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IBM Dynamic Inventory Optimization Solution: Helping improve the bottom line through inventory optimization
Sep 2006
The IBM Dynamic Inventory Optimization Solution is designed to help companies manage inventory to optimal levels, providing the potential to reduce carrying and logistical costs, increase service...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Software AG Customer Case Study: Apple
Feb 2008
Being competitive in today's high tech industry means taking economic advantage of manufacturing and distribution facilities around the world. Apple interacts with dozens of trading partners, from...
Provided by Software AG
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White Papers
The most popular IT Topics for the year 2010
Apr 2011
At the end of each year, the product team at Books24x7 collects and analyzes the usage data from the millions of Books24x7 subscribers. The group looks at the most viewed titles across all of its...
Provided by SkillSoft
-
White Papers
Building Secure Wireless LAN
May 2011
Security of a wireless network still ranks as one of the largest concerns of IT professionals planning to roll out an enterprise wireless LAN. Many people erroneously believe that a wireless LAN...
Provided by Aerohive Networks
-
White Papers
Oracle and HCL Help SolFocus Prepare for Growth in Solar Market
Apr 2008
When executives at SolFocus, Inc. began planning an upgrade of core technology processes and services they knew just who to call: HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL). As one of Oracle's most aggressive...
Provided by HCL
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White Papers
Business Service Efficiency: The Key to Green IT and Profitability
Mar 2009
The days of simply adding hardware to meet the growing demands of business for IT services are over. IT can no longer afford to pay the resulting energy bill. That's why Green IT has emerged as a...
Provided by BMC Software
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White Papers
NEC Virtual PC Center (VPCC) Product and Technology Overview
Jan 2009
IT organizations are constantly on their guard to tackle the next wave of data security threats. Unfortunately, all too many occurrences take place where corporate data is stolen either from the...
Provided by NEC
-
Case Studies
Galam Ltd. Streamlines Manufacturing Processes and Improves Business Intelligence Reporting
Aug 2009
Galam Ltd. wanted to implement an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution that can manage the company's rapid growth, support mergers and acquisitions, and streamline international expansion...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
HP print solutions and 3M
Oct 2009
the objective for 3M was to optimize office printing infrastructure at 3M locations worldwide Reduce total cost and environmental footprint. Some of the business benefits acheived by switching to...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
-
Case Studies
Oyak Cement Group Improves Data Quality and Efficiency in Reporting and Analysis
Sep 2009
Oyak Cement Group wanted to establish new systems to automate and manage manufacturing and production processes to fulfill customer requests and minimize back orders and simplify the transfer of...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
10 Ways Major Manufacturers are Using Video Conferencing to Increase Business Volume and Decrease Costs
Jan 2009
This document was compiled after conducting lengthy interviews with six IT managers at manufacturing facilities across the U.S. It discusses how video conferencing has emerged as the key to...
Provided by TANDBERG, now part of Cisco
-
White Papers
The Impact of Lean on Consumer Product Manufacturers
Feb 2007
Dedication to Lean requires a focus on change, the identification of areas of improvement across the enterprise and a commitment to monitor continuously. The real challenge to Lean, however,...
Provided by SAP
-
White Papers
Project Portfolio Management for New Product Development: Tracking the Project Cycle from Idea to Launch
Jan 2006
Besides being relevant to professional services organizations (PSO) and internal information technology (IT) departments, project portfolio management (PPM) software is applied in multiple...
Provided by APQC
-
Case Studies
World-Leading Provider of Power Systems and Services Achieves Industry Best Processes Through Global SAP
Jan 2010
A leader in technological innovation, Rolls-Royce has grown dramatically over the years with each new acquisition bringing its own culture, systems and processes and, as a result, creating a vast,...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
-
White Papers
Application of Lean in Product and Manufacturing Engineering
Jan 2010
Shortening product development lead time, while reducing the cost and increasing reliability, is a perpetual challenge of engineering. This, coupled with changing consumer needs, doesn't make...
Provided by Geometric
-
White Papers
The Why and How of Design for Manufacturability Review Automation
Jun 2009
'Design For Manufacturability' (DFM) is a methodology that involves designing with an intent to minimize the cost of production and time-to-market, without compromising on the quality of the...
Provided by Geometric
-
White Papers
The Best of Both Worlds: Designing Complex Experiments in the JMP-SAS Environment
Apr 2010
Complexity, and supply chains that may expand across the globe, requires one to design experiments that must take into account: the multi-step nature of manufacturing processes, the large number...
Provided by W. L. Gore & Associates
-
White Papers
Analyzing Performance and Availability: Best Practices for Root-Cause Analysis and Triage
Apr 2005
See how how you can use Mercury Business Availability Center to monitor performance and availability from an end-user perspective to improve your production triage and root-cause analysis processes.
Provided by Mercury Interactive
-
White Papers
From Licensing to Piracy Protection: Strategies for Securing Software Revenue
Jun 2006
Organizations that rely on the sale of software as a revenue stream need to be concerned with maintaining flexible licensing while still preventing piracy. Fortunately, there are solutions...
Provided by SafeNet
-
Case Studies
Becton Dickinson Builds an Extended Enterprise With LANSA
Jan 2010
Becton, Dickinson and Company is a global medical technology company designed to serve healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories and the public. With the help of...
Provided by LANSA
-
Webcasts
Microsoft Webcast: Connecting the Deskless Worker for the Manufacturing Industry (Level 100)
May 2010
This Microsoft Webcast is developed to connect the Desk less Worker for the Manufacturing Industry of Level 100. The Microsoft strives to help out manufacturing companies and organizations by...
Provided by Microsoft
-
White Papers
Master the Challenges of Programming Multi-Function Machines
Dec 2009
By combining multiple machining operations such as milling and turning in a single machine, multiple-function machine tools reduce the number of setups required to process parts. Saving a...
Provided by Siemens
-
White Papers
IT service management in an uncertain economy: Resetting IT priorities in the financial services industry.
Aug 2010
Recent economic turmoil and uncertainty are driving important changes in how financial services organizations are investing in IT, according to a global survey of CIOs and other IT investment...
Provided by IBM
-
Case Studies
Advanced Automated Material Handling System for On-Time Delivery and Improved Efficiency
Dec 2009
The customer, a leading semiconductor wafer manufacturer in Asia-Pacific, wanted: Manufacturing processes for wafer plant (Conveyer - Foup moments inside FAB - systems) and Wafer transfer inside...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
-
White Papers
SIMATIC IT for the Discrete Industry
May 2009
SIMATIC IT is a scalable, standards-based manufacturing execution and intelligence solution. It contains configurable standard functionality for R&D and production environments and can be easily...
Provided by ARC Advisory Group
-
Case Studies
Tecnomatix Jack Lets Students Focus on Design Quality While Reducing the Need for Physical Prototypes
Jan 2009
The Industrial Design Engineering Department at Delft University of Technology trains students to become industrial designers. The Industrial Design Engineering Department at Delft University of...
Provided by Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software
-
Case Studies
Standard Software + Innovation = True Manufacturing Integration
Dec 2007
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified company that designs, manufactures and overhauls products for motion control and flow control applications. The company's continuous improvement program...
Provided by Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software
-
Case Studies
Case study: A Vision of the future - BMW
Oct 2010
Using Intel Core2 processor with vPro technology to drive the remote implementation of the Windows 7 operating system across such a large computer fleet marks a significant achievement for BMW and...
Provided by Intel
-
White Papers
Automation Controller for Operational IT Management
Aug 2007
The paper shows how the concept of a feedback system can also be applied to automate operational management tasks. The paper introduces the concept and a realization of an IT Management Automation...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
-
White Papers
Shavlik Case Study: Growing Furniture Manufacturer Gains Visibility and Efficiency in System Protection through Automated Patch Management
Nov 2010
Upon becoming a member of the Whalen team responsible for nearly every aspect of IT, including systems management, software management, security management, and everyday helpdesk support, it...
Provided by Shavlik Technologies
-
Podcasts
Achieving a Lean Enterprise - Can a Business System Support Lean Initiatives?
Jan 2010
Thousands of companies around the world have adopted the improvement methodology and its tools. The challenge for manufacturers now more than ever is to get a handle on how to leverage strong...
Provided by Microsoft
-
Podcasts
Lean and Green Manufacturing: Real Solutions to Cut Costs
Jun 2009
Although lean manufacturing practices have been around for decades, most manufacturers have still not implemented lean manufacturing processes and systems to their advantage. Many more...
Provided by Microsoft
-
White Papers
Project Management Best Practices for Maximum Performance via Effective Integration
Nov 2010
During the past 60 years, organizations' have adopted new management techniques, often using Information Technology (IT) as a vehicle to enable these new approaches. During the past 30 years, both...
Provided by Global Knowledge
-
White Papers
Bringing Order To The Chaos of IT Management - Business Driven IT Management
Dec 2010
The traditional approach to IT management has not been able to address the fundamental challenges in IT operations. Many IT organizations are unable to break out of the reactive, firefighting mode...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
Pursuing Manufacturing Excellence through Real-time Performance Management
Apr 2006
This ARC white paper describes the competitive advantages that manufacturers can gain through Real-time Performance Management (RPM). The paper outlines the business challenges facing today's...
Provided by SAP
-
White Papers
Measuring the Performance of the Logistics Function
Aug 2006
APQC has developed 43 standard measures that organizations can use to benchmark their performance in logistics. The major processes logistics departments perform are measured to determine: FTE...
Provided by APQC
-
White Papers
Selecting a Networking Product Platform
Feb 2011
This paper is written for OEMs that market networking, telecom, and network security solutions to Information Technology (IT) departments in companies of all sizes and industries. For the purposes...
Provided by WIN Enterprises
-
White Papers
Use of Information Technologies in Retail Supply Chain: Opportunities and Challenges
May 2009
The innovation in Information Technologies (IT) and their uses in the retail supply chain increase the efficiency of the whole system itself. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Electronic Data...
Provided by University of Greenwich
-
White Papers
Power Provisioning for a Warehouse-sized Computer
Jun 2007
Large-scale Internet services require a computing infrastructure that can be appropriately described as a warehouse-sized computing system. The cost of building datacenter facilities capable of...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
-
White Papers
You've Selected Your CRM Platform. Now What?
Jan 2011
CRM is a strategic initiative - one that requires executive sponsorship, strong management and a clear roadmap. Without these, the implementation will undoubtedly take longer than expected, cost...
Provided by OSF Global Services
-
White Papers
Impact of IT on Process Improvement
Jan 2012
There has been a lack of empirical research related to the role of IT in process improvement in a multidimensional way. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent that IT could be used...
Provided by Journal of Computing
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White Papers
Energy Intelligence Driving Optimization with Visibility
Mar 2012
Aberdeen research report on how best in class companies utilize and leverage energy management technology while out performing their peers.
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
DataClarity, See how a dashboard framework with pre-built content can streamline development and deployment of performance dashboards
Jan 2012
See how a dashboard framework with pre-built content can streamline development and deployment of performance dashboards.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Stratatel, See how a retail/distribution company can monitor and measure performance with easy-to-use dashboards.
Jan 2012
See how a retail/distribution company can monitor and measure performance with easy-to-use dashboards.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
The Benefits of Becoming an OnSIP Agent
Sep 2011
The IT service industry is rapidly changing. As Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) seek to cut IT expenditures on equipment and maintenance, the demand for cloud services is on the rise. To meet...
Provided by Junction Networks
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Downloads
IBM Energy Management Demonstration Launchpad
Oct 2011
This menu interface provides a high-level overview, product demonstrations, expert interviews, and resource links for the IBM Energy Management solution.
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
Effective Energy Management in the Enterprise Demo
Oct 2011
Realize the value of green with IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management.
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Propelling Secured Performance 24/7 Across the Globe
Jan 2011
Berg Propulsion is one of the world's leading designers of propellers used for industrial and merchant shipping, with sales and service offices from Istanbul to Rio de Janeiro. To keep operations...
Provided by WatchGuard Technologies
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White Papers
Towards a Methodology for the Development of Integrated IT Infrastructures
May 2006
Since the early days of Information Systems (ISs) implementations, applications have been built using software engineering techniques. Among others, methodologies such as the Soft System...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
Protecting and Simplifying Access to Electronic Health Records
Dec 2010
Market studies show more than 85% of healthcare organizations experienced data breaches in the past two years, at an average cost of up to $2M each. To avoid such losses, many hospitals, medical...
Provided by DigitalPersona
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Podcasts
Fice 365 Jump Start (11): Lync Online Overview & Configuration for IT Pros
Jun 2011
The speaker joins Adam Carter (Bomb) to provide this informative overview of Lync Online. After discussing the initial set up and network configuration, he sets up Lync federation and illustrates...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Office 365 Jump Start (14): SharePoint Online Extensibility & Customization
Jun 2011
In this podcast, the speaker really shows IT Pros the power - and simplicity - of SharePoint Online development. During this session, he explains the power users and/or designers can easily...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Office 365 Jump Start (01): Microsoft Office 365 Overview for IT Pros
Jun 2011
The Microsoft Office 365 Overview provides an excellent perspective of the overall value Office 365 provides to modern organizations in terms of productivity, access, familiarity, security,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Office 365 Jump Start (02): Deploying Clients for Office 365
Jun 2011
In this podcast, Adam Carter (Bomb) helps IT Pros understand the Client requirements (both software and hardware) then provides some detail on Office Professional Plus, including a live that...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Office 365 Jump Start (05): Microsoft Office 365 Directory Synchronization
Jun 2011
The speaker provides a detailed overview of Directory Sync, including who it was build for, what it does for IT Pros and their users and when to use it. Throughout the podcast, the speaker shares...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Office 365 Jump Start (06): Exchange Online Overview for IT Pros
Jun 2011
The speaker joins Adam Carter (Bomb) to help IT Pros truly understand what Exchange Online is and why it's such a compelling approach. She outlines features such as Anywhere Access, Protection and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Top 4 Demo Pack: The Top Features of JReport V10
Jun 2011
See the best features a reporting solution can offer with this 4-pack of the top watched demos. With JReport's advanced Dashboards, view critical data with instant interactions. With one simple...
Provided by Jinfonet Software
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Webcasts
100% Java Reporting Tool: Advanced Dashboards & Visualization in JReport
Jun 2011
Watch our webinar as we show JReport's strong visualization and intuitive interactions with a demo of our Dashboard. Monitor important variables of your business or projects with our Dashboard's...
Provided by Jinfonet Software
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White Papers
Transforming Your Pricey Onsite IT Network Into an Affordable, Secure Cloud Enabled Solution
Dec 2010
IT budget items ranging from software licensing and maintenance fees to onsite server investments and support costs put a financial strain on many small to midsized businesses. Most significantly,...
Provided by Centric ECM
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White Papers
Building Secure Wireless LAN
May 2011
Security of a wireless network still ranks as one of the largest concerns of IT professionals planning to roll out an enterprise wireless LAN. Many people erroneously believe that a wireless LAN...
Provided by Aerohive Networks
-
Case Studies
Leading Indian Private Bank Leverages TCS~ Consulting Expertise to Transform IT to Accelerate Growth
Jan 2011
A leading Indian private bank, wanted to sustain high growth and increase its market share. Aware of the opportunity to use technology to differentiate its services and become the preferred...
Provided by Tata Consultancy Services
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Case Studies
A Large Aluminum Producer Partners With TCS to Gain IT Support at a Competitive Price
May 2011
TCS' client, a leading global producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, recognized that cost containment and maintaining profitability were key to staying competitive. The company hence decided...
Provided by Tata Consultancy Services
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White Papers
A Value Proposition for IT Security: Justifying the Investment in the Components of a Compliance Oriented Architecture
Apr 2011
IT departments are facing three big issues when it comes to protecting the data created and stored on the systems they manage. First, the value of the data is often only realised when it is...
Provided by Quocirca
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White Papers
DataClarity demo: Using a pre-built framework for best-in-class dashboards
May 2011
See how a dashboard framework with pre-built content can streamline development and deployment of performance dashboards.
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
Stratatel demo: Improved performance management with IBM Cognos Express
May 2011
See how a retail/distribution company can monitor and measure performance with easy-to-use dashboards.
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
BlueNET Technologies demo: Using interactive dashboards with IBM Cognos Express
May 2011
See how a yacht chartering company can analyze its revenue and reservations using interactive dashboards.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
The Relationships Between It Flexibility, It-Business Strategic Alignment, and It Capability
Feb 2011
What seems to still be the main concern for managers in the corporate world across the globe is IT-business strategic alignment. This paper seeks to address the research problem about the lack of...
Provided by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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White Papers
The most popular IT Topics for the year 2010
Apr 2011
At the end of each year, the product team at Books24x7 collects and analyzes the usage data from the millions of Books24x7 subscribers. The group looks at the most viewed titles across all of its...
Provided by SkillSoft
-
White Papers
Aberdeen Multi-Channel Service Delivery
Apr 2011
Between May and June 2010 Aberdeen examined the experiences and intentions of more than 170 service and manufacturing enterprises in the use and selection of non-field based service delivery...
Provided by SAP
-
Case Studies
Cisco IT Case Study
Apr 2009
Cisco IT has a very large global unified communications deployment. Their challenge is to monitoring the large multi-site, multi-cluster network and helping ensure that reliability and service...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Do Small IT Firms Benefit From Higher Process Capability?
May 2010
Small businesses are the lifeblood of the U.S. Information Technology (IT) sector, with small IT providers accounting for approximately 80% of the IT jobs in the country. No longer shielded from...
Provided by State University of New York
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White Papers
The Case for Byzantine Fault Detection
Jan 2011
Distributed systems are subject to a variety of faults and attacks. In this paper, the authors consider general (Byzantine) faults, i.e. a faulty node may exhibit arbitrary behavior. In...
Provided by Rice University
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White Papers
API Considerations in CRM Vendor Selection
Sep 2010
A CRM solution brings together the sales, marketing, and customer service functions of an organization and can serve as a permanent database of record for the entire customer life-cycle; from the...
Provided by OSF Global Services
-
White Papers
You've Selected Your CRM Platform. Now What?
Jan 2011
CRM is a strategic initiative - one that requires executive sponsorship, strong management and a clear roadmap. Without these, the implementation will undoubtedly take longer than expected, cost...
Provided by OSF Global Services
-
White Papers
Power Provisioning for a Warehouse-sized Computer
Jun 2007
Large-scale Internet services require a computing infrastructure that can be appropriately described as a warehouse-sized computing system. The cost of building datacenter facilities capable of...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
-
White Papers
Use of Information Technologies in Retail Supply Chain: Opportunities and Challenges
May 2009
The innovation in Information Technologies (IT) and their uses in the retail supply chain increase the efficiency of the whole system itself. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Electronic Data...
Provided by University of Greenwich
-
White Papers
Selecting a Networking Product Platform
Feb 2011
This paper is written for OEMs that market networking, telecom, and network security solutions to Information Technology (IT) departments in companies of all sizes and industries. For the purposes...
Provided by WIN Enterprises
-
White Papers
Bringing Order To The Chaos of IT Management - Business Driven IT Management
Dec 2010
The traditional approach to IT management has not been able to address the fundamental challenges in IT operations. Many IT organizations are unable to break out of the reactive, firefighting mode...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
Project Management Best Practices for Maximum Performance via Effective Integration
Nov 2010
During the past 60 years, organizations' have adopted new management techniques, often using Information Technology (IT) as a vehicle to enable these new approaches. During the past 30 years, both...
Provided by Global Knowledge
-
Podcasts
Lean and Green Manufacturing: Real Solutions to Cut Costs
Jun 2009
Although lean manufacturing practices have been around for decades, most manufacturers have still not implemented lean manufacturing processes and systems to their advantage. Many more...
Provided by Microsoft
-
White Papers
Business Service Efficiency: The Key to Green IT and Profitability
Mar 2009
The days of simply adding hardware to meet the growing demands of business for IT services are over. IT can no longer afford to pay the resulting energy bill. That's why Green IT has emerged as a...
Provided by BMC Software
-
White Papers
NEC Virtual PC Center (VPCC) Product and Technology Overview
Jan 2009
IT organizations are constantly on their guard to tackle the next wave of data security threats. Unfortunately, all too many occurrences take place where corporate data is stolen either from the...
Provided by NEC
-
Case Studies
Galam Ltd. Streamlines Manufacturing Processes and Improves Business Intelligence Reporting
Aug 2009
Galam Ltd. wanted to implement an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution that can manage the company's rapid growth, support mergers and acquisitions, and streamline international expansion...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
HP print solutions and 3M
Oct 2009
the objective for 3M was to optimize office printing infrastructure at 3M locations worldwide Reduce total cost and environmental footprint. Some of the business benefits acheived by switching to...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
-
Case Studies
Oyak Cement Group Improves Data Quality and Efficiency in Reporting and Analysis
Sep 2009
Oyak Cement Group wanted to establish new systems to automate and manage manufacturing and production processes to fulfill customer requests and minimize back orders and simplify the transfer of...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
10 Ways Major Manufacturers are Using Video Conferencing to Increase Business Volume and Decrease Costs
Jan 2009
This document was compiled after conducting lengthy interviews with six IT managers at manufacturing facilities across the U.S. It discusses how video conferencing has emerged as the key to...
Provided by TANDBERG, now part of Cisco
-
White Papers
The Impact of Lean on Consumer Product Manufacturers
Feb 2007
Dedication to Lean requires a focus on change, the identification of areas of improvement across the enterprise and a commitment to monitor continuously. The real challenge to Lean, however,...
Provided by SAP
-
White Papers
Project Portfolio Management for New Product Development: Tracking the Project Cycle from Idea to Launch
Jan 2006
Besides being relevant to professional services organizations (PSO) and internal information technology (IT) departments, project portfolio management (PPM) software is applied in multiple...
Provided by APQC
-
Case Studies
World-Leading Provider of Power Systems and Services Achieves Industry Best Processes Through Global SAP
Jan 2010
A leader in technological innovation, Rolls-Royce has grown dramatically over the years with each new acquisition bringing its own culture, systems and processes and, as a result, creating a vast,...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
-
White Papers
Application of Lean in Product and Manufacturing Engineering
Jan 2010
Shortening product development lead time, while reducing the cost and increasing reliability, is a perpetual challenge of engineering. This, coupled with changing consumer needs, doesn't make...
Provided by Geometric
-
White Papers
The Why and How of Design for Manufacturability Review Automation
Jun 2009
'Design For Manufacturability' (DFM) is a methodology that involves designing with an intent to minimize the cost of production and time-to-market, without compromising on the quality of the...
Provided by Geometric
-
White Papers
The Best of Both Worlds: Designing Complex Experiments in the JMP-SAS Environment
Apr 2010
Complexity, and supply chains that may expand across the globe, requires one to design experiments that must take into account: the multi-step nature of manufacturing processes, the large number...
Provided by W. L. Gore & Associates
-
White Papers
Analyzing Performance and Availability: Best Practices for Root-Cause Analysis and Triage
Apr 2005
See how how you can use Mercury Business Availability Center to monitor performance and availability from an end-user perspective to improve your production triage and root-cause analysis processes.
Provided by Mercury Interactive
-
White Papers
From Licensing to Piracy Protection: Strategies for Securing Software Revenue
Jun 2006
Organizations that rely on the sale of software as a revenue stream need to be concerned with maintaining flexible licensing while still preventing piracy. Fortunately, there are solutions...
Provided by SafeNet
-
Case Studies
Becton Dickinson Builds an Extended Enterprise With LANSA
Jan 2010
Becton, Dickinson and Company is a global medical technology company designed to serve healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories and the public. With the help of...
Provided by LANSA
-
Webcasts
Microsoft Webcast: Connecting the Deskless Worker for the Manufacturing Industry (Level 100)
May 2010
This Microsoft Webcast is developed to connect the Desk less Worker for the Manufacturing Industry of Level 100. The Microsoft strives to help out manufacturing companies and organizations by...
Provided by Microsoft
-
White Papers
Master the Challenges of Programming Multi-Function Machines
Dec 2009
By combining multiple machining operations such as milling and turning in a single machine, multiple-function machine tools reduce the number of setups required to process parts. Saving a...
Provided by Siemens
-
White Papers
IT service management in an uncertain economy: Resetting IT priorities in the financial services industry.
Aug 2010
Recent economic turmoil and uncertainty are driving important changes in how financial services organizations are investing in IT, according to a global survey of CIOs and other IT investment...
Provided by IBM
-
Case Studies
Advanced Automated Material Handling System for On-Time Delivery and Improved Efficiency
Dec 2009
The customer, a leading semiconductor wafer manufacturer in Asia-Pacific, wanted: Manufacturing processes for wafer plant (Conveyer - Foup moments inside FAB - systems) and Wafer transfer inside...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
-
White Papers
SIMATIC IT for the Discrete Industry
May 2009
SIMATIC IT is a scalable, standards-based manufacturing execution and intelligence solution. It contains configurable standard functionality for R&D and production environments and can be easily...
Provided by ARC Advisory Group
-
Case Studies
Tecnomatix Jack Lets Students Focus on Design Quality While Reducing the Need for Physical Prototypes
Jan 2009
The Industrial Design Engineering Department at Delft University of Technology trains students to become industrial designers. The Industrial Design Engineering Department at Delft University of...
Provided by Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software
-
Case Studies
Standard Software + Innovation = True Manufacturing Integration
Dec 2007
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified company that designs, manufactures and overhauls products for motion control and flow control applications. The company's continuous improvement program...
Provided by Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software
-
Case Studies
Case study: A Vision of the future - BMW
Oct 2010
Using Intel Core2 processor with vPro technology to drive the remote implementation of the Windows 7 operating system across such a large computer fleet marks a significant achievement for BMW and...
Provided by Intel
-
White Papers
Automation Controller for Operational IT Management
Aug 2007
The paper shows how the concept of a feedback system can also be applied to automate operational management tasks. The paper introduces the concept and a realization of an IT Management Automation...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
-
White Papers
Shavlik Case Study: Growing Furniture Manufacturer Gains Visibility and Efficiency in System Protection through Automated Patch Management
Nov 2010
Upon becoming a member of the Whalen team responsible for nearly every aspect of IT, including systems management, software management, security management, and everyday helpdesk support, it...
Provided by Shavlik Technologies
-
Podcasts
Achieving a Lean Enterprise - Can a Business System Support Lean Initiatives?
Jan 2010
Thousands of companies around the world have adopted the improvement methodology and its tools. The challenge for manufacturers now more than ever is to get a handle on how to leverage strong...
Provided by Microsoft
-
Podcasts
Lean and Green Manufacturing: Real Solutions to Cut Costs
Jun 2009
Although lean manufacturing practices have been around for decades, most manufacturers have still not implemented lean manufacturing processes and systems to their advantage. Many more...
Provided by Microsoft
-
White Papers
Project Management Best Practices for Maximum Performance via Effective Integration
Nov 2010
During the past 60 years, organizations' have adopted new management techniques, often using Information Technology (IT) as a vehicle to enable these new approaches. During the past 30 years, both...
Provided by Global Knowledge
-
White Papers
Bringing Order To The Chaos of IT Management - Business Driven IT Management
Dec 2010
The traditional approach to IT management has not been able to address the fundamental challenges in IT operations. Many IT organizations are unable to break out of the reactive, firefighting mode...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
Pursuing Manufacturing Excellence through Real-time Performance Management
Apr 2006
This ARC white paper describes the competitive advantages that manufacturers can gain through Real-time Performance Management (RPM). The paper outlines the business challenges facing today's...
Provided by SAP
-
White Papers
Measuring the Performance of the Logistics Function
Aug 2006
APQC has developed 43 standard measures that organizations can use to benchmark their performance in logistics. The major processes logistics departments perform are measured to determine: FTE...
Provided by APQC
-
White Papers
Selecting a Networking Product Platform
Feb 2011
This paper is written for OEMs that market networking, telecom, and network security solutions to Information Technology (IT) departments in companies of all sizes and industries. For the purposes...
Provided by WIN Enterprises
-
White Papers
Use of Information Technologies in Retail Supply Chain: Opportunities and Challenges
May 2009
The innovation in Information Technologies (IT) and their uses in the retail supply chain increase the efficiency of the whole system itself. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Electronic Data...
Provided by University of Greenwich
-
White Papers
Power Provisioning for a Warehouse-sized Computer
Jun 2007
Large-scale Internet services require a computing infrastructure that can be appropriately described as a warehouse-sized computing system. The cost of building datacenter facilities capable of...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
-
White Papers
You've Selected Your CRM Platform. Now What?
Jan 2011
CRM is a strategic initiative - one that requires executive sponsorship, strong management and a clear roadmap. Without these, the implementation will undoubtedly take longer than expected, cost...
Provided by OSF Global Services
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White Papers
API Considerations in CRM Vendor Selection
Sep 2010
A CRM solution brings together the sales, marketing, and customer service functions of an organization and can serve as a permanent database of record for the entire customer life-cycle; from the...
Provided by OSF Global Services
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White Papers
Performance-Driven Software Development
Sep 2006
When software automates business processes, software performance is the limiting factor for business performance. A slow order processing engine necessarily means slowly processed orders. Even...
Provided by Compuware
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White Papers
Business Process Management II: Best Practices of Boeing and UPS
Oct 2006
This executive summary is a follow up report to APQC's 2005 "Business Process Management" Best- practice Report. It digs deeper into how organizations are navigating the transition from...
Provided by APQC
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White Papers
The Case for Byzantine Fault Detection
Jan 2011
Distributed systems are subject to a variety of faults and attacks. In this paper, the authors consider general (Byzantine) faults, i.e. a faulty node may exhibit arbitrary behavior. In...
Provided by Rice University
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White Papers
Do Small IT Firms Benefit From Higher Process Capability?
May 2010
Small businesses are the lifeblood of the U.S. Information Technology (IT) sector, with small IT providers accounting for approximately 80% of the IT jobs in the country. No longer shielded from...
Provided by State University of New York
