Supply Chain Management Reports

WHITE PAPER: Coordinating with partners across multiple channels and sites isn't easy, however, gaps can lead to poor sales performance and lost business due to unhappy customers or suppliers. Explore this analyst report from the Aberdeen Group to learn how mid-market enterprises can improve collaboration with multi-channel and real-time data integration.

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 | Published: 30 Jun 2012

WHITE PAPER: Today, businesses must meet increased customer demands - and need to optimize service, sales, and supply chain management to do so. This resource offers advice for midsize businesses on how to achieve rapid ROI in a customer-focused world, while leveraging social media and mobile channels to better connect with customers.

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 | Published: 31 Jan 2013

CASE STUDY: Check out this case study to learn how Heineken implemented an out-of-the-box self-service application to improve data analytics and business intelligence (BI) from SAP. Read on to discover how Heineken achieved easier access to stock overview data, service levels, lead times in the supply chain, and other benefits.

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 | Published: 10 Jul 2013

WHITE PAPER: Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are taking an increasingly prominent role in a variety of business activities. View this resource to find out more about how to modernize the user experience as mobile, analytics, social and the cloud.

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 | Published: 11 Jun 2013

WHITE PAPER: This informative paper introduces a new approach that is enabling early adopters to support faster and more effective supply chain improvements by using a business process integration (BPI) approach. Discover how early adopters are realizing savings greater than 50% when compared to traditional techniques.

Posted: 11 Jun 2013 | Published: 15 Nov 2012

WHITE PAPER: This resource describes how enabling supply chain visibility can help you eliminate disruptions and improve your bottom line. Learn how you can get started by reading on today.

Posted: 07 May 2013 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Consult this resource to learn how greater visibility into the supply chain can help you effectively combat efficiency and performance challenges and pave the way for business success.

Posted: 07 May 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: This resource explores the key trends shaping the consumer products sector, and details how you can use smart inventory optimization tools to drive critical savings across the entire supply chain. See if these tools can solve your manufacturing troubles by reading on now.

Posted: 03 May 2013 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: Optimal order management can provide higher sales volumes and order sizes – but many legacy systems lack the end-to-end visibility needed to reach order management perfection. Read this expert guide to gain practical tips for significantly improving your order management system including how to reduce waste, inefficiency, and more.

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 | Published: 20 Feb 2013

EGUIDE: This e-guide from SearchHealthIT.com demonstrates how hospitals can integrate supply chain management into their overall strategic IT plan. Read now to learn how to form a collaborative relationship between IT and supply chain executives.

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 | Published: 19 Feb 2013

EGUIDE: You know the business benefits of effective supply chain management (SCM) and electronic data interchange on their own, but what about the advantages of incorporating the two? This expert guide delves into the business value of SCM EDI including what to look for when evaluating a vendor or service provider.

Posted: 18 Feb 2013 | Published: 18 Feb 2013

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This report from The Open Group introduces QLM, explains why it is necessary and how its development and acceptance will be assured.

Posted: 18 Jan 2013 | Published: 05 Nov 2012

EGUIDE: Read this SearchManufacturingERP.com e-guide to find industry expert recommendations for how to choose the right sales and operations planning (S&OP) tools for your organization (ERP add-ons vs. specialized "best of breed" tools) and leverage new S&OP capabilities such as what-if analysis and financial performance data integration.

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 | Published: 08 Jan 2013

EGUIDE: In this e-guide, explore expert tips for developing an effective sustainability model for your supply chain, factors and obstacles you'll need to consider, and two case studies detailing the real-world challenges and successes of manufacturers identified as "leaders in sustainability" by the analyst firm IDC Manufacturing Insights.

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 | Published: 08 Jan 2013

EGUIDE: Understanding the challenges you'll face and finding the right role within your operations for mobile devices or applications will be crucial to the success of a manufacturing mobility initiative.Read this expert e-guide to understand the current state of the market for mobility in manufacturingand how it stands to shape up in the coming months.

Posted: 16 Jan 2013 | Published: 08 Jan 2013

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Learn how Salt River Project focused on understanding the business architecture of their company to enable process visibility and understanding. And examine their multi-phase approach to building a foundation on SAP around finance, human resources, and supply chain management.

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 | Published: 09 Jan 2013

EGUIDE: Read this e-guide to learn how to fine tune data management systems to collect relevant data, consolidate it, and integrate it for analytics systems.

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 | Published: 04 Jan 2013

EGUIDE: Read this expert e-guide to learn how today's manufacturers can maximize their use of electronic data interchange (EDI) to improve supply chain management (SCM) efficiency.

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 | Published: 10 Dec 2012

EGUIDE: Read this expert e-guide to learn tips that will help you evaluate your supply chain management (SCM) needs and options in order to make a smart investment for your company. Discover: the benefits and drawbacks of full-fledged on-premise suites vs. specialized SaaS options; why many manufacturers are leveraging a hybrid SCM deployment; and more.

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 | Published: 27 Nov 2012

ESSENTIAL GUIDE: In this expert handbook, ebizQ contributor Alan R. Earls reveals current dynamic case management (DCM) trends and explores how the approach is expanding to new fields. Plus, Stephanie Mann, ebizQ's assistant site editor, shares feedback from industry observers about picking the right DCM platform. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 | Published: 29 Nov 2012

EGUIDE: This e-guide examines the business case for manufacturing BI, and shows how manufacturers can take both demand and supply side signals into account when predicting future needs.

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 | Published: 08 Nov 2012

EGUIDE: This e-guide reveals key trends and technologies driving the adoption of sustainable, collaborative and dynamic supply chain management strategies and explains why manufacturers are embracing third-party logistics providers (3PLs).

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 | Published: 08 Nov 2012

WHITE PAPER: The connected customer is changing the way you must conduct business. In order to comply with your customers' demands, you must change the way your products are sourced, manufactured and distributed. Smarter commerce enables this, allowing you to transform how quickly you can manage and adapt your source, market, sell and service processes.

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 | Published: 16 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses key capabilities needed in a value-added network (VAN) and what to look for in selecting your next VAN provider.

Posted: 23 May 2012 | Published: 23 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Discover innovative commerce technologies designed to enable businesses to sell smarter and transform buyers into loyal, returning customers. Uncover the 6 key selling areas these strategies target, including cross-channel selling, payments and settlements, store solutions, distributed order management, and more.

Posted: 18 May 2012 | Published: 01 May 2012