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Manufacturing Operations Management: Choosing Between ERP Extension and Dedicated Platform by Apriso Corporation November 23, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper describes the issues to consider when comparing a dedicated manufacturing operations platform with an ERP supplier's operations management extension. It’s based on interviews with two sources. One uses the dedicated platform approach and one uses an ERP application.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

A Platform Approach To Manufacturing Operations Management by Apriso Corporation March 06, 2009 - (Free Research) From a manufacturing executive's perspective, focusing on an open and flexible Manufacturing Operations Management platform creates a competitive weapon. This research provides a roadmap for creating such a platform in a cost effective way that still delivers benefits, such as higher levels of profitability.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Apriso, Trixell's Manufacturing Operations Portal by Apriso Corporation December 08, 2009 - (Free Research) Trixell is a medical device world leader. Its products can be found in half of all X-ray machines produced worldwide. In eight years, production has increased 50-fold – a huge success, but also a huge challenge. Watch this video to learn more about Trixell and how they’ve overcome the many operational challenges involved in such rapid growth.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Lean Strategies for the Process Manufacturer by Sage (UK) Limited December 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This primer will serve to provide an understanding of the key concepts of Lean as they apply to the process sectors, including the steps for implementation and the benefits that may be realised.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Managing Change Effectively with ERP: The Impact On 5 Key Business Functions by Infor December 03, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper examines the impact of using disparate systems versus an integrated ERP system on your manufacturing operations. The detailed charts on the following pages provide insight into how the inefficiencies associated with change management today can be easily and cost-effectively eliminated.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Augmenting the Value of ERP to Achieve the Perfect Plant by Apriso Corporation September 2008 - (Free Research) This paper reviews multiple compelling issues of establishing and maintaining connectivity to manufacturing operations to achieve the Perfect Plant through an existing ERP system.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Achieving Compliant Manufacturing Excellence through Real-time Performance Management by SAP America, Inc. January 2009 - (Free Research) Manufacturers are feeling new pressure on their operations from many directions. Dynamic market needs, increased compliance requirements, more distributed manufacturing operations, rapid product innovation, lean manufacturing, and the transition to new IT technology all manifest themselves on the plant floor and throughout the enterprise.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Operational Excellence in the Process Industries by SAP America, Inc. January 2009 - (Free Research) Read this Aberdeen review of how best-in-class companies provide visibility into manufacturing operations while using real-time interoperability between manufacturing systems and business systems.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

10 Ways To Use ERP To Lean The Manufacturing Supply Chain by IFS June 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper gives four tips to help you bring lean supply chain improvements to your manufacturing operation. Additionally, it discusses six technology tools that help automate these lean supply chain practices.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

10 Critical Questions to Ask a Manufacturing ERP Vendor by Plex Systems March 2009 - (Free Research) Many manufacturers are focusing on the wrong issues when considering ERP solutions. The ERP industry has earned such a poor reputation for delivery in the last 20 years that users have learned to live within a very narrow set of constraints.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Manufacturing BPM with APRISO by Apriso Corporation February 2009 - (Free Research) This paper explains what BPM is, why you need it, what it brings to an OES and how Apriso's FlexNet is different from competitors who are beginning to talk the BPM talk without delivering the goods.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Role of ERP in Globalization by SAP America, Inc. September 2008 - (Free Research) This whitepaper examines the role of ERP in Globalization in detail, outlining steps to improve current strategies to meet the changing face of the global business of today ...and tomorrow.  (BOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

TrueCommerce Case Study: TrueCommerce’s EDI System Dramatically Improved CASMED’s Order Processing Productivity by TrueCommerce, Inc. February 2010 - (Free Research) Read this case study to learn how to deploy an easy-to-use, well-supported and cost-effective EDI solution to interface with an existing Microsoft Dynamics™ GP business system.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Your Strategic Partner in Demand Driven Manufacturing: Atos Origin Manufacturing Consultancy for MES and CPG by Atos Origin January 2010 - (Free Research) In this paper you will learn how Atos Origin can help your organization to integrate your entire manufacturing operation to help you get ahead in the demand driven manufacturing game. Read on to learn more about partnering with Atos Origin to increase your competitive advantage.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Leverage ERP for Sales & Operations Planning by IFS January 2009 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to learn how to use your ERP to facilitate Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), which helps manufacturers rapidly adjust to changes in the market.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

End-to-End Service Management in the Virtualized Environment: Delivering on the Promises of Virtualization by Hewlett-Packard Company October 2008 - (Free Research) This paper proposes an approach for IT to manage virtualized environments and shows how HP Business Service Management software enables IT operations to link specialists and specialized tools into day-to-day operations while keeping promises to business users.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Demand and Sales Funnel Analytics – How Forward Thinking Marketing Organizations Deliver Competitive Differentiators by IBM March 2010 - (Free Research) Read this paper for a series of research briefs discussing addressing demand and sales funnel analytics. Topics covered include business intelligence tools, marketing BI tools, the coming of age of Marketing Operations, and the demand waterfall.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Managing Operator Networks as an Outsourcing Service by Alcatel-Lucent November 2009 - (Free Research) Communications service providers are increasingly looking at vendors as partners to help them provide a new generation of managed services. This new trend has advantages for customers, service providers, and vendors that have the expertise on staff to handle increasingly complex network services. Read this eGuide to learn more.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Combat Cybercrime, Demonstrate Compliance and Streamline IT Operations by ArcSight, Inc. March 2010 - (Free Research) This whitepaper discusses the requirements for a universal log management solution and specifically describes how ArcSight Logger 4 delivers on those requirements. A recent cyberespionage incident at Boeing Corporation is highlighted as an example. Read more to find out.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Cara Operations Case Study: Centralizing Information Management through a Unified Physical Infrastructure by Panduit January 2010 - (Free Research) In this case study you'll learn how Cara Operations has been a leader in the restaurant and airline catering sectors for more than a century, its IT infrastructure had not kept pace with the company's success.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer - Topological List View Enhances Ability to Monitor Complex IT Systems by Hitachi Data Systems April 2009 - (Free Research) For many midsized and large businesses, IT infrastructure is more than just the data center - it is what runs the business. Ensuring that mission critical systems perform efficiently and reliably amid the complexity of multivendor, multiplatform infrastructures can become an insurmountable task without the right tools.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Enabling The Lean Enterprise: A Three-Tiered Approach to Improving Your Operations by SAP America, Inc. June 2009 - (Free Research) Recently, many businesses have used lean principles to move from a decentralized corporate management mode to a hybrid model - recognizing that different functions require different levels of centralized management to be efficient and effective. Read this whitepaper to learn a three-tiered approach to improving your operations.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

IT Economics: Streamlining Application Performance Management with Extended Visibility and Virtualization by CA May 2009 - (Free Research) The concept of Lean IT is emerging to describe the best practices required to strip inefficiency out of day-today IT operations in ways similar to how Lean Manufacturing strategies streamline manufacturing processes. This IDC White Paper discusses how APM solutions can help IT managers cope with today's economic and operational IT challenges.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

How Mobile Printers Drive Efficiency Throughout the Supply Chain by Zebra Technologies February 2010 - (Free Research) This paper discusses how supplementing enterprise-printing operations with mobile printers eliminates bottlenecks and boosts accuracy, resulting in better overall performance of manufacturing, warehouse management, and supply chain operations.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Master Data Management: Extracting Value from Your Most Important Intangible Asset by SAP America, Inc. January 2007 - (Free Research) Effective master data management can save time and money - even enable the capture of incremental revenues, it can also reduce costs while improving customer service.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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