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Whitepapers
Seven Reports Every Chemicals and Petroleum Supply Chain Executive Needs: Supply Chain Performance Management With IBM
Aug 2009
This white paper describes the need for effective, efficient performance management software to help drive success in today's complicated chemicals and petroleum industry supply chains. Such...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Seven Reports Every Electronics Supply Chain Executive Needs: Supply Chain Performance Management With IBM
Aug 2009
This white paper describes the need for effective, efficient performance management software to help drive success in today's complicated electronics industry supply chains. Such systems can give...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Orchestrating the Chain: Supply Chain Performance Management
Jul 2009
The business value of supply chain visibility is simple: it helps one understand their company's performance. It leads one to take action on recent information. It creates a common context for...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Managing the Reporting Supply Chain (RSC)
Apr 2008
Since the turn of the new millennium, businesses across the globe have faced a bewildering tide of new regulation. Although much of it is well intentioned, aimed at protecting investors or...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Seven Reports Every Supply Chain Executive Needs: Supply Chain Performance Management With IBM
May 2009
This white paper describes the need for effective, efficient performance management software to help drive success in today's complicated supply chains. Such systems can give executives real-time...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Retail Group Deploys Business Management Solution in Less Than Three Months
Mar 2010
Fiba Retail Group, based in Turkey, had three months to deploy a business management solution to handle its new Gap franchise. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner AXIS Information Technologies led...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
PhosAgro Consolidates Operations and Improves Processes With Integrated Business Application Platform
Mar 2010
PhosAgro wanted to increase effectiveness of internal business processes in an enterprise that spans the full cycle of chemicals production and replace disparate legacy systems covering distinct...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Smiths Medical Delivers US$25 Million Annual Savings and US$50 Million in Inventory Reductions
Mar 2010
Smiths Medical wanted to deliver Service excellence to customers and build a lean, collaborative flexible enterprise based on best practices as part of a transformation and globalization program....
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Start-Up Firm eZono AG Builds a Strong Foundation With Enterprise Resource Planning System
Mar 2010
eZono AG wanted to build an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to support the start-up medical device company during its development phase, before the first product is even launched and...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Macsteel Service Centers USA, Inc. Deploys Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1 for Real-Time Visibility
Mar 2010
Macsteel Service Centers USA, wanted to gain real-time visibility across the enterprise to increase the company's ability to respond agilely to changes in the price-sensitive, commodity-based...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
A Framework for Unlocking Real Value in Your Asset Supply Chain: The AOA (Asset Opportunity Assessment) Approach Explained
Mar 2010
Asset supply chains remain an area of unrealised value. This white paper provides the user with the basic principles and a unique no-nonsense approach to unlock the potential in the asset fleet,...
Provided by Intelitap
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Case Studies
Supply Chain Management Solution Provider Creates New Business Opportunities With OBA
Jun 2009
TXT e-solutions, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Milan, Italy, markets Supply Chain Management (SCM) software to manufacturing companies. TXT e-solutions recognized an opportunity to deliver...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Engines of a Smarter Planet video
Apr 2010
Interactive tour of three companies who are seizing opportunities in the marketplace and midsize businesses and how IBM customized solutions are enabling them.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Supply Chain Network Design Under Profit Maximization and Oligopolistic Competition
Oct 2009
This paper models the supply chain network design problem with oligopolistic firms who are involved in the competitive production, storage, and distribution of a homogeneous product to multiple...
Provided by University of Massachusetts
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Whitepapers
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati: HP Managed Print Services and high-efficiency printing with MFPs
May 2010
"We just don't hear about printer problems anymore�and haven't since we put the HP Managed Print Services solution in place. We know exactly how much each printer produces and how much we spend...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
Yurtici Kargo Adopts Supply Chain Management Solution to Move Two Years Ahead of the Competition
Apr 2010
Yurtici Kargo wanted to become the first in Turkey's express delivery sector to implement a supply chain management solution and streamline the entire in-company requisition flow (procurement...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Kuhne+Nagel Reduces Ground Transportation Spend and Supports Significant Shipment Volume Increase
Apr 2010
Kuhne+Nagel International AG wanted to grant logistics clients visibility into transport spending, including complex, multimodal shipments and reduce overhead costs of decentralized activities...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Mary Kay Inc. Gains Global Visibility and Increases Efficiency With Integrated Enterprise Applications
Apr 2010
Mary Kay Inc. wanted to increase visibility and reduce complexity, replacing more than 50 disparate applications, inventory and tracking solutions with an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Government of Manitoba: Ensuring Food Safety Through "Farm to Fork" Tracing
Nov 2009
The Manitoba government needed to enable food tracing from point of origin through to point of consumption. A proof-of-concept was developed with help from IBM that lays the foundation for the...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Supply Chain Management Solution From IBM and e-Jing Technologies Centralizes Business of Hong Kong Clothing Manufacturer
Mar 2009
As a leading garment manufacturer in Hong Kong, YCL Manufacturing found it challenging to handle shortened lead times and demands of overseas customers, while maintaining quality of its products....
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Speedy Products Finds Rapid Route to Inventory Savings
May 2009
With sales doubling, growing levels of stock in the warehouse were pushing up internal costs and reducing flexibility; existing information systems were geared to financials, not supply chain, and...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
BlueScope Steel Reduces Transportation Costs, Improves Payload for All Vehicle Types
May 2010
BlueScope Steel wanted to standardize and automate key transportation processes across the company's network of manufacturing and distribution centers and reduce inventory levels and carrying...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Sustainable Supply Chain Network Design: A Multicriteria Perspective
Apr 2010
This paper develops a rigorous modeling and analytical framework for the design of sustainable supply chain networks. The paper considers a firm that is engaged in determining the capacities of...
Provided by University of Massachusetts
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White Papers
Application Quality Management
Jun 2010
Companies have invested huge amounts in new applications to deliver better and more cost-effective services to their customers. However, studies have shown that more than 40% of software...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
J2EE-Based Integration for Supply Chain Management
Jan 2010
This case study is about Shinetech's J2EE-based supply chain integration application for a large Asian fabric provider, whose relationships with vendors were becoming closer and more complex as...
Provided by Shinetech Software Development
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Case Studies
DSI Customers Save With Virtual Supply Chain Solution
Aug 2008
Distribution Solutions Inc. (DSI), headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey, USA, is a comprehensive logistics, distribution and transportation company. DSI's services focus on critical supply chain...
Provided by LANSA
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Case Studies
Worldmark Uses IFS Applications to Manage Global Standards
Dec 2009
Worldmark used IFS applications to replace their legacy architecture, which was very old. They replaced the old architecture with the use of an integrated solution from IFS that came a multi-site,...
Provided by IFS
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Case Studies
Supply Chain Automation and Optimization for a Publication House
Nov 2009
The case study talks about a publishing company that was based at Singapore. With 70 years into publishing books and journals, they had a global presence with branches in some major cities of the...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Case Studies
Supply Chain Optimization for an Auto Instrument Manufacturer
Nov 2009
A company in India that dealt with auto instruments wanted to realize their expansion motives and sought to enlist the services of Mahindra Satyam. They had only started their operations in the...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Case Studies
Standardizing and Streamlining BI Infrastructure for One of the World's Largest Pharma Companies
Jul 2009
A UK-based pharmaceutical company that focused on research and had a wide portfolio of pharmaceutical products was facing trouble with rising IT operational costs. The company had operations in...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Case Studies
Helping a Global Pharmaceutical Company Combat Threat From Counterfeit Drugs
Jan 2010
A research-driven, global pharmaceutical company feared concerns that their brand and profitability could suffer with the rise in distribution of counterfeit drugs. In order to combat this...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Whitepapers
A Soft Computing Platform for Minimizing the Bullwhip Effect
Oct 2011
An unmanaged supply chain is not inherently stable. The bullwhip effect occurs when the demand order variability's in the supply chain are amplified as they moved up the supply chain. Distorted...
Provided by Interscience Open Access Journals
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White Papers
MULEP-A Multi Level e-Procurement System With Distributed Agents
Jul 2009
Supply chain management meets customer demands by making efficient use of various resources such as inventory, distribution logistics and labor. E-procurement tools are good for making the best of...
Provided by International Association of Engineers
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Webcasts
Mobile Supply Chain Management - Leverage Your ERP Software to Help Your Healthcare Enterprise Improve Your Business Processes
Jan 2010
Does one want to know about Mobile Supply Chain Management? One should see the web cast for more details and it provides clear information and basics of Mobile Supply Chain Management. Supply...
Provided by CIBER
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Webcasts
SAP BI Works for Me Webcast Series-Recorded webcast
Jul 2010
This three-part webcast series focuses on how business intelligence can help a business make better decisions. The first in the series tackles common mistakes companies make and how to avoid them....
Provided by SAP
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Whitepapers
6 Mistakes Companies are Making - and How to Avoid Them
Jul 2010
Are you working with too much information, or too little insight? Find out six common mistakes that companies make and how the use of business intelligence solutions can help you avoid them....
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Asset Management in the Chemical Industry Supply Chain
Mar 2010
Modern industry relies upon a steady supply of gases, fuels and other industrial chemicals used in the manufacture of a broad variety of products. The business of the Chemical industry is to...
Provided by Savi Technology
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White Papers
Procurement Leaders in a Changing World: Will They Decline or Thrive?
Oct 2009
The supply chain and procurement function is undergoing marked changes. The type of professionals flourishing in key roles is changing as more and more organisations acknowledge the increasing...
Provided by Hudson
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White Papers
Transportation Procurement: A Primer to Better Logistics Management
Apr 2009
Transportation spending is among the largest drivers of total supply chain costs. After enjoying a sellers' market for the last few years, the recent economic slowdown has resulted in many...
Provided by Schneider National
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Downloads
See Smart Work at work in real industry scenarios.
Jul 2010
"Working smarter is a hot topic in companies looking for flexibility, agility and collaboration. The Smart Work: 3D Interactive Demo is the result of thousands of customer implementations in seven...
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
Greening the Supply Chain
Jan 2011
The attendees of this webcast will learn areas of the supply chain that can make the most impact on becoming environmentally-friendly. Understand the various areas to look at and the monetary...
Provided by QAD
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Webcasts
Greening Your Supply Chain Through Lean Manufacturing
Jan 2011
Is the company profiting from environmentally friendly or "Green" products? A recent survey found that a product's "energy footprint" has significant influence on consumers' purchasing decisions....
Provided by QAD
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Webcasts
Extend Your Enterprise With QAD Supply Chain Portal
Jan 2011
If one has wanted to begin to use an on-demand portal product for the Suppliers, this is the chance to learn how QAD Supply Chain Portal can drive performance for the enterprise. Imagine the...
Provided by QAD
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Webcasts
Supply Chain Best Practices for Enabling Superior Performance
Jan 2011
Drive efficiency and create unsurpassed value with innovative and rapidly deployed supply chain solutions that support industry best practices. Limited resources, quick turnaround times and a...
Provided by QAD
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Case Studies
Performance Made Visual: Supplier Collaboration Creates Supply Chain Value
Aug 2010
Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership (Freudenberg-NOK) is a joint venture between Freudenberg & Co. in Germany and NOK Corp. in Japan. Freudenberg-NOK's North American plants are the company's...
Provided by QAD
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White Papers
Lock-In Situations in Supply Chains: A Social Exchange Theoretic Study of Sourcing Arrangements in Buyer-supplier Relationships
Jan 2009
Social exchange theory is used to gain a better understanding of the relationship between a buyer and a supplier that is characterized by lock-in situations. The authors begin by reviewing the...
Provided by Reed Elsevier
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White Papers
Mondi Recycling Outsourcing the Supply Chain
Dec 2010
In the developing world, recycling is essentially driven by economic necessity, with the associated environmental benefits being a useful and positive by-product. The main incentive for recycling...
Provided by United Nations Development Programme
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White Papers
Tracker: Security and Privacy for RFID-Based Supply Chains
Feb 2011
The counterfeiting of pharmaceutics or luxury objects is a major threat to supply chains today. As different facilities of a supply chain are distributed and difficult to monitor, malicious...
Provided by Institut Eurecom
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White Papers
Modeling and Simulation of SCSA Performance Under E-Commerce Environment
Jul 2009
The performance evaluation of Supply Chain Strategy Alliance (SCSA) has the novelty compares with the traditional enterprise organization form under electronic commerce environment. This paper...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
On Mitigating Covert Channels in RFID-Enabled Supply Chains
Dec 2009
In a competitive business environment, RFID technology can help a business to optimize its supply chain. However, it may also enable an adversary using covert channels to surreptitiously learn...
Provided by University of Virginia
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White Papers
Memory Resource Allocation for File System Prefetching From a Supply Chain Management Perspective
Apr 2010
As an important technique to hide disk I/O latency, prefetching has been widely studied, and dynamic adaptive prefetching techniques have been deployed in diverse storage environments. However,...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Supply Chain Traceability With RFID and SAP
Feb 2010
Real Time Visibility into assets and products across the supply chain, a critical business need, is fast becoming a reality. This paper makes the case for a central, Real Time Event Repository...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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White Papers
DVD Supply Chain the Emerging Challenge to Media Profitability
Dec 2007
The motion picture industry today is facing a challenge that is traditionally associated with the consumer goods sectors - management of its finished products supply chains. For an industry which...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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White Papers
Think Flat Shrinking the Expanding Supply Chain
Oct 2007
Competitiveness of global enterprises will depend on the exchange and consumption of supply chain information to mask the distances in inventory movement and also on the management of risk in...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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White Papers
Creating Supply Chain Flexibility in the Flattening World
Jul 2007
Modern day business is beset with changing governance paradigms. The recent surge in business literature has veered the way corporations are getting flatter and flatter. Flat world has emerged as...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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White Papers
Applying Classical SCM Techniques to Tap Savings
Sep 2009
Over the last 20 years, companies have leveraged advanced management science and process improvement techniques to radically transform their physical supply chains. Side by side, there has been...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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White Papers
Management of Supplier Risks in Global Supply Chains
Jul 2007
The US manufacturing sector contributes over 12% of total US GDP and two-thirds of total US exports. In recent times, companies in this sector are faced with significant operational pressures....
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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White Papers
Mastering the Supply Chain
Sep 2009
In many companies, especially those in the manufacturing industry, the focus on supply chain is no longer limited to the shop floor. This critical operating process has now found its way to the...
Provided by Teradata
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White Papers
E-Procurement, the Golden Key to Optimizing the Supply Chains System
Jan 2011
Procurement is an important component in the field of operating resource management and e-procurement is the golden key to optimizing the supply chains system. Global firms are optimistic on the...
Provided by MAPNA Group
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White Papers
Influence of Radio Frequency Identification Technology in Logistic, Inventory Control and Supply Chain Optimization
Nov 2010
The main aim of Supply Chain Management (SCM) is to produce, distribute, logistics and deliver goods and equipment in right location, right time, right amount to satisfy customers, with minimum...
Provided by Islamic Azad University
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White Papers
Procurement From Multiple Suppliers Using Options
Jan 2011
This paper studies the design of procurement mechanisms when a manufacturer purchases from multiple suppliers that are heterogeneous in their production costs and salvage values. The option to...
Provided by INFORMS
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White Papers
A Research in Relationship Between ICT1 and SCM2
Jun 2009
ICT and Supply Chain Management (SCM) are two notions, which have attracted much attention among both academicians and practitioners during the last decade. However, the discussion of the...
Provided by University of Isfahan
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White Papers
Effects of Information Disclosure Under First-And Second-Price Auctions in a Supply Chain Setting
Feb 2008
The authors study a supply chain where an upstream supplier auctions his inventory or capacity as a bundle. The importance of this setting is two-fold: From a practical point of view, there are...
Provided by New York University (Stern)
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White Papers
A Supply Chain Perspective of RFID Systems
Apr 2010
Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) initially introduced during WW-II, has revolutionized the world with its numerous benefits and plethora of implementations in diverse areas ranging from...
Provided by California State University, Fresno
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White Papers
Integration Middleware for Mobile Supply Chain Management
Dec 2009
According to the mobile supply chain management features and considering the limitations and obstacles in the mobile environment. This paper proposes a multi-agent integration middleware for...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
Mobile Agent System for Supply Chain Management
Dec 2009
In the 21st century, competition between companies has been turned into the competition between their supply chains. To satisfy the rapidly changing demands in global market, agile capability and...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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Case Studies
Customized Supply Chain and Transaction Management Application Using WOLF SaaS Development Platform
Apr 2009
Juice Junction has been serving fresh juices since 1979. Located in Bangalore-India, Juice Junction has expanded rapidly with more than 31 retail stores and is widely known for its quality, price...
Provided by WOLF Frameworks
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White Papers
Enterprise-Wide Data Collection and RFID/Bar Code Printing for SCM
Aug 2010
Forward-thinking businesses thrive on information. Companies that fail to provide accurate, timely information to their supply chain partners are at a competitive disadvantage. Many proven...
Provided by Zebra Technologies
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White Papers
Realization of SCM and CRM by Using RFID-Captured Consumer Behavior Information
Apr 2009
Physical store retailers are facing a tougher situation than ever. In order to tackle this tough situation, they need not only to reduce cost by effectively executing SCM but also to introduce...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
Simulation of Semiconductor Manufacturing Supply-Chain Systems With DEVS, MPC, and KIB
May 2008
The dynamics of high-volume, discrete-parts semiconductor manufacturing supply-chain systems can be described using a combination of Discrete EVent System Specification (DEVS) and Model Predictive...
Provided by Arizona State University
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White Papers
Impact of SOA Use on Performance Outcomes of Information Sharing in Supply Chain
Oct 2007
This paper empirically analyzes impact of SOA adoption on performance benefits of information sharing in supply chain using a cross sectional dataset of large US firms. This paper shows that...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
Computing the Break-Even Point in Supply Chain Management
Jan 2011
Materials can be purchased either in Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) fashion or Just-In-time (JIT) fashion. When all the companies purchase their materials in JIT fashion from its up-stream material...
Provided by University of Reading
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White Papers
The Cloud Supply Chain: A Framework for Information, Monitoring, Accounting and Billing
Jun 2010
Cloud computing is changing the way in which companies deploy and operate ICT based services. This paradigm introduces several advantages compared with traditional data centers, such as a great...
Provided by University College London
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White Papers
Not Just Blue-Sky Thinking: Cloud Computing and the Digital Supply Chain
May 2009
Cloud computing offers company the opportunity for nearly unlimited scalability to meet peak demands in processing the growing size and complexity of digital files. Beyond the processing that will...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
Migration to Current Version of Glovia.com Simplifies Customizations and Enhances Operational Visibility and Supply Chain Management
May 2010
Oil States is headquartered in Arlington, Texas, with locations in six countries and more than 1,500 employees worldwide. Oil States Industries is a leading manufacturer and developer of...
Provided by Fujitsu
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White Papers
Innovations and Upgrades in Virtualized Network Architectures
Aug 2010
The difficulty of making changes to the internet architecture has spawned widespread interest in virtualized testbeds as a place to deploy new services. Despite the excitement, uncertainty...
Provided by Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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Whitepapers
Achieving Operational Efficiency
Dec 2010
Discover how mid size companies can benefit from the SAP Business All-in-One solution, which has deep, industry-specific functionalities that can be adapted to meet your unique and changing...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
XML Based Supply Chain Integration at the Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports
Jan 2010
This paper performs a cost / benefits analysis of EDI and XML based communication between shipping lines, terminal operators, government agencies, trucking companies, rail operators and other...
Provided by California State University, Long Beach
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Podcasts
Podcast: Planning for Recovery
Dec 2010
Uncertainty sets the tone of business planning these days and past precedents, 'rules of thumb' and trading history provide little comfort when assessing future prospects. After 18 years of...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
XML-Based E-Business Frameworks and Supply Chain Integration
Oct 2007
Although information and communication technologies have opened up new possibilities of doing business, supply chain integration, especially exchange of business documents in business processes,...
Provided by Helsinki University of Technology
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Case Studies
Supply Chain Optimization for an Auto Instrument Manufacturer
Nov 2009
A company in India that dealt with auto instruments wanted to realize their expansion motives and sought to enlist the services of Mahindra Satyam. They had only started their operations in the...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Case Studies
Standardizing and Streamlining BI Infrastructure for One of the World's Largest Pharma Companies
Jul 2009
A UK-based pharmaceutical company that focused on research and had a wide portfolio of pharmaceutical products was facing trouble with rising IT operational costs. The company had operations in...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Case Studies
Helping a Global Pharmaceutical Company Combat Threat From Counterfeit Drugs
Jan 2010
A research-driven, global pharmaceutical company feared concerns that their brand and profitability could suffer with the rise in distribution of counterfeit drugs. In order to combat this...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Whitepapers
A Soft Computing Platform for Minimizing the Bullwhip Effect
Oct 2011
An unmanaged supply chain is not inherently stable. The bullwhip effect occurs when the demand order variability's in the supply chain are amplified as they moved up the supply chain. Distorted...
Provided by Interscience Open Access Journals
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White Papers
MULEP-A Multi Level e-Procurement System With Distributed Agents
Jul 2009
Supply chain management meets customer demands by making efficient use of various resources such as inventory, distribution logistics and labor. E-procurement tools are good for making the best of...
Provided by International Association of Engineers
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Webcasts
Mobile Supply Chain Management - Leverage Your ERP Software to Help Your Healthcare Enterprise Improve Your Business Processes
Jan 2010
Does one want to know about Mobile Supply Chain Management? One should see the web cast for more details and it provides clear information and basics of Mobile Supply Chain Management. Supply...
Provided by CIBER
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Webcasts
SAP BI Works for Me Webcast Series-Recorded webcast
Jul 2010
This three-part webcast series focuses on how business intelligence can help a business make better decisions. The first in the series tackles common mistakes companies make and how to avoid them....
Provided by SAP
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Whitepapers
6 Mistakes Companies are Making - and How to Avoid Them
Jul 2010
Are you working with too much information, or too little insight? Find out six common mistakes that companies make and how the use of business intelligence solutions can help you avoid them....
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Asset Management in the Chemical Industry Supply Chain
Mar 2010
Modern industry relies upon a steady supply of gases, fuels and other industrial chemicals used in the manufacture of a broad variety of products. The business of the Chemical industry is to...
Provided by Savi Technology
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Whitepapers
Lesson Learned: Ten Ideas for Effective Strategic Sourcing
Jun 2009
Effective Strategic Sourcing must be supported by an enabling infrastructure of processes, analysis, staff involvement and participation, and strategic focus. Based on a cross industry review, ten...
Provided by Calyptus Consulting Group
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White Papers
Procurement Leaders in a Changing World: Will They Decline or Thrive?
Oct 2009
The supply chain and procurement function is undergoing marked changes. The type of professionals flourishing in key roles is changing as more and more organisations acknowledge the increasing...
Provided by Hudson
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White Papers
Transportation Procurement: A Primer to Better Logistics Management
Apr 2009
Transportation spending is among the largest drivers of total supply chain costs. After enjoying a sellers' market for the last few years, the recent economic slowdown has resulted in many...
Provided by Schneider National
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Downloads
See Smart Work at work in real industry scenarios.
Jul 2010
"Working smarter is a hot topic in companies looking for flexibility, agility and collaboration. The Smart Work: 3D Interactive Demo is the result of thousands of customer implementations in seven...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Connect: Extend your ESB for Complex Data Whitepaper with WebSphere Transformation Extender Whitepaper
Jul 2010
"For many businesses, a primary barrier to business agility and cost optimization is the ability to effectively manage interactions with partners and suppliers and integrate industry data...
Provided by IBM
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Downloads
Collab LotusLive: Panasonic customer reference
Aug 2010
Panasonic needed a way for their employees to collaborate in a global economy, but they needed a partner. Watch this customer video to see why the IT leaders at Panasonic made a strategic decision...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Helps Tire Distributor Consolidate Business Management to One System
Jul 2010
When competition is fierce, business management can become a powerful differentiator. And Pneus Superieurs, a leading tire wholesaler and distributor, wanted that edge. But with multiple systems...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. Manages Engineer-to-Order Process Across Multiple Plants
Jul 2010
BlueScope Buildings North America, wanted to manage a complex, engineer-to-order process for the company's large-scale and unique building products, which can use between 10,000 to 15,000...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Eveready Improves Sales Forecast Accuracy, Reduces Warehouse Stock Levels
Jul 2010
Since 2005, the company used Oracle E-Business Suite to manage its financials, human resources, and manufacturing operations. By 2009, it required a system to better forecast demand and improve...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
The Financial Value of e-Commerce
Jan 2009
As this paper has illustrated, automating the supply chain through e-commerce provides a combination of hard dollar savings, avoided costs and improved productivity. This paper will specifically...
Provided by Siemens
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Case Studies
Berlin Packaging LLC Increases Profitability and Cuts Costs With Efficient Enterprise Resource Planning
May 2010
Berlin Packaging LLC wanted to support rapid, organic growth and increase competitive advantage by establishing a flexible, efficient enterprise resource planning system and increase yearly...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Doskocil Manufacturing Reduces Freight Spending by 12% in Nine Months
Apr 2008
Doskocil Manufacturing wanted to streamline and centralize transportation planning and maximize trailer volume utilization and operational loading. The challenge was to enforce business rules and...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Green Mountain Power Generates Greater Operational Efficiencies With Robust Financial and Project Management Solutions
Aug 2008
Green Mountain Power wanted to gain functionality for efficiently managing projects and corporate finances in addition to simplifying IT management by minimizing customized code and application...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Gulf Drilling International Integrates and Automates Human Resources, Financials, and Supply Chain
Jun 2010
Gulf Drilling International (GDI) wanted to replace existing HR, financial, and supply chain processes with automated, accountable, highly visible integrated services and drive efficiencies by...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Innocent Drinks Expands on Integrated Intelligence
Apr 2008
innocent wanted to optimize promotions budget to determine most profitable sales channels and maximize growth potential by responding to consumer-driven shifts in demand and leverage integrated,...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Harman/Becker: Everyone's in Harmony With a Streamlined, Transparent Procurement Process
Feb 2008
HARMAN/BECKER Automotive Systems GmbH Germany base Automotive - Supplier Company. They wanted to standardize procurement process worldwide also they wanted to eliminate gaps in communication with...
Provided by SAP
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Case Studies
Improving Demand Management Processes With SAP SCM
Apr 2010
Austria - based Borealis AG, a leading provider of plastic resins and compounds with more than 40 years of experience in making polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). They wanted short-term...
Provided by SAP
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Whitepapers
New Technology for a Compelling Web Channel Experience - CMO
Sep 2010
This is a destination-specific version of an asset. You may propose changes to this version, but your changes will not automatically apply to the original asset or other destination-specific...
Provided by SAP
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Whitepapers
Service: Reduce Cost While Maintaining Customer Satisfaction
Sep 2010
Has ensuring that customers receive high-quality service become a top priority for your organization? The SAP Customer Relationship Management application (SAP CRM) offers a complete service...
Provided by SAP
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Case Studies
Ariba Upgrade, Enhancement and Integration for the World's Leading Retailer
Jul 2009
A large, US-based retailer, with 1,500 stores spends more than $3 billion annually on indirect material. To rein in that spending and uncover opportunities for efficiency, the organization...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Case Studies
Implementation of Electronic Van Management System
Jul 2009
The customer is the largest railroad services provider in North America, working with about 10 limo vendors and making about 850 to 1000 calls per day for van road trips. In addition to van...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Case Studies
Supply Chain Optimization for a Food Major
Aug 2009
The customer, a large US-based food major with supply chain operations across the country, wanted to explore innovative ways to optimize costs and build an agile supply chain. Transportation...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Case Studies
Toy Company Improves Supply Chain Efficiency
Aug 2010
U.S. based toy company is a worldwide leader in children's and family entertainment products and services. They wanted to develop new processes to support outsourced manufacturing leverage...
Provided by IBM
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A Research on Corporate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems Used for Supermarket Supply Chain Inventory Management in Turkey
Dec 2009
The purpose of this study is to draw a detailed picture of the current situation with regard to supply chain inventory planning systems used in the Turkish retail sector. During the study,...
Provided by EuroJournals
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Partnerships in UK Defence Procurement: A Supply Chain Management Perspective
Jul 2008
Since the 1998 Strategic Defense Review the UK Government reversed its competition policy and now seeks to improve Defense Procurement relationships with industry through partnering. However, at a...
Provided by Cranfield University
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Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Practices in Greek Small and Medium Sized Business Enterprises (SMES)
Jun 2008
This paper presents information concerning the purchasing and supply management practices of Greek small and medium Sized Business Enterprises (SMEs). Findings from site visits to SMEs located in...
Provided by University of Houston-Downtown
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A Collaborative Web Service Platform for AEC Supply Chain
Jun 2008
Information sharing within and across companies is crucial for an effective supply chain. For the AEC industry, however, information sharing is difficult due to the highly fragmented and...
Provided by Chalmers University of Technology
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Application of Service Delivery Platform for Supply Chain Management
Oct 2008
This paper examines how utilization of Service Delivery Platform (SDP) technology can potentially address some of the key issues facing the existing retail Supply Chain Management (SCM). Existing...
Provided by Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
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Oracle + Sun Product Strategy Webcast Series - SPARC Enterprise Servers
Sep 2010
Oracle invites you to view our Oracle + Sun Product Strategy Webcast series. You'll get the chance to learn more about the combination of Sun and Oracle—and what it means for you. These...
Provided by Oracle
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Oracle + Sun Product Strategy Webcast Series - Sun Blade Systems
Sep 2010
Oracle invites you to view our Oracle + Sun Product Strategy Webcast series. You'll get the chance to learn more about the combination of Sun and Oracle—and what it means for you. These...
Provided by Oracle
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How Secure Is Your Sudo?
Oct 2010
CISOs managing large IT environments, combined with the "many eyes" in the open source community, are consistently discovering that sudo creates security, compliance and productivity challenges to...
Provided by BeyondTrust
