This paper explains why a warehouse management system (WMS) is one of the key technologies required to create a successful adaptive supply chain network. This system enables the extended warehouse to sense and respond to a variety of business requirements and meet complex and changing customer needs. 

Examine why manufacturers in the industrial machinery and components industry are looking for the right technology to mount lean initiatives by eliminating waste and nonvalue-added activities. Read case studies of six enterprises who use SAP software to achieve continuous improvement and eliminate waste from operations. 

This case study explains how Kubota turned to Catalyst to implement SAP® Console Technology and extend SAP warehouse management capabilities. Read on to learn how Catalyst was able to deliver this inside four months, ensuring no loss of business and driving significant benefits throughout the business. 

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. 

The focus of this white paper is to highlight how IT can support the kind of agile, rapid response that is needed to drive out costs and delays in their company's business collaboration networks. 

This paper offers a solution for businesses to achieve balance between profitability and sustainability by leveraging the platform of packaged implementations. 

This paper focuses on Global Trade Management (GTM) trends in chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing companies, with an emphasis on the challenges and solutions for Global Trade Compliance (GTC). 

This white paper is designed to give warehouse operations and IT managers an understanding of the capabilities of SAP's ERP Yard Management and Cross-Docking solutions. Introduced with Release 4.7 extension set 2.0, SAP continues to improve its Logistics offering, while minimizing the gap between Best-of-Breed software solutions. 

CarSound CFO Steve Ragow encourages you to take ownership of and master your ERP system to assure your success. 

This paper discusses how organizations can bring this content into their enterprise business processes, so it is an integral part of those business processes. To accomplish this requires the integration of enterprise applications with ECM systems. Read on to learn the high-level business needs and pain points driving this integration trend. 

This report focuses on the market events that impact demand. It explains the six market event categories that cannot be controlled but can be effectively managed if the right processes and technologies are in place. 

Results from Aberdeen Group report, The Lean Supply Chain, indicates that Aerospace and Defense (A&D) manufacturers are 40% more likely to be Best in Class performers - companies that are characterized by having an integrated Lean approach and solution with technology enablers - than their peers from other industries.