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SAP Procurement Savings eBook by SAP America, Inc. August 21, 2012 - (Free Research) Many of today's companies have third-party costs that equal up to 70% of revenue. To remain competitive, it is essential to use procurement applications to identify and accelerate savings and contribute to the bottom line. Access this eBook to learn how to close the loop between spend analysis, sourcing, and contract management.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Data Enrichment and Classification to Optimize Procurement and Spend Analysis by SAP America, Inc. April 30, 2011 - (Free Research) Read how the utilization of a Data Enrichment and Classification toolkit can help you unlock the full potential of your existing procurement applications by making your data reliable – the key to more accurate and consistent insight into your spend. Learn how you can increase leverage opportunities and improve decision making.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Rapid Time to Value for SAP® Supplier Relationship Management by SAP America, Inc. December 31, 2010 - (Free Research) Many companies already using the SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) application choose to also deploy the SAP supplier relationship management (SRM) application to optimize their procurement processes and strategies. Read this paper to learn more about SAP SRM.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Business Transformation Study: LUKOIL MID-EAST by SAP America, Inc. August 21, 2012 - (Free Research) LUKOIL MID-EAST LTD. operates a large oil and gas field in Iraq that demands a precise but flexible supply of materials. Facing a large number of operational routines and procurement processes and a new market of Iraqi suppliers, LME turned to the SAP Supplier Relationship Management application.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Business Transformation Study: Nippon Paint by SAP America, Inc. August 21, 2012 - (Free Research) The SAP Supplier Relationship Management application provided NIPPON PAINT with support for strategic and operational procurement and supplier collaboration. The software helped the company streamline procurement, reduce trading cycle time, and cut process costs, while enabling it to efficiently manage the rapidly growing company's many suppliers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Oracle Procurement and Spend Analytics by Oracle Corporation December 12, 2011 - (Free Research) Through complete end-to-end insight into the factors that impact company performance, you can significantly reduce costs, enhance profitability, increase customer satisfaction and gain competitive advantage.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Oracle Procurement & Spend Analytics by Oracle Corporation July 11, 2008 - (Free Research) Oracle Procurement & Spend Analytics, part of the Oracle BI Applications product line, enables you to optimize supply side performance by integrating data from across the enterprise value chain—enabling executives, managers, and frontline employees to make more informed decisions. Read this data sheet for more.  (DATA SHEET) READ ABSTRACT |

Spend Performance Management - Maximize Savings, Reduce Supplier Risks by SAP America, Inc. November 05, 2009 - (Free Research) The SAP BusinessObjects Spend Performance Management application provides full visibility into direct and indirect spend, and helps companies proactively identify cost savings opportunities and supply risks, reduce costs, maintain supply continuity, and increase spend under management.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Why Should You Consider Procurement Outsourcing? A Holistic Approach towards Vertically Integrated to Virtually Integrated Business Process Services by Wipro Technologies January 13, 2009 - (Free Research) Procurement Outsourcing is defined as a process wherein organizations take a calculated approach of moving some of their processes around source to pay to a specialist.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in eCatalog Management by Ariba, Inc. June 11, 2010 - (Free Research) At the heart of procurement systems is a catalog. Even in environments lacking automation, requisitioners consult a hard copy or customer service reps use a catalog at the other end of a phone line. Getting everyone to use the correct catalog from a preferred vendor at the contracted price will ensure that negotiated savings are actually realized.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Which SAP® Warehouse Management Application is Right For You? by CDC Global Services - Catalyst June 16, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper is designed to give warehouse operations managers and IT managers a useful framework for understanding SAP's newer Warehouse Management (WM) application functionality. It encompasses a look at both the core ERP Central Component (ECC) functionality in addition to the SCM Extended Warehouse Management product.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Collaborate with Your Business Network in the Cloud by SAP America, Inc. April 30, 2012 - (Free Research) This resource discusses cloud-based business applications and the potential benefits to your business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Reverse Auction Best Practices by SAP America, Inc. February 28, 2011 - (Free Research) Reverse auctions are a key tool that sourcing organizations can use to bring about huge success if executed along with a well-defined sourcing process. Careful thought and planning must precede an auction event in order to achieve double-digit price compression.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Tip-Guide: Demand-driven supply chain innovations center on analytics, mobile ID by SAP America, Inc. November 04, 2011 - (Free Research) In this expert tip guide, readers will learn details around the recent advances in automatic identification and data capture (AIDC), especially item-level radio frequency identification (RFID) and smartphone-based social media and scanning applications for consumers, as well as new applications of supply chain analytics.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Inventory Optimization: A New Approach to Operational Inventory Planning by SAP America, Inc. August 31, 2012 - (Free Research) In today's business environment, supply chain management cannot afford inefficiencies caused by planners using outdated inventory management models. Read this white paper to discover an SAP application that enables planners to manage today's complex supply chains by facilitating analysis of many variables, constraints, and scenarios.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Overview by Oracle Corporation January 22, 2011 - (Free Research) This paper explains how Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Applications are complete, prebuilt BI solutions that deliver intuitive, role-based intelligence for everyone in an organization - from front line employees to senior management - that enable better decisions, actions, and business processes.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

International Procurement Center: Increasing Efficiency and Maximizing Profitability by E2open January 14, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper describes international procurement center (IPC) processes and capabilities, and explains the ways in which an IPC deployment can enhance your profitability.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Strategic Supplier Mandate: Three Principles to Deliver Transparency Across the Supply Base by SAP America, Inc. March 31, 2012 - (Free Research) Read this article to discover the three supplier management initiatives that have helped market-leading procurement organizations drive innovation, increase productivity and mitigate risk.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Cloud Computing by Government Agencies: Meeting Business and Security Challenges in the Cloud by IBM August 17, 2010 - (Free Research) This article briefly describes the procurement challenges and then jumps into advising government cloud service purchasers on the positives and negatives of security in the cloud, and how to manage their potential vendors' security risks. Read on to learn more.  (TECHNICAL ARTICLE)

The Secret SaaS: On-Demand Supply Chain Management by E2open January 19, 2009 - (Free Research) Through the responses of over 130 enterprises, Aberdeen identifies whether SaaS and related approaches are a long-term, viable option in the SCM space or not.  (BOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Workday Procurement Product Preview by Workday March 05, 2013 - (Free Research) Workday offers cloud-based SaaS solutions to a broad range of HR and finance challenges. Check out this video to discover what your company can achieve with comprehensive procurement solutions.  (VIDEO) READ ABSTRACT |

Leading Chemical Companies Are Adapting to Change and Innovating with Mobile Technology by SAP America, Inc. May 09, 2013 - (Free Research) This in-depth webcast focuses on how chemical companies can leverage SAP mobile technologies to connect to enterprise data anywhere, at any time and collaborate with partners to streamline business processes and manage business-critical assets in real-time.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

E-Book: A Manufacturer’s Guide to Navigating the Procurement and Sourcing Technology Landscape by SAP America, Inc. May 23, 2012 - (Free Research) Utilizing the latest procurement technologies can help improve your supplier performance, produce better products and improve resource allocation. Read this editorial e-book to get expert advice on the latest procurement technologies for today’s manufacturers.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

HP Procurement Services: Boost Margins with Proven Global Spending Strategies by Hewlett-Packard Company August 31, 2010 - (Free Research) This resource explains how outsourcing your procurement activities to a trusted business partner can help you reduce costs, improve productivity, increase compliance, and more. See how you can set the stage for financial success by reading on now.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Elevating Your Procurement Organization from Knee Jerk Reactions to Predictive Analytics by SAP America, Inc. December 31, 2011 - (Free Research) Benchmark findings prove that a 5% reduction in spending can drive upwards of a 45% increase in net income, and migrating to automated spend analytics can capture a 30% higher rate of cost savings and a 27% higher rate of spend under manage­ment. This study will walk through a four-step process to help you start reaping these rewards.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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