Learn how to transform your supply chain into a responsive supply network in which demand-driven companies share knowledge; adapt to changing market conditions; and proactively respond to shorter, less predictable lifecycles. Find out how you can be up and running in a matter of weeks with rapid-deployment solutions. 

Today’s global supply chains are marked by lack of visibility and long decision-making times that make it difficult to plan and execute with the speed and precision required by today's volatile markets. This paper explains how to establish a highly collaborative, demand-driven planning process that will help you overcome these modern challenges. 

New innovations are changing the role procurement plays within the enterprise. This paper discusses how SAP Procurement Solutions deliver a technology platform that  empower procurement organizations with strategic differentiation and innovation. 

Sound business intelligence (BI) reporting can be invaluable in helping your business peers make the best decisions for your company. Ensuring error-free, end-to-end integration of data between processes distributed throughout your organization, however, can be challenging. Learn how scheduling and process automation technologies can help. 

Between 25% and 50% of most companies’ revenue goes toward purchasing goods and services, so the ability to keep these costs down is paramount. Applying strategic sourcing methodologies to pinpoint spend categories and select qualified suppliers allows organizations to reduce expenses and positively impact the bottom line. 

In this white paper, Rajesh K. Gupta, Electronic Arts' senior manager of applications for business intelligence (BI) and data services, explains how EA avoids many costly problems due to timely data access. Read this now to gain insight into how EA deployed job scheduling software and what benefits it reaped by doing so. 

CPG companies are discovering that high product volume sales come at the expense of extreme data complexity. Companies struggle to maintain open lines of communication with retail customers and distributors trying to manage the flow of product. Learn how CPG companies deliver BI to business managers to better manage fluctuating product demand. 

Findings from the 2011 Sustainability and Innovation Global Executive Study and Research Project. 

Explore new thinking on how to manage the increasing complexity of today's supply chains – and how leading companies are evolving their approach to encompass multitier business networks enabled by electronic data exchange. They are jettisoning traditional EDI for simpler, more affordable automation techniques. 

Creating an accurate budget and schedule are essential for evaluating the progress and performance of your project. In this white paper, get tips for how you can develop and manage project baselines so that your projects are on time and within the budget. 

Companies should consider investments in time and attendance applications as a low-risk, low-cost way to reduce payroll costs and improve productivity.  Companies that already have time and attendance applications should consider maximizing the breadth of their deployment or extending it to other workforce-related functions. 

Access this brief white paper for a case study on how Load Trail improved its customer relationships and lowered labor costs with a new ERP software system.