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How to Profit in a Downturn: 4 Customer-centric Strategies for Growth in a Challenging Market by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution February 20, 2009 - (Free Research) In this white paper, learn how your organization can use customer-centric strategies and CRM tools to maximize the value and loyalty of your customer base. Gain insight into new areas of opportunity and do more with less in a time of economic uncertainty.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Case Study: LoBue Citrus by Intermec February 13, 2013 - (Free Research) This case study explores the process to achieve their goals to replace the manual system with an automated food traceability system in order to improve inventory accuracy, the speed of trace-backs, and to reduce time spend on physical inventories.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Food Manufacturer Extends Its Workforce with Secure Remote Access by Cisco Systems, Inc. July 2008 - (Free Research) This case study describes how one of the most well-known food producers and distributors achieved cost savings, increased productivity, and solved business challenges through deployment of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) VPN Edition.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Giving Trade Companies a Fast Start: SAP All-in-One Fast Start Program by SAP America, Inc. March 2009 - (Free Research) Whether you are a wholesale distributor of furniture, machinery, chemicals, or food and beverages, your success depends on how quickly you adapt to demands from customers and suppliers. You must constantly differentiate your services from the competition while improving operating efficiencies and controlling costs.  (ARTICLE) READ ABSTRACT |

Surviving the Perfect Storm in the Food Industry by CDC Software - Ross Enterprise April 2008 - (Free Research) This paper presents an executive perspective on the underlying challenges in the food industry.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Managing Product Recalls to Reduce Risk and Minimize Cost by Sage North America January 2009 - (Free Research) With an integrated enterprise system like Sage ERP X3, food producers can use the same system to address industry-specific requirements and product recalls.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Tactical Management of Agile Development: Achieving Competitive Advantage by Rally Software August 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper is an invaluable Agile development overview full of techniques, best practices and educational materials. Created specifically for people involved in Software Release Planning, Project Management, Defining Features, Req...  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Giving Trade Companies a Fast Start by SAP AG March 2009 - (Free Research) Whether you are a wholesale distributor of furniture, machinery, chemicals, or food and beverages, your success depends on how quickly you adapt to demands from customers and suppliers. You must constantly differentiate your services from the competition while improving operating efficiencies and controlling costs.  (ARTICLE) READ ABSTRACT |

Supply Chain Management in Kraft by Board International June 2008 - (Free Research) In order to maintain its market leadership, Kraft Food's products should reach their destinations faster and faster, but in the most effective way.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Why Advocacy Matters to Grocers: Surveyed Consumers Give Retailers Food for Thought by IBM May 2008 - (Free Research) Grocers can pursue customer-focused initiatives and investments with greater precision and success by concentrating on customer advocacy. This paper discusses the attitudes and behaviors that can do improve the level of advocacy among customers.  (WHITE PAPER)

ACH Foods: Speeding Product Initiation by 75% by SAP America, Inc. August 2012 - (Free Research) Famous food brands from ACH Food Companies Inc. – like Mazola, Spice Islands, and Durkee – are in nearly every pantry in America, yet have you heard of this company? That's because ACH only recently transformed itself into a consumer-branded business, using an integrated suite of applications from SAP.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Why Advocacy Matters to Grocers: Surveyed Consumers Give Retailers Food for Thought by IBM Line of Business June 2008 - (Free Research) This paper reveals key insights into what actually drives customer advocacy, as well as what grocers can do to improve the level of advocacy among their customer populations.  (WHITE PAPER)

Choosing the Right Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System: How to Avoid the 7 Fatal Flaws by CDC Software - Ross Enterprise November 2008 - (Free Research) This paper explains the importance of choosing the Right Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System to avoid the 7 Fatal Flaws.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

US Food Service - Streamline project includes Afaria by Sybase, an SAP company May 2009 - (Free Research) Watch this video to learn how US Food Service, the second largest food service provider, implemented Afaria from Sybase to streamline order entry and information management between their mobile sales force, distribution centers and the corporate office.  (VIDEO) READ ABSTRACT |

A New Approach to Verifying and Validating Medical Device Development by IBM December 2010 - (Free Research) The list of features in medical devices is rapidly rising: Even the simplest of medical devices house more and more system components, which add greater functionality to the device at a low cost. But by adding components, device software becomes complex and burdens compliance testing and premarket certification activities.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Eight “Must-Have” ERP Features for Food Processors by Plex Systems February 2012 - (Free Research) Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are essential to companies in all industries and the food and beverage industry is no exception. This white paper highlights eight features food and beverage processors must have in their ERP platform. Read more to discover if your company's system meets the requirements or falls below par.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Case Study from IDC: Speeding the Cure: Kalypsys Deploys Xerox DocuShare CPX to Accelerate Drug Development by Xerox DocuShare May 2008 - (Free Research) Learn how Kalypsis, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company, is leveraging Xerox DocuShare Enterprise Content Management to control content for regulatory operations and clinical trials.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Managing a Bountiful Harvest: Blending Long-term Planning with Short-term Scheduling: Constraint Based Planning and Scheduling for Food Manufacturers by Logility, Inc. April 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper explains strategies for effectively using existing manufacturing capacity with a constraint-based production planning and a scheduling method to predict and minimize the impacts of seasonal harvests on manufacturing.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Case Study: Washington Fruit by Intermec February 2013 - (Free Research) This white paper outlines Washington Fruit and Produce, Co installed a new hardware system to improve inventory management and accuracy, increase operation efficiency and increase throughput.Read on to discover how they achieved these goals by leveraging a combination of mobile computers, vehicle-mount computers, scanners, and industrial printers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Paramount Foods Upgrades Store Technology by Hewlett-Packard Company March 2008 - (Free Research) Read how the owner of a North Carolina based food company found a way to keep up with major supermarket chains with HP POS hardware and servers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Streamlining Accounts Payable Process in SAP and Reducing Cost by Dolphin October 2011 - (Free Research) In this presentation transcript, learn how successful restaurateur and food services franchiser, Tim Hortons streamlined their accounts payable processes to save time and reduce costs.  (PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT) READ ABSTRACT |

Analyst's take: Siemens PLM software cuts costs and boosts innovation for packaged goods industry by ComputerWeekly.com February 2011 - (Free Research) Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) software for the consumer packaged goods and food and beverage industries enables companies to optimize package design and accelerate innovation while reducing costs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Finding success with SAP: How Tim Hortons streamlined their AP process & saved big by Dolphin October 2011 - (Free Research) In this presentation transcript, learn how successful restaurateur and food services franchiser Tim Hortons streamlined its accounts payable processes to save time and reduce costs.  (PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT) READ ABSTRACT |

ERP Software Acquisition in an FDA Regulated Environment by SoftBrands, Inc. March 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper presents a guideline to help you select an ERP system for your FDA validation. Explore a five phase software acquisition life cycle model to help you accomplish these objectives as efficiently as possible.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Computer Weekly 16 August 2011: Read our analysis of the week’s biggest news stories in IT and in-depth features examining the latest technology trends by ComputerWeekly.com August 2011 - (Free Research) In this week’s issue of Computer Weekly we kick-off a programme of content aimed at providing a resource for IT training, education and career development. We also look at the controversial supplier contracts for the NHS IT programme, and examine the challenges of Big Data - plus our usual analysis of the week’s news. Download the latest issue now.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

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