ERP on the Shop Floor is as critical to the viability of the enterprise as any component in the execution of manufacturing. High performing manufacturers have found that full integration of real-time operational data collected from the shop floor to the top floor is key to reducing costs, streamlining operations and improving customer satisfaction. 

Until recently, it was difficult for manufacturers to obtain a true picture of what was happening on the shop floor. Real-time, accurate data reflecting production activity, planned production schedules, quality checks, machine breakdowns, inventory levels or a shortage of materials made it a challenge for shop floor management to keep track.. 

Read this Gartner research to learn how to couple the tools contained in the latest release of Duet Enterprise with agile, user-centric development methodologies to deliver SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system data and processes to users in SharePoint (or Microsoft Office) environments without fragmentation of information and processes. 

By consolidating multiple staff badges and security applications into a single employee RFID badge, the hospital streamlined security and access management, established SSO to multiple applications, and provided true convergence of the IT and physical access systems. 

In this ERP Selection Checklist, provided to you through our ERP Decision Center, two experts with broad experience in ERP implementations give their advice on matching business requirements with product features in five key categories: functional fit, integration, business intelligence and reporting formats, deployment model and customizability. 

Read this paper to uncover five perks of selecting a software as a service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. 

Read this whitepaper to understand why and how SOA-enablement will reduce cost and risk of Application upgrades for your organization. 

A recent Gartner study unexpectedly found that Software as a Service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems reinforce IT governance policies. In this expert guide, learn how SaaS ERP platforms can be customized, are simpler to use than on-premise ERP, and support better IT governance. 

This white paper details the challenges faced by multi-site and multinational organizations and describes what to look for in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to address these issues. 

Read this e-book to compare traditional hosted enterprise resource planning (ERP) apps to Software as a Service (SaaS). Uncover the benefits and challenges of each alternative and decide which is best for your organization 

In this e-guide, readers will learn more about the basics of ERP and how to reduce maintenance and support costs for these systems. 

This expert e-guide explores the difference in the benefits of enterprise resource planning (ERP) for small and midsized businesses (SMBs) versus larger organizations and sheds light on what to avoid when midmarket organizations lack the IT resources needed when buying ERP software. 

Read this Bloomberg Businessweek case study to learn how Swiss grocer Coop leveraged its customers' attachment to their iPhones with their long commutes and time-compressed schedules to boost both loyalty and sales with an iPhone shopping app that integrates with its back-end SAP ERP and CRM systems.