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The Lean Workforce: Applying Lean Principles to improve workforce management by Kronos Incorporated March 25, 2009 - (Free Research) Using Lean principles, manufacturers have made significant improvements to their operations, from improved productivity, increased resource utilization, to a more accurate understanding of product costs. One area where manufacturers may not have thought to apply Lean is the workforce.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Align Finance with Lean Manufacturing: 9 Actionable Items by Infor September 2008 - (Free Research) This on-demand event identifies the incongruities and provides nine action items to align finance with Lean manufacturing, and reduce waste in accounting and costing. You'll learn 9 pragmatic recommendations for improving your lean performance results.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

The Top 9 Ways to Improve Customer Loyalty and Engagement by Allegiance January 2008 - (Free Research) Customer loyalty is a critical way to retain more of your customers and grow your business faster. Explore these nine principles to foster a culture of greater loyalty and engagement and you will see immediate profits.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Applying ITIL Best Practice Principles to IPAM by BT Diamond IP December 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper will explain how each of the main ITIL areas can be applied specifically to IP address management (IPAM), and the benefits that can be accrued from using this management framework.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Web 2.0 in Action! How SAP Is Leveraging Web 2.0 in CRM to Improve Customer Experience by SAP America, Inc. June 2008 - (Free Research) This paper discusses how SAP leverages Web 2.0 in CRM to improve customer experience. It examines SAP’s approach to Web 2.0, and how SAP has incorporated the Web 2.0 technological principles within SAP CRM.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Leveraging the Value Proposition of SOA: How Enterprise Architecture Helps Organizations Analyze and Develop Their Services Strategy by Telelogic, An IBM Company May 2007 - (Free Research) This paper discusses SOA as more than a technology. SOA is an architectural principle that opens the door to using IT technology in new ways to help improve efficiency and productivity and provide value to both providers and consumers of services.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Applying Factory Principles to Accelerate Enterprise Virtualization by Intel August 2011 - (Free Research) Adopting the private cloud infrastructure is a prime goal for many organizations, however, the first critical step to achieving this goal is ubiquitous server virtualization. Access this exclusive resource to learn how you can apply factory principles to your processes and virtualize nearly 75% of your data center.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Enterprise Architecture Is More than Engineering by Burton Group July 2008 - (Free Research) While many enterprise architecture (EA) programs may be less than effective or threatened by extinction, the EA discipline is still an important set of skills and processes that improve IT decision-making and CIO effectiveness.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Five Ways ERP Can Help You Implement Lean by Epicor Software Corporation February 2008 - (Free Research) A lean approach to manufacturing can help improve productivity and customer service. Read this white paper to learn how ERP works with lean to identify value and non-value components with your SAP system to give you a competitive edge.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

5 Ways ERP Can Help You Implement Lean by Epicor Software Corporation April 2007 - (Free Research) Improve productivity and customer service with a lean approach to manufacturing. Read this white paper to learn how ERP works with lean to identify value and non-value components with your SAP system to give you a competitive edge.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Virtualization from the Datacenter to the Desktop by Microsoft October 2008 - (Free Research) This paper looks at the role virtualization should take in an optimized IT infrastructure, and presents a set of principles and best practices to build a comprehensive virtualization strategy for the organization.  (WHITE PAPER)

Generali France Improves Visibility and Management of its Entire Project Portfolio with CA Clarity PPM by CA Technologies. March 2010 - (Free Research) To achieve its transformation programme, CA Clarity Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) has been deployed by Generali France as a centralised platform for project and portfolio management. With a centralised view of its projects, the company can ensure effective management of project interdependencies and risks.  (ANALYST BRIEF) READ ABSTRACT |

Service-Oriented Cloud Computing Infrastructure (SOCCI) Framework by ComputerWeekly.com January 2012 - (Free Research) Download the Service-Oriented Cloud Computing Infrastructure (SOCCI) Framework from the Open Group.  (ESSENTIAL GUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Three Key Areas to Reduce Costs with Lean Techniques by Epicor Software Corporation February 2013 - (Free Research) Most companies looking to apply lean techniques to their manufacturing processes in order to improve efficiencies and reduce costs start by adopting an ERP system – but ERP alone isn't enough. Read this paper to discover 3 areas to apply lean principles that will yield immediate cost savings and efficiency improvements.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Azul Pauseless Garbage Collection: Improving Application Scalability and Predictability by Azul Systems, Inc March 2011 - (Free Research) This paper examines garbage collection issues such as concurrent marking and concurrent relocation, as well as, benefits of acheiving pauseless garbage collection compared to traditional collection approaches.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Greener Computing: Five Ways to Transform Your Business by Intel Corporation June 2008 - (Free Research) This paper shows how applying the principles of energy efficiency to your company's computers and servers can improve your productivity and decrease your carbon emissions in very specific ways.  (WHITE PAPER)

Lean Manufacturing by IFS January 2012 - (Free Research) 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.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Building a GARP-Compliant Solution by Hewlett-Packard Company May 2013 - (Free Research) This white paper examines the importance of efficient recordkeeping and information governance. Read now to learn why, as organizations consider changes to GARP that align with their unique business goals, choosing the right solutions can be critical.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Cooling Strategies for IT Wiring Closets and Small Rooms by APC by Schneider Electric May 2012 - (Free Research) Access this white paper to discover improved strategies for cooling your IT wiring closet. Learn the five methods of cooling, the effect of UPS on cooling systems and much more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Driving Sustained Improvements with Supply Chain Metrics and Analytics by SAP America, Inc. March 2013 - (Free Research) This resource explains the importance of clear metrics and powerful analytics in a successfully performance management strategy. Continue on to discover how these principles can help you better manage an ever-changing supply chain in a highly volatile world.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

eBook: Energy Efficient IT-Chapter 3: Principles of Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency by SearchDataCenter.com February 2010 - (Free Research) Chillers, air handlers, power distribution, backup power - all of the mechanical processes that keep servers running smoothly account for more than half of an IT energy bill. But this is changing. Energy-efficiency best practices and equipment designs are available to help enterprises reduce their data center energy usage.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Securing the Cloud for the Enterprise by Symantec Corporation September 2011 - (Free Research) Despite the many the benefits of the cloud, one key challenge still remains a concern – Security. View this paper as it explores the security challenges of the cloud and offers key principles that can help address the security and compliance concerns in an evolving threat and compliance landscape.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Buckle Up (On the Road to IFRS) Straight Talk Book Series by Deloitte July 2009 - (Free Research) The 11th book in our Straight Talk series helps executives understand the implications of IFRS and their role in addressing the associated changes. The publication also offers practical suggestions to help companies navigate through pressing issues and developing your own conversion road map.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Smarter quality management: The fast track to competitive advantage by IBM November 2011 - (Free Research) A practical approach to quality management (QM) that helps reduce time to market without sacrificing quality in the outcome.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Evolving Role of the Business Analyst by IBM June 2008 - (Free Research) With the advent of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), the business analyst now has to think about issues such as IT services and how to define business logic as rules for easier and faster change cycles. Thus, a new position called the business rules analyst has emerged. This article will examine the role of this new star in the business world.  (TECHNICAL ARTICLE) READ ABSTRACT |

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