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White Papers
Deliberate Desktop Deployment
Jan 2010
IT departments generally agree that a standardized fleet of desktop equipment makes time-consuming tasks like maintenance, updates and support easier. But even the best intentions regarding...
Provided by CDW
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White Papers
Managing Your Total Cost of Ownership
Jan 2006
Understanding the value of an IT investment can be a real challenge. That's why SAP, in collaboration with the Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG), developed a benchmarking initiative on Total Cost...
Provided by SAP
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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
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
2011 Mobile Trends
Apr 2011
The focus for companies willing to tap into the growing mobile opportunities should be on moving from experimentation to the creation of a mobile business case and strategy, while recognizing that...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
How Financially Viable Are Your Suppliers?
Apr 2011
It's a near-daily occurrence: Companies of all sizes in all geographies are going out of business, which has a ripple effect both upstream and downstream. Learn in this AMR Research article, what...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Using Utility to Provision Storage Systems
Feb 2008
Provisioning a storage system requires balancing the costs of the solution with the benefits that the solution will provide. Previous provisioning approaches have started with a fixed set of...
Provided by Carnegie Mellon University
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White Papers
Server-and-Client-Virtualization-Whitepaper
Dec 2010
An uncertain business world still calls for reductions in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Yet, today's IT manager must also focus on expanding efficiencies and enhancing optimization. Fortunately,...
Provided by CDW
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White Papers
How Ruggedness Reduces TCO for Mobile Computer
Jun 2009
General-purpose PDAs and ruggedized enterprise mobile computers are made for separate markets, are designed for different tasks, and also vary by their size, weight and materials. But the biggest...
Provided by Intermec Technologies
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Case Studies
A Global Hi-Tech Company Ensures High Application Availability and Performance by Outsourcing Application Maintenance to Patni
Jan 2011
The Global Procurement Services Division (GPS) of a hi-tech company. The company's procurement activities are supported by a global procurement intermediation platform. Maintaining this platform...
Provided by iGATE
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White Papers
Migration TCO and ROI Service
Jun 2011
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Migration TCO/ROI Service from Red Hat Consulting leverages market-leading ROI analysis to evaluate specific environments in order to project potential total cost of...
Provided by Red Hat
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White Papers
Rapid Time to Value for SAP Supplier Relationship Management
Jul 2011
Learn how a new predefined express implementation service from SAP helps you quickly and cost effectively deploy the rich self-service procurement functionality of SAP Supplier Relationship...
Provided by SAP
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Research
Topic Overview: IT Spending And Forecasting
Jun 2007
Every technology decision is made in the context of technology purchases and spending, whether it is an enterprise buying a software application or IT service or a vendor choosing what industries...
Provided by Forrester Research
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Research
The Components of a Quality Business Case
Jul 2007
Business cases are following their own "maturity model" as they move from filling the need for obtaining funds for a standalone initiative to being a driver for project planning, serving as the...
Provided by Forrester Research
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Case Studies
Best Practice Procurement Cuts Costs for Cheshire
Sep 2007
Cheshire County Council provides environmental, community and children's services to 672,000 people in Cheshire. It is the 14th-largest local authority in England and Wales. The council wanted to...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Deutsche Bank: With SAP Business-to-Business Procurement in Virtual Marketplaces
Sep 2007
Deutsche Bank was the first to offer Online Banking via the Internet. And now too, Deutsche Bank is exploring new avenues: with the introduction of a prototype of SAP Business-to-Business...
Provided by SAP
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Case Studies
Marathon Oil Implements SAP Enterprise Buyer Professional to Accelerate Purchase Order Process and Save Money
Sep 2007
Marathon Oil implemented SAP Enterprise Buyer Professional to simplify ordering for its employees. The company processes approximately 800 orders a week through the system; with its legacy system,...
Provided by SAP
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Whitepapers
How HP can help IT, facilities, and procurement work together to maximize productivity and minimize costs
Aug 2007
It takes three to develop a solid strategy for running an efficient printing environment: IT, facilities, and procurement. This HP white paper explains how a cooperative strategy involving all...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Whitepapers
Quantum's N-Tier Architecture and Approach to Data Protection
Oct 2012
Quantum’s N-Tier architecture and approach to data protection is all about matching data value to storage costs over time - enabling our customers to maximize the value they get from their data...
Provided by Quantum
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Whitepapers
Voice of the Customers: Mining Online Customer Reviews for Product Feature-Based Ranking
Mar 2011
Increasingly large numbers of customers are choosing online shopping because of its convenience, reliability, and cost. As the number of products being sold online increases, it is becoming...
Provided by Northwestern University
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Whitepapers - Video
Procurement Product Preview
Mar 2013
Ready to power up your procurement? Workday Procurement can handle all of your unique requirements for the acquisition of goods and services—from requisition to payment—and even the contracting of...
Provided by Workday
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Whitepapers
Data Mining Prologues
Mar 2008
Data mining can be performed on data represented in quantitative, textual, or multimedia forms. Data mining applications can use a variety of parameters to examine the data. They include...
Provided by JCAKSRCE
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Whitepapers
4 Pillars to Procurement Technology Adoption
Jan 2013
Organizations spend millions of dollars for technology implementations. It has been found that most projects fail within one year of implementation. In a recently issued study report from the...
Provided by Zycus
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White Papers
Automating Complete PO Document Packages for Procure-to-Pay Performance with ERP Systems
Sep 2008
Intelligent automation technology offers businesses the ability to eliminate the inefficiencies of manual document management within the purchasing process, including automated bundling of...
Provided by Esker
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White Papers
The Definitive Guide to Midmarket ERP Solutions
Apr 2008
An ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution offers businesses big gains, including increased revenues and heightened productivity. And these days, ERP solutions are not just for...
Provided by Inside ERP
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Case Studies
Specialty Jewelry Chain Boosts Profits by Linking POS, Stock, Purchasing, Accounting
Jan 2008
Managing the details and intricacies of a multistate jewelry chain with Web sales had outpaced Christian Bernard Jewelers' aging and disjointed IT system. Executives couldn't rely on its sales...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Coventry City Council Cuts Overhead by US$414,000 by Migrating 24% of Spend to Online Purchasing
Feb 2008
Coventry City Council provides local government services to 306,000 residents and businesses in the United Kingdom's eleventh largest city. Coventry City Council wanted to streamline and e-enable...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
LSG Sky Chefs Soars With Asset4000
Dec 2007
The North American Region of LSG Sky Chefs has implemented Asset4000, a best of breed fixed asset management solution, in a drive to satisfy internal governance requirements by accurately...
Provided by Real Asset Management International
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White Papers
Driving Business Excellence and Innovation: Adaptable Business Solutions to Make Your Company More Agile
Jan 2008
Discover how SAP Business ByDesign, an on-demand solution designed specifically for midsize companies that want to grow profitably, enables a perpetual cycle of adaptability and innovation that...
Provided by SAP
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Whitepapers
Get ahead of the curve in demand management
Nov 2007
Demand management practices in the manufacturing space are quite common but most tend to concentrate on demand planning and rely solely on forecasting needs. Get this paper by the Aberdeen Group...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
The best manufacturing articles of last year are compiled for you right here
Jan 2008
The manufacturing landscape is more complex now than ever. Technology is driving change. Supply chains are crossing hemispheres. And new markets are emerging daily. Manufacturing Business...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Gain IT asset visibility, control and automation
Oct 2011
This white paper describes how IBM IT asset management solutions provide the visibility, control and automation to support asset management across the IT asset life cycle, including planning,...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Borough of Lewisham Leverages Purchasing Power With Online Marketplaces
Apr 2008
Lewisham Council wanted to leverage purchasing power by using online marketplaces to gain access to the broadest possible range of goods and services and cut administration costs, reduce...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
The Big Easy Office: Earning Partner Subsidy Funding From Microsoft With Qualifying Purchases
Apr 2008
The presenter of this webcast will explain how to earn a services subsidy to purchase additional services or products from a partner of one's own choice to enrich the solution. The presenter will...
Provided by Microsoft Tips
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Case Studies
Department of Primary Industries Achieves 70% Savings Per Purchasing Transaction
May 2008
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) wanted to provide an automated procurement system to streamline operations across four state government bodies in more than 100 locations across Victoria...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
GENBAND Combines Two Business Units With Scalable ERP Implementation Approach
May 2008
GENBAND is a leading supplier of next generation IP gateway and application solutions. GENBAND wanted to implement a single, scalable system for the company's backend processes, including finance,...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
The City of Espoo Improves Operational Efficiency and Financial Management
May 2008
The strategic goal of the City of Espoo, the second-largest city in Finland, is to provide excellent services to its constituents in a reliable manner and with optimum cost-to-quality ratio. In...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
11 Criteria for Selecting the Best ERP System Replacement
Feb 2008
It's no light matter to replace your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. By definition, the ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and...
Provided by Epicor
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White Papers
A New "Facelift" for SAP MM Shakes Up the SRM Ecosystem
Dec 2011
SAP has been the dominant market share leader in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for many years and over the last decade has inexorably amassed the largest installed base of Procure-to-Pay...
Provided by Simplifying IT
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White Papers
Decision Making Model for Intelligent Agent in Automated Negotiation
Aug 2011
Traditional research in automated negotiation is focused on negotiation protocol and strategy, but they cannot satisfy all the requirements for realizing a practical automated negotiation system....
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
Passion for Purchasing
Dec 2009
A couple of years ago purchasing was just a black box for many organizations. The board somehow understood that procurement is somewhat important, due to its direct influence on the bottom line...
Provided by IBX
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White Papers
7 Procurement Outsourcing Myths, Demystified
Oct 2009
In recent times, misunderstandings about the why, when and what to outsource have increased in the Procurement Outsourcing (PO) space. This has created gaps between customer expectations and...
Provided by Genpact
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Downloads
Paragon Drive Backup 10.0 Server Trial
Jan 2010
This highly-rated tool set for backup and recovery provides powerful features to effectively protect valuable company data and systems. Experienced Windows users, Boot Camp users, system...
Provided by Paragon Software
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Case Studies
Myriad Genetics Extends Visibility Into Operations and Supports Growth With Integrated Applications
Nov 2009
Myriad Genetics, Inc. wanted to integrate disparate, multiple systems and automate paper-based processes to ensure greater visibility, productivity, efficiency, and IT scalability to keep pace...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Provade, Inc. Helps Global Companies Improve Staff Management With Centralized Services Procurement
Nov 2009
Provade, Inc. wanted to implement a flexible, scalable, secure, and feature-rich services procurement application to create a solid foundation for Provade's VMS offering and select an application...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Streamlined PC Procurement Improves Productivity While Controlling Costs
Oct 2009
Microsoft IT (MSIT) created specific procurement guidelines to make it easy for employees to purchase mobile PCs. The procurement guidelines enable Microsoft to save money by reducing the variety...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Guide to cost optimization: 4 ways to gain operational advantage
Dec 2009
In today's economic environment, companies everywhere seek to reduce the cost of operations. Did you know that organizations today spend up to 80 percent of the IT budgets supporting day-to-day...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
City of St. Petersburg Improves Buying Power and Saves US$4.9 Million by Centralizing Procurement
Nov 2009
City of St. Petersburg wanted to eliminate error-prone paper processes with self-service ordering, while improving productivity and control and streamline data requisition process to enable more...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Barts and the London NHS Trust Lowers Procurement Costs to Become One of the Most Efficient NHS Trusts
Aug 2009
Barts and The London NHS Trust wanted to gain real-time view of spend commitment, increase purchase order accuracy, and automate complete procure-to-pay process and leverage multimillion pound...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Dell™ Proconsult Windows 7 Readiness Assessment FAQ
Jan 2009
What is the Microsoft®Windows®7 Readiness Assessment (W7RA)? W7RA is a gap analysis of a customer's ability to migrate to Windows 7 in a given timeframe. Your migration project is evaluated in...
Provided by Dell
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Whitepapers
BSA LifeStructures Boosts Collaboration, Responsiveness to Customers with Unified Communications
Aug 2008
BSA LifeStructures provides architectural, engineering, and technology consulting services to the healthcare industry. Senior Management wanted to implement new technology that could help cut...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Strategic Asset Management
Sep 2009
An effective asset management system is designed to increase asset and resource effectiveness by providing a platform to support all types of asset classes and all types of work in a dynamic...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Enhance Customer Loyalty through Higher Responsiveness
Apr 2009
The economic downturn is forcing businesses to tighten their belts and look for more efficient channels. Using the Internet as a business channel, and sometimes even the only channel, is becoming...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Google Apps 2nd Wind ROI Case Study
Sep 2009
Nucleus Research conducted an ROI study with 2nd Wind Exercise and found that this 300-user specialty retail company achieved an ROI of 837% and a one-month payback. 2nd Wind replaced its existing...
Provided by Google
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Case Studies
Ukrop's Super Markets Case Study
Jan 2009
Ukrop's Super Markets are refreshingly down to earth in an age of mega superstore chains.With more than 29 stores in central Virginia, this family-owned business still adheres to founder Joe...
Provided by Teradata
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White Papers
Managed Print Services
Aug 2008
Whilst well-known and widely accepted for the procurement of copiers, a service contract for printers is still new to many commercial and government organisations. This paper discusses the...
Provided by Fujitsu
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Case Studies
Lancashire County Council Boosts Buying Efficiency With Centralized, Replicable Procurement Blueprint
Aug 2009
Lancashire County Council wanted to maximize purchasing efficiency, gain a real-time view of spend commitment, and reduce off-contract buying and automate procurement to reduce the need for buyer...
Provided by Oracle
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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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Case Studies
Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Establishes Efficient Administrative Systems to Support Airline Launch
May 2009
Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras wanted to implement a robust solution to support operations in record time for an airline and develop in-house tax, accounting, and human resource processes,...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Leaner, Smarter Purchasing Helps Reading Borough Council Cut Costs and Meet Government Targets
May 2009
Reading Borough Council wanted to cut purchasing administration overhead, reduce buying cycle times, and encourage the use of approved, best-value suppliers and increase the use of purchasing...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Imperial College Streamlines Purchasing and Improves Efficiency With e-Auction-Based Sourcing
May 2009
Imperial College wanted to maintain and improve the college's position as a leading academic institution with the help of very careful spending and realize greater savings and efficiencies across...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Ten Steps to Lower Procurement Costs in Life Sciences: Drive Bottom Line Results in Only Four Months
Jul 2009
Regardless of the economic conditions, companies that can quickly respond and take action to stay in the game ultimately emerge as market leaders. Now more than ever, the next generation of...
Provided by SciQuest
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Case Studies
Calgary Co-op Expands Human Resource Solutions to Further Drive Efficiency and Transparency
Apr 2009
Calgary Co-op wanted to leverage existing human resources and financial solution investments and to deliver on strategic vision and increased productivity of employees to drive continued...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Epicor Software Case Study: Parsons Brinckerhoff
Dec 2007
Founded in 1885, Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB, www.pbworld.com) is an international planning, engineering, program and construction management organization. As one of the oldest continuously operating...
Provided by Epicor Software
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Case Studies
Epicor Software Case Study: TEAM Industries
Dec 2007
TEAM Industries helps make the outdoor enjoyment possible by designing and manufacturing innovative power-train components for well-known companies in the recreational and off-road industries,...
Provided by Epicor Software
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White Papers
Absolute Scalability: SoftLayer improves IT staff efficiency by 15% while introducing more flexible services for customers with Dell storage
May 2009
These days, just about all organizations need to invest in information technology in one form or another, whether it's managed in-house or via an outsourcing arrangement. Either way, deciding on...
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
The City and County of Swansea Improves Visibility and Drives Efficiency With Automated Procurement
Mar 2009
City and County of Swansea wanted to improve efficiency by consolidating procurement across all council departments, replacing localized IT systems and eliminating manual, paper-based processes...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Dalekovod d.d. Achieves Procurement Savings of More Than 20%
Feb 2009
Dalekovod d.d. wanted to find standardized software solution with construction industry functionality to aid regional and global expansion and reduce risk of losing application support for...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
The Impact of Multi-Vendor Procurement Strategies on the Infrastructure 'Piece' of Outsourcing
Apr 2008
The development of its enhanced and flexible Services Continuum propels Datacraft into a position of strength in today's services-driven environment. It also demonstrates the understanding of...
Provided by Dimension Data
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Case Studies
AppLabs Case Study: Royal Mail Group
Apr 2008
Royal Mail Group Ltd is the parent company of Royal Mail, Parcelforce Worldwide and Post Office Ltd. As more and more consumers use the internet for purchasing, research and customer service,...
Provided by AppLabs
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White Papers
SOX Compliance - Purchasing Departments Face Intense Scrutiny
Sep 2008
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SOX, is an on-going migraine headache for corporate America because compliance is expensive, confusing and increasingly stringent. Companies are justifiably nervous about...
Provided by Bellwether Software
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White Papers
Web-Based, SaaS Purchasing Model Lives Up to Its Promises
Jul 2008
ePMX is or ePurchase Management eXtra is an On Demand/SaaS procurement solution for purchasing and material management. The entire ePMX suite has been built from the ground up for SaaS delivery....
Provided by Bellwether Software
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White Papers
Purchasing Automation Evaluation Checklist
Feb 2008
When beginning to evaluate software options for purchasing automation, it's important to differentiate between things that one must have and things that are nice to have. Once established, the...
Provided by Bellwether Software
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White Papers
Purchasing Automation Helps Protect Brand Image
Oct 2008
Shifts in perception are largely caused by differences from property to property - or even within just one property itself - resulting in brand image changes or brand corruption. Simple things...
Provided by Bellwether Software
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Case Studies
United Coil Center Cuts Account Closing Time From Ten Days to Five Days
Feb 2009
United Coil Center wanted to replace aging accounting system with a more advanced, flexible financial management platform and ensure the new system can be easily interfaced with existing...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Deploys Trade Promotion Management in Less Than Five Months
Jan 2009
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) wanted to move from a reactive, disparate trade management process to a more proactive, integrated approach to retain a leadership position in the...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Telenet Automates Procurement Processes and Facilitates Compliance With Integrated Applications
Dec 2008
Telenet develops high-quality products and services, and supports customers so they can live and work with ease. Telenet wanted to streamline and standardize procurement processes to improve...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Enabling the Reliability Centered Maintenance process with IBM Maximo Asset Management
Mar 2007
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) is an analytical process used to determine an optimum maintenance strategy for physical assets. It is an advanced maintenance strategy for increasing asset...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
RTView v5.0 Technology Audit, Butler Group
Nov 2008
RTView v5.0 clearly answers a pressing business need by providing preventative care and meaningful real-time analysis to ensure the well-being and performance of critical business applications. It...
Provided by SL Corporation
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Case Studies
Auckland District Health Board Slashes Order Processing Time by 50% With Integrated System
Nov 2008
The Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) manages public health services in Auckland, New Zealand. Prior to 2003, managing an inventory of clinical products - such as catheters, syringes,...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Rapid Time to Value for SAP Supplier Relationship Management
Jul 2011
Learn how a new predefined express implementation service from SAP helps you quickly and cost effectively deploy the rich self-service procurement functionality of SAP Supplier Relationship...
Provided by SAP
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Research
Topic Overview: IT Spending And Forecasting
Jun 2007
Every technology decision is made in the context of technology purchases and spending, whether it is an enterprise buying a software application or IT service or a vendor choosing what industries...
Provided by Forrester Research
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Research
The Components of a Quality Business Case
Jul 2007
Business cases are following their own "maturity model" as they move from filling the need for obtaining funds for a standalone initiative to being a driver for project planning, serving as the...
Provided by Forrester Research
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Case Studies
Best Practice Procurement Cuts Costs for Cheshire
Sep 2007
Cheshire County Council provides environmental, community and children's services to 672,000 people in Cheshire. It is the 14th-largest local authority in England and Wales. The council wanted to...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Deutsche Bank: With SAP Business-to-Business Procurement in Virtual Marketplaces
Sep 2007
Deutsche Bank was the first to offer Online Banking via the Internet. And now too, Deutsche Bank is exploring new avenues: with the introduction of a prototype of SAP Business-to-Business...
Provided by SAP
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Case Studies
Marathon Oil Implements SAP Enterprise Buyer Professional to Accelerate Purchase Order Process and Save Money
Sep 2007
Marathon Oil implemented SAP Enterprise Buyer Professional to simplify ordering for its employees. The company processes approximately 800 orders a week through the system; with its legacy system,...
Provided by SAP
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Resource Center
Cloud RFP Template
Oct 2012
Public, private, and hybrid just begin to describe the type of cloud you may be looking for, but what about selecting a cloud provider? What criteria should you look for regarding their ability to...
Provided by SAVVIS
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Whitepapers
Secrets Revealed: Brilliant Simplicity and Lower TCO
Oct 2012
This white paper discusses the benefits of researching the total cost of ownership for a UC system and how businesses can lower their total cost of ownership (TCO) by selecting a simple yet...
Provided by ShoreTel
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Whitepapers
Fortescue Metals Mines For Rapid Growth With HP Managed Cloud Solution
Jun 2012
The market is flooded with cloud solutions which creates difficulties for organizations to choose the right one without sifting through endless trials. Let's face it - time is money. Learn how...
Provided by HP - Australia
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Whitepapers
The reality of Smarter Computing transformations and the business gains achieved
Nov 2012
This white paper outlines the changing IT landscape and showcase TCOs associated with a Smarter Computing approach.
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
How HP can help IT, facilities, and procurement work together to maximize productivity and minimize costs
Aug 2007
It takes three to develop a solid strategy for running an efficient printing environment: IT, facilities, and procurement. This HP white paper explains how a cooperative strategy involving all...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
-
Whitepapers
Quantum's N-Tier Architecture and Approach to Data Protection
Oct 2012
Quantum’s N-Tier architecture and approach to data protection is all about matching data value to storage costs over time - enabling our customers to maximize the value they get from their data...
Provided by Quantum
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Whitepapers
Voice of the Customers: Mining Online Customer Reviews for Product Feature-Based Ranking
Mar 2011
Increasingly large numbers of customers are choosing online shopping because of its convenience, reliability, and cost. As the number of products being sold online increases, it is becoming...
Provided by Northwestern University
-
Whitepapers - Video
Procurement Product Preview
Mar 2013
Ready to power up your procurement? Workday Procurement can handle all of your unique requirements for the acquisition of goods and services—from requisition to payment—and even the contracting of...
Provided by Workday
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Whitepapers
2013 IT Skills & Salary Report
Mar 2013
The results are in and analysis is complete from our sixth annual IT Skills and Salary Survey. This was our first in partnership with Windows IT Pro and our largest survey ever. In fact, this...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Whitepapers
Whitepaper: Bringing Document Scanning to the Rest of Us.
Apr 2013
Organisations spend a substantial sum simply looking for paper files. This is a measurable cost. Read this whitepaper to determine the annual cost of searching to lost documents and how your...
Provided by Kofax_AU
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Whitepapers
Data Mining Prologues
Mar 2008
Data mining can be performed on data represented in quantitative, textual, or multimedia forms. Data mining applications can use a variety of parameters to examine the data. They include...
Provided by JCAKSRCE
-
Whitepapers
4 Pillars to Procurement Technology Adoption
Jan 2013
Organizations spend millions of dollars for technology implementations. It has been found that most projects fail within one year of implementation. In a recently issued study report from the...
Provided by Zycus
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Whitepapers
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Client Management Tools
Apr 2013
End-user computing and support organisations use client management tools to automate system administration and support functions that would otherwise be handled manually. The client managemenet...
Provided by LANDesk Software, Inc.
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White Papers
Automating Complete PO Document Packages for Procure-to-Pay Performance with ERP Systems
Sep 2008
Intelligent automation technology offers businesses the ability to eliminate the inefficiencies of manual document management within the purchasing process, including automated bundling of...
Provided by Esker
-
White Papers
The Definitive Guide to Midmarket ERP Solutions
Apr 2008
An ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution offers businesses big gains, including increased revenues and heightened productivity. And these days, ERP solutions are not just for...
Provided by Inside ERP
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Case Studies
Specialty Jewelry Chain Boosts Profits by Linking POS, Stock, Purchasing, Accounting
Jan 2008
Managing the details and intricacies of a multistate jewelry chain with Web sales had outpaced Christian Bernard Jewelers' aging and disjointed IT system. Executives couldn't rely on its sales...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Coventry City Council Cuts Overhead by US$414,000 by Migrating 24% of Spend to Online Purchasing
Feb 2008
Coventry City Council provides local government services to 306,000 residents and businesses in the United Kingdom's eleventh largest city. Coventry City Council wanted to streamline and e-enable...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
LSG Sky Chefs Soars With Asset4000
Dec 2007
The North American Region of LSG Sky Chefs has implemented Asset4000, a best of breed fixed asset management solution, in a drive to satisfy internal governance requirements by accurately...
Provided by Real Asset Management International
-
White Papers
Driving Business Excellence and Innovation: Adaptable Business Solutions to Make Your Company More Agile
Jan 2008
Discover how SAP Business ByDesign, an on-demand solution designed specifically for midsize companies that want to grow profitably, enables a perpetual cycle of adaptability and innovation that...
Provided by SAP
-
Whitepapers
Get ahead of the curve in demand management
Nov 2007
Demand management practices in the manufacturing space are quite common but most tend to concentrate on demand planning and rely solely on forecasting needs. Get this paper by the Aberdeen Group...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
The best manufacturing articles of last year are compiled for you right here
Jan 2008
The manufacturing landscape is more complex now than ever. Technology is driving change. Supply chains are crossing hemispheres. And new markets are emerging daily. Manufacturing Business...
Provided by IBM
-
Whitepapers
Gain IT asset visibility, control and automation
Oct 2011
This white paper describes how IBM IT asset management solutions provide the visibility, control and automation to support asset management across the IT asset life cycle, including planning,...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Cloud Adoption Advisor
Oct 2011
The IBM Cloud Adoption Advisor... Enables customers to identify the Cloud Entry Point(s) most appropriate for them. Helps sellers work with clients to identify the Cloud Entry Point(s) and...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Borough of Lewisham Leverages Purchasing Power With Online Marketplaces
Apr 2008
Lewisham Council wanted to leverage purchasing power by using online marketplaces to gain access to the broadest possible range of goods and services and cut administration costs, reduce...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
The Big Easy Office: Earning Partner Subsidy Funding From Microsoft With Qualifying Purchases
Apr 2008
The presenter of this webcast will explain how to earn a services subsidy to purchase additional services or products from a partner of one's own choice to enrich the solution. The presenter will...
Provided by Microsoft Tips
-
Case Studies
Department of Primary Industries Achieves 70% Savings Per Purchasing Transaction
May 2008
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) wanted to provide an automated procurement system to streamline operations across four state government bodies in more than 100 locations across Victoria...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
GENBAND Combines Two Business Units With Scalable ERP Implementation Approach
May 2008
GENBAND is a leading supplier of next generation IP gateway and application solutions. GENBAND wanted to implement a single, scalable system for the company's backend processes, including finance,...
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Case Studies
The City of Espoo Improves Operational Efficiency and Financial Management
May 2008
The strategic goal of the City of Espoo, the second-largest city in Finland, is to provide excellent services to its constituents in a reliable manner and with optimum cost-to-quality ratio. In...
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11 Criteria for Selecting the Best ERP System Replacement
Feb 2008
It's no light matter to replace your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. By definition, the ERP system is your information backbone and reaches into all areas of your business and...
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A New "Facelift" for SAP MM Shakes Up the SRM Ecosystem
Dec 2011
SAP has been the dominant market share leader in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for many years and over the last decade has inexorably amassed the largest installed base of Procure-to-Pay...
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Decision Making Model for Intelligent Agent in Automated Negotiation
Aug 2011
Traditional research in automated negotiation is focused on negotiation protocol and strategy, but they cannot satisfy all the requirements for realizing a practical automated negotiation system....
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Case Studies
Epson Reforms Its Sourcing Process for Product Competitiveness and Better Supplier Relations
Jun 2008
Founded in 1942, Seiko Epson Corporation is a leader in imaging, robotics, precision machinery, and electronics. Seiko Epson wanted to standardize sourcing processes across the imaging products...
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Case Studies
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Consolidates Financial Systems for 26 International Business Units
Jun 2008
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is an independent product safety certification organization that has been testing product and writing Standards for Safety for more than a century. Underwriters...
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Analysis on E-consumers' Purchasing Behavior Based on Data-driving Model
Dec 2011
It is the Internet world with vastly purchasing data sea online that makes research model of e-consumers' purchasing behavior very different from traditional ones. Firstly this paper proposes...
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