This paper illustrates how IFS Applications support lean principles, particularly in the many manufacturing environments that require both rate-based and order-based shop floor execution. This hybrid approach lets you go lean step by step, as you are able, not because an inflexible system forces you to do so. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the IT challenges facing retailers, as consumers turn increasingly to web and mobile shopping channels. Oracle president Mark Hurd talks about how the supplier intends to simplify IT infrastructures. And new government CIO Andy Nelson discusses how he plans to transform Whitehall IT. Read the issue now. 

This week’s Computer Weekly kicks off our Buyer's Guide to data security by looking at the changing role of the IT security chief. We also examine why flexible working is proving so slow to roll out and we talk to the UK's air traffic control operator about its ambitious desktop virtualisation project. 

Organizational trust in data may be the single largest barrier to business intelligence (BI) success in the health care industry today. Access this resource to learn how an automated enterprise job scheduler and automated process optimization tools can ensure that your data is accurate and consistent. 

The key to achieving cost-effective savings in the supply chain is to exchange information accurately and quickly in real-time. 

This case study examines the City of Denver's document management issues and how implementing Alfresco Enterprise Content Management helped them overcome these challenges. 

This white paper shows you how to create a sustainable approach to access certifications and discusses how it enables your company to establish full visibility of user entitlements and roles and automate access certifications and compliance reporting. 

Read this case study to learn how one growing Euopean retailer was able to migrate to an architecture that could support real-time delivery of shop data to the data center for processing and real-time communication of pricing events to its shops using open source integration software. 

What do SOX, GLBA, and HIPPA all have in common? These important regulations all require technical safeguards to protect or guarantee the veracity of critical information. In this Q&A podcast, gain an understanding of the above regulations and discover what capabilities and organization must have in place to address the requirements. 

Your service desk should be the one stop shop for internal and external customers. But, in order for IT to be the orchestrator of knowledge and the service catalog, you need to provide excellent service and quick response times. Watch this webcast and discover the most current recommendations for service delivery and management best practices. 

IT shops looking to consolidate their data centers and virtualize servers have to weigh the latest storage networking technology developments as they plot any infrastructure upgrade. This SearchStorage.com E-Guide explores the current state of data storage networking infrastructure before you make an upgrade. 

European consumers' growing use digital channels as part of their shopping experience is driving retailers’ focus on delivering efficient online, cross-border operations in Europe, this research report from Accenture reveals.