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For engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturers, the squeeze is on: fierce international competition; complex parts scheduling; and razor-sharp deadlines. What can ETO manufacturers do to ease the squeeze? Find out why many are turning to SCM—and how it’s helping them to manage their outsourcing more efficiently and run a more competitive outfit.

Many books have been written about lean supply chain practices, but you don’t have to read every word to start enjoying some of the benefits lean offers. Learn nine simple ways you can use ERP to lean down your supply chain—beginning right now.

Read Creating the Perfect Supply Chain

Ever wonder how the organizational pieces of the ERP puzzle fit together—how the end users, vendors, consultants, and VARS interact to form the ERP landscape you see today? Find out as TEC Analyst Kurt Chen takes you on a guided tour of the major players in the ERP ecosystem.

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CRM players are claiming they do business process management (BPM)—and BPM players are saying they do CRM. What’s going on here, and what does it mean to your business? Find out as TEC’s Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic examines the special “peas and carrots” relationship between these two popular software solutions.

Read Guide to Your ERP Success: Getting the Research Right

Successful BI implementations aren’t exactly on the endangered species list, but a whopping 70 percent fail to meet company expectations. To make sure you come out a winner in your next BI project, check out the five essential steps to pulling off a BI implementation that works.

Did you know that cloud computing may be the best way to manage your company’s expense? Learn all about the efficiencies and cost savings you can tap into with an on-demand spend management solution—and the five best practices that make it all work.

Read SAP Users: Beef Up Your BI with Every Angle

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The interest in quote-to-order (Q2O) systems is rising—and for good reason. Learn how a Q2O solution can help your company address the ever-increasing market demand for personalized and customized products, often referred to as mass customization.

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Getting production and sales to work closely together is a sure path to a competitive advantage for any small and midsized business. Today, TEC’s Analyst Gabriel Gheorghiu offers his suggestions on how you can achieve this kind of close cooperation in your organization.

Read Consona CRM: A Special In-depth Report

PLM is helping many different industries develop better and more successful products—and process manufacturing is no exception. Today, TEC’s Principal Analyst PJ Jakovljevic examines the special needs and challenges of the process manufacturing sector, and how PLM can play an expanded role in process manufacturing product development.

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Here are some CRM trends and strategies that can help you get you past the recession to the better economic times ahead.

Read Preparing for Product Development in Process Manufacturing

PLM is helping many different industries develop better and more successful products—and process manufacturing is no exception. Today, TEC’s Principal Analyst PJ Jakovljevic examines the special needs and challenges of the process manufacturing sector, and how PLM can play an expanded role in process manufacturing product development.

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Here are some CRM trends and strategies that can help you get you past the recession to the better economic times ahead.

Read Top 10 Reasons Companies are Adopting a PLM Solution