Supply Chain Intelligence

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how, centralizing and intelligently automating supply chain monitoring within SAP, you can extend real-time B2B supply chain insight and problem-solving beyond the IT department to your business departments.

Posted: 18 May 2012 | Published: 18 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how the new SAP Trade Promotion Optimization application can help you optimize your trade promotions with smart, data-driven decisions, improve your trade spend, increase sales performance, and speed return on investment.

Posted: 15 May 2012 | Published: 15 May 2012

EBOOK: Cloud-based manufacturing applications have exploded onto the market, and with so much hype, determining their suitability and usefulness can be tricky. Read this expert e-book to get tips on how the cloud can be leveraged for ERP, supply chain management, and global inventory management, and learn what to look out for in a still-maturing market.

Posted: 09 May 2012 | Published: 09 May 2012

EGUIDE: Choosing sourcing and procurement software can be overwhelming. Should you go with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) or best-of-breed vendor? Is the cloud or on-premise the best place to run your app? What functionality should the software provide? Read this expert e-guide to learn how to select a useful, cost-effective procurement system.

Posted: 09 May 2012 | Published: 09 May 2012

EGUIDE: Read this expert e-guide to learn how advancements in order management technology can help you increase efficiency and effectiveness.

Posted: 09 May 2012 | Published: 09 May 2012

VIDEO: This video discusses how one non-for-profit organization set out to improve the way they delivered services to users. Learn how the cloud helped them to cost-effectively achieve this goal and enabled them to provide significant advantages to their customers.

Posted: 08 May 2012 | Premiered: 08 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Learn how to transform your supply chain into a responsive supply network in which demand-driven companies share knowledge; adapt to changing market conditions; and proactively respond to shorter, less predictable lifecycles. Find out how you can be up and running in a matter of weeks with rapid-deployment solutions.

Posted: 26 Apr 2012 | Published: 26 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Benchmark findings prove that a 5% reduction in spending can drive upwards of a 45% increase in net income, and migrating to automated spend analytics can capture a 30% higher rate of cost savings and a 27% higher rate of spend under manage­ment. This study will walk through a four-step process to help you start reaping these rewards.

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 | Published: 23 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read how the utilization of a Data Enrichment and Classification toolkit can help you unlock the full potential of your existing procurement applications by making your data reliable – the key to more accurate and consistent insight into your spend. Learn how you can increase leverage opportunities and improve decision making.

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 | Published: 23 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this article to discover the three supplier management initiatives that have helped market-leading procurement organizations drive innovation, increase productivity and mitigate risk.

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 | Published: 21 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Companies that can move high percentages of their spend into managed scenarios will reap much larger returns. This article discusses the importance of visibility in bringing more spend under management, and the types of outcomes one can expect from a strong spend analysis program.

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 | Published: 21 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: This independent research report presents a comprehensive, industry-wide view into what is happening in the world of procurement today by drawing on the experience, performance and perspective of nearly 250 procurement executives.

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 | Published: 20 Apr 2012

EGUIDE: Selecting software for sustainability and supply chain optimization is top of mind for many manufacturers. In this e-guide, explore the offerings available in each market.

Posted: 09 Apr 2012 | Published: 09 Apr 2012

EBOOK: As supply chains extend across the globe and their complexity increases, manufacturers are learning that the right software can be a key component of successful supply chain planning and execution. Read this expert e-book to find tips and best practices for supply chain management (SCM).

Posted: 30 Mar 2012 | Published: 30 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: With global supply chains, volatile markets, growing volumes of "big data," and advancements in real-time analytics capabilities, technological enablement of sales and operations planning (S&OP) is gaining increasing importance for today's manufacturers. Read this IDC paper to learn more.

Posted: 27 Mar 2012 | Published: 27 Mar 2012

EGUIDE: According to a recent Aberdeen Group study, companies are prioritizing supply chain visibility, inventory optimization, supply chain analytics, and supply chain outsourcing as ways to cut supply chain management (SCM) costs this year. Read this e-guide to explore the latest expert tips and guidance on SCM cost-cutting strategies.

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 | Published: 13 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Today’s global supply chains are marked by lack of visibility and long decision-making times that make it difficult to plan and execute with the speed and precision required by today's volatile markets. This paper explains how to establish a highly collaborative, demand-driven planning process that will help you overcome these modern challenges.

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 | Published: 06 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this study and see how analytics can help your organization address challenges such as risk, visibility, globalization and cost containment.

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 | Published: 15 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: CPG companies are discovering that high product volume sales come at the expense of extreme data complexity. Companies struggle to maintain open lines of communication with retail customers and distributors trying to manage the flow of product. Learn how CPG companies deliver BI to business managers to better manage fluctuating product demand.

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 | Published: 05 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Your next software implementation doesn’t have to be a nightmare. It can be done faster and with less training and without the need for upgrades or continued training. Read this paper to learn about the Plex Online implementation and training process, a process perfected over hundreds of successes.

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 | Published: 20 Jul 2010