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Driving Sustained Improvements with Supply Chain Metrics and Analytics
SAP
Establishing the right metrics framework as part of an overall performance management strategy means companies can break down enterprise-level goals-such as order fulfillment and forecast accuracy-into department-level metrics such as on-time delivery and plant utilization. Read about a model that makes it easier to identify, communicate, and replicate the most effective practices.
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Focus Experts' Guide to IT Security: Unified Threat Management
Focus Research
While large enterprises have the resources to manage an overly complex series of inline devices and the requisite staff to perform all manner of security functions, small to medium businesses (SMBs) cannot afford to deploy them all, even though they are subject to the same level of attacks. Unified threat management (UTM) is the gateway security solution that has evolved along with the rise of enterprise security threats.
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Beating Complexity, Achieving Operational Excellence
Infor
Our global study of small and medium-sized discrete manufacturers worldwide revealed the industry is struggling with increasing complexity, global competition, rapidly changing business environments, and volatile raw materials prices. While manufacturers worldwide face similar challenges, this study clarifies how strategic initiatives and priorities vary by sector, geography, and job description.
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Driving SMB Efficiency with Business Intelligence
Sage
In the coming year, many companies will shift focus to business growth. However, continued economic volatility means that they will also need to keep costs in check to maintain healthy margins. Many small to medium businesses (SMBs) are investing in business intelligence (BI) solutions to assist with this effort. Find out what tools are necessary to provide BI and how a suite of BI tools can help SMBs improve efficiency.
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ERP Implementation Best Practices: Manufacturers and the SaaS Delivery Model
Plex Systems
In this tough economic climate, manufacturers worldwide are reevaluating their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and looking to implement ERP systems that cut costs, streamline operations, and improve performance. This paper highlights the five advantages of on-demand ERP systems, commonly referred to as software as a service (SaaS). Find out how manufacturers can benefit from the leading SaaS-based ERP system.
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Top Five Signs Your Business Has Reached the Limits of QuickBooks
NetSuite
This white paper identifies the five telltale signs that your business has hit the limits of QuickBooks (or perhaps already outgrown it), the business process inefficiencies caused by running a fast-growing business on limited bookkeeping software, and the hard benefits that businesses have experienced by making the jump from QuickBooks to a complete Web-based business management software suite.
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