Supply Chains

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

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

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

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, readers will learn more about the basics of ERP and how to reduce maintenance and support costs for these systems.

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 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

EGUIDE: Many organizations are eager to jump on the supply chain sustainability bandwagon without fully comprehending what such a program means to the organization. In this tip guide, you will gain expert insights into maintaining consistency and other governance elements to maintain a sustainable supply chain program with broad executive support.

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

EBOOK: In this e-book, learn about a study based on the responses of 116 professionals between July and August of 2011 that examines best practices of high-performing organizations to discover which aspects of invoice receipt, approval processing, payment, and audit serve differentiate them from their lower-performing counterparts.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn best practices for automating workflow and AP to increase accuracy, overall business efficiency, and decrease costs to improve your AP operations.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

EBOOK: This e-book contains discussion and debate around where procurement can and should be setting its sights for the year 2020 and beyond. The primary objective of this resource is to initiate a dialogue on the future of procurement and to create a road map for how to get there.

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 | Published: 09 Jan 2012

VIDEO: This webcast provides an overview of how one distribution company leveraged the Sage X3 enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to streamline and improve the efficiency of their business processes.

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 06 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn best practices for selecting the best distribution strategy and accompanying enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for your organization.

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

EBOOK: This e-book provides tips on how to increase the value of your ERP – and your supply chain – with tools for more effective collaboration.

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 | Published: 29 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this paper, discover how performance metrics for P2P’s newly enhanced capabilities can evolve to formally codify the value of the function to enterprise goals such as customer satisfaction or working capital performance.

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 | Published: 27 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This report looks at how a collaborative sourcing approach can help sourcing teams deliver greater value to the enterprise.

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 | Published: 27 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper for an overview of how the cloud enables greater collaboration, transparency and efficiency among hundreds of thousands of trading partners on a global scale. Discover how companies of all sizes can benefit from the effects that cloud computing has on enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 | Published: 27 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this paper, explore a compilation of articles addressing supply chain management, social media in a business environment, and how to leverage the cloud to boost sales and drive customer satisfaction.

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 | Published: 27 Dec 2011

WEBCAST: Watch this webcast on collaborative sourcing to learn how to build a sustainable collaborative sourcing program, bring more "spend under management" or "procurement influence", and create the role of automated contract management and supplier performance management in strategic sourcing decision making processes.

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 23 Dec 2011

EGUIDE: Many organizations, from large corporations to small not-for-profits, are eager to jump on the supply chain sustainability bandwagon without fully understanding what such a program means to the organization and its supply chain. In this e-guide, find best practices for managing sustainable supply chains and onboarding suppliers.

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 | Published: 23 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper discover what it takes to lead your organization into the C21 market. Learn different strategies from principals in a consulting group and discover how sustainability could the be key to your success.

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: The present need to radically cut public expenditure provides a once in a generation opportunity to transform the efficiency of the public sector. In order to achieve this, the public sector needs to radically change its current business processes to achieve greater efficiency.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

CASE STUDY: Nutraceutical’s previous storage area network (SAN) lacked the flexibility and high availability necessary to keep production running at the manufacturing facility without sacrificing the IT team’s nights and weekends. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 06 May 2011 | Published: 06 May 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

EGUIDE: Read this E-Guide and discover how lean software can boost your supply chain visibility. Uncover the importance of effective supply chain management visibility as well as 3 basic tasks that that aid in completing successful IT initiatives.

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 | Published: 12 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: The manufacturing enterprise is driven by tight profit margins; a tough economy; escalating energy, material, labor, and operations costs. This paper describes the next wave of supply chain solutions. Read on to learn how technology plays a key role in a company’s ability to build and manage an effective supply chain.

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 | Published: 20 Jul 2010

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