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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Supply Chain Cost-Cutting Strategies. Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
Relevant and Time-Bound. Process industries (chemicals, food and beverage, oil and gas, etc.) face rising manufacturing and
logistics costs. And they’re finding that the old strategi (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Supply Chain Cost-Cutting Strategies. Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
Relevant and Time-Bound. ...
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2010-03-11
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Abstract:
All the recent management trends from Continuous Improvement to Business Process Re-engineering have had the same issue we
see with E-Business. They have enterprise-wide implications and tend to become part of the corporate department that started
the initiative. This article recommends a more strategi (...)
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... E-Business strategy into ALL of the functional groups and ... Companies
need to consider the potential of E-Business in ... there is a business case to use E-Business
...
Published:
2003-07-05
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To provide useful financial insight on projects, financial managers need to think about business strategy more like a series
of options than a single projected cash flow. While the concepts of options are certainly familiar to most executives, the
trick to valuing strategic choices lies in the complex an (...)
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To provide useful financial insight on projects, financial managers need to think about business strategy more like a series
of options than a sin...
Published:
1999-10-01
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Even in the cases where the company has been showing close attention to its customers' wish lists, its crucial tenet of operation
is profitability and setting realistic goals. The return on investment (ROI) justification works for the vendor, particularly
when its CEO has a strong accounting background. (...)
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Even in the cases where the company has been showing close attention to its customers' wish lists, its crucial tenet of
operation is profitability...
Published:
2003-09-29
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Dell Computer Corporation spent millions preparing to deploy an ERP system before realizing that the solution to one set
of issues created a more severe problem. Note based on discussion among Michael Dell, Kevin Rollins, and Morten Topfer of
Dell Computer Corporation and Dell’s Platinum Counsel of c (...)
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... Some companies find it inefficient to adopt prescribed ... Demands
of a Cross-Functional process Management ... that information technology managers use
to choose ...
Published:
2002-05-31
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Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning: Lessons Learned from the Front. Join Now & Download Free White Paper for Implementing
Enterprise Resource Planning. Successful enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations can force organizations to reevaluate
their business practices and processes, cre (...)
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Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning: Lessons Learned from the Front. Join Now & Download Free White Paper for Implementing
Enterprise Res...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
All the recent management trends from Continuous Improvement to Business Process Re-engineering have had the same issue we
see with E-Business. They have enterprise-wide implications and tend to become part of the corporate department that started
the initiative. This article recommends a more strategi (...)
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companies that use a functional organization structure:
... E-Business strategy into ALL of the functional groups and ... Companies
need to consider the potential of E-Business in ... there is a business case to use E-Business
...
Published:
2003-07-05
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Abstract:
Make up your own mind on Stemming the Loss of Knowledge Capital.It won't cost you anything to find out.Free whitepaper! The
clock is ticking for Canadian manufacturers to come up with a solution to the ongoing loss of knowledge capital. Natural employee
attrition, such as departures or layoffs, inevitable (...)
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... Management, Leading Knowledge Management, Use of Knowledge ... and
for sustainable success, companies should create ... A cross-functional
team of suppliers and ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Incease your benefits of sales force activity.You'll wonder how you ever managed without it.Download this whitepaper for Free!
Heineken USA imports, markets, sells, and distributes its premium beer products through its network of 650 beer distributors.
This supply chain requires precise forecasts and meti (...)
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Incease your benefits of sales force activity.You'll wonder how you ever managed without it.Download this whitepaper for
Free! Heineken USA imports...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Make up your own mind on Stemming the Loss of Knowledge Capital.It won't cost you anything to find out.Free whitepaper! The
clock is ticking for Canadian manufacturers to come up with a solution to the ongoing loss of knowledge capital. Natural employee
attrition, such as departures or layoffs, inevitable (...)
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... a knowledge management repository, cross-functional teams and ... Additionally,
companies must make better use of knowledge ... such as applications that
use a central ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Many consultants, vendors, and analysts today define CRM in terms of being a customer-centric business strategy that is enabled
by a set of applications that support customer-facing functions and management decision making. That may capture the essence
of what CRM is, but it does not begin to capture why (...)
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Many consultants, vendors, and analysts today define CRM in terms of being a customer-centric business strategy that is enabled
by a set of applic...
Published:
2004-11-08
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The new TEC Focus Indicator is a concrete way to start gauging the real functionality, competitive differentiators, and focus
of enterprise software products. Learn how you can use the TEC Focus Indicator for insight into the functional competitive
differentiators of particular enterprise software produc (...)
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The new TEC Focus Indicator is a concrete way to start gauging the real functionality, competitive differentiators, and focus
of enterprise softwa...
Published:
2010-10-26
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Abstract:
If you had to choose just one about workforce planning, this would be it!Find the Software Information You're Looking for.
Unfortunately, leaders often lack the visibility to predict workforce needs in difficult times, and human resources (HR) professionals
often lack the business acumen to answer detaile (...)
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If you had to choose just one about workforce planning, this would be it!Find the Software Information You're Looking
for. Unfortunately, leaders o...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Employee efficiency can greatly increase if information, currently scattered throughout a company, is structured through
an appropriate enterprise content management system. Understanding the types of documents you have is key to knowing what
type of system to implement. (...)
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... internally and externally, by companies providing information ... of
reusing content throughout the entire organization. ... remotely are able to use
its functionality ...
Published:
2005-04-25
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Abstract:
Enabling Growth for Midsize Companies: Three Strategies for Growing Your Business. Documents and Other Software to Use In
Your Midsize Complex System. Growth—whether organic or acquisitive—is challenging executives today from a strategic
as well as an operational perspective. Studies estimate (...)
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Enabling Growth for Midsize Companies: Three Strategies for Growing Your Business. Documents and Other Software to Use In
Your Midsize Complex Syst...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Anywhere from 40 to 80 percent of CMMS implementations fail to meet expectations. However, by evaluating the company's business
process flow, having proper organizational structure and buy-in, you can realize the true benefits of CMMS and avoid becoming
another failure statistic. (...)
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... matching the CMMS capabilities to the organization's functional
needs ... So if you're expecting to use the package ... Most companies
reach the Walking phase and only ...
Published:
2005-03-03
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Abstract:
As companies struggle to control costs, the supply chain and management of supply resources have come under scrutiny. The
supply chain is one area where a company can achieve quick gains and receive a fast return on investment. (...)
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As companies struggle to control costs, the supply chain and management of supply resources have come under scrutiny. The
supply chain is one area...
Published:
2009-07-24
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Abstract:
The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) hosts quarterly World Conferences to help organizations involved in data warehousing,
business intelligence, and performance management. These conferences supply a wealth of information aimed at improving organizational
decision-making, optimizing performance, and ac (...)
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... Although the organization runs events sponsored by various ... Many
companies use TDWI's information to identify how they ... to benchmark
their BI use to ensure they ...
Published:
2006-10-25
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Abstract:
The Advanced Sourcing & Negotiation Benchmark Report. Download Technology Research Reports about The Advanced Sourcing
& Negotiation Benchmark. The wave of e-sourcing that began a decade ago resembled a “crash diet:” it had an immediate
and noticeable effect on enterprises. Today’s challenge (...)
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The Advanced Sourcing & Negotiation Benchmark Report. Download Technology Research Reports about The Advanced Sourcing
& Negotiation Benchm...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Reduce the Pain of ERP Upgrades with Better Planning. Download Free IT Comparison Reports Related To ERP Upgrades and Better
Planning. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems now support many organizations’ most important business processes, and
house their most sensitive corporate data. As a result, (...)
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Reduce the Pain of ERP Upgrades with Better Planning. Source: SAP. Document Type: White Paper Description: Enterprise resource
planning ...
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2010-03-11