Today's Discrete ERP Landscape: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions
David Bourque
With web-enabled technology, business intelligence, and supply chain management becoming integral parts of the manufacturing environment, discrete enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications today are not as they once were. Learn about the current trends and how to select a discrete ERP system for your needs.
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Tactical Human Resources Evolves into Strategic Human Capital Management
P.J. Jakovljevic
In contrast to traditionally investing in automation technologies for better use of tangible assets, enterprises have begun to invest in optimizing human capital. Human capital management, or talent management, is a set of human resources practices focusing on the acquisition, management, and optimization of the enterprise workforce.
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Employee Training in a Recession
Phil Simon
Organizations reassessing their staffing levels are both reducing headcount and cutting employee-related expenses, even if training can provide long-term benefits. This article discusses the increased importance, benefits, and risks of employee training in a recession with respect to enterprise systems.
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Seeing the Future in Discrete Manufacturing: Paving the Way for Success
Infor
The evolution of global discrete manufacturing is ongoing. How executives at manufacturing companies answer questions and anticipate what will be the right answer six months, a year, or two years from now will determine the success of their company. Infor examines current industry trends and identifies what it believes to be the seven trends producing the greatest stress and change in discrete manufacturing today.
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Strategic Employee Onboarding: First Impressions Are Everything
Cornerstone OnDemand
Although the terms "employee orientation" and "onboarding" are often used interchangeably, they do not refer to the same thing. Orientation can be the beginning of onboarding, but the onboarding process can take up to year, involving many activities designed to make the employee want to stay and contribute to the organization. Find out about key tips on how to effectively onboard your employees, so they don't jump ship.
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Application Life-Cycle Management for ERP: Overcoming the Barriers to Automation
Newmerix
Packaged enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can be expensive and resource-intensive to implement, but they are critical to business. Disruptions due to application failures, performance problems, or unavailability come at a high price. ERP systems are highly change-oriented and must adapt; as a result, ERP teams are struggling to keep up. This white paper focuses on the issues surrounding the automation of the application life cycle for ERP systems. IDC conducted in-depth interviews with fifteen large PeopleSoft customers to better understand their challenges and needs.
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