service, and create process consistency with an implementation of easy-to-use, online enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 | Premiered: 26 Mar 2012

CASE STUDY: This case study follows manufacturing company Steinwell Scientific, Inc. in their journey to securing a new ERP system and outlines the struggles and benefits they experienced as a result.

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 | Published: 22 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses why you should consider modernizing your company’s processes and strategies and provides 7 practical ways to make your business more sophisticated.

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 | Published: 21 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Take a look at this informative white paper to learn more about how your organization can increase operational efficiency and add to the bottom line with mobile ERP systems including 8 must-have qualities to seek from a mobile application.

Posted: 21 Mar 2012 | Published: 21 Mar 2012

EGUIDE: Read this white paper to learn how to integrate the plant floor into your enterprise IT infrastructure to achieve more effective quality control with tips for evaluating your MES and best practices for creating tight MES-ERP integration.

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 | Published: 19 Mar 2012

CASE STUDY: This short resource outlines a case study following Mar-Bal on their selection process and implementation of an improved ERP system and the benefits they experienced as a result.

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 | Published: 19 Mar 2012

CASE STUDY: Access this brief white paper for a case study on how Load Trail improved its customer relationships and lowered labor costs with a new ERP software system.

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 | Published: 19 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to uncover potential concealed costs of manufacturing ERP software and the right questions you should ask to avoid ending up with a shoddy system.

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 | Published: 16 Mar 2012

CASE STUDY: In an effort to decrease maintenance costs from its legacy payroll system, full service manufacturer Wisconsin Plastics, Inc. (WPI) chose to implement the payroll and time and attendance modules offered by its enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor. Read this case study to learn about the rapid return on investment that WPI experienced.

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 | Published: 29 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Cloud platforms represent a radical shift in how companies exchange information with one another across global supply chain networks. Read this white paper to learn how the cloud is enabling manufacturers and suppliers to become agile and more efficient than ever.

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 | Published: 27 Feb 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WHITE PAPER: As Skins Compression Garments Pty. Ltd.'s business rapidly expanded, its information system was unable to keep up. Read this white paper to learn how Skins' implementation of the SAP Business One application has allowed the company to operate more smoothly and efficiently than ever.

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 | Published: 07 Nov 2011

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