SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - Most entrepreneurial or start-up manufacturers seek to grow within their means, avoiding the temptation of leveraging venture funding at the risk of losing control of their business.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Accounting | Business Metrics | Customer Service | Inventory Management | Quality Control | Six Sigma

WHITE PAPER - This paper begins with a discussion of the challenges that SMBs face in managing and supporting the IT solutions they need to run their businesses and examines the obstacles they face trying to effectively meet service management objectives.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Business Processes | CRM | Hardware | Inventory Management | IT Managers | SMBs | Software | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - Customer Managed Inventory (CMI) is a business model that allows organizations to: access, control and replenish inventory from their manufacturers or suppliers. Read this paper and learn about Clear Spider's CMI technology.
Posted: September 1, 2008 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Competition | CRM | Customer Data Management | Customer Satisfaction | Customer Self-Service | Inventory Management | Outsourcing | Sales | Security | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a business model that allows supplier/manufacturer organizations to access, control, and replenish inventory for their customers. Clear Spider is the industry leader in VMI technology.
Posted: September 1, 2008 | Published: August 20, 2008


Topics:  Barcodes | Cost Benefit Analysis | CRM | Inventory Management | Outsourcing | Sales | Security | Vendor Selection

WHITE PAPER - Clear Spider provides an easy to use Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) application that eliminates many of the problems involved in managing returns. This paper discusses how customers have benefited from the use of the RMA system.
Posted: September 1, 2008 | Published: August 20, 2008


Topics:  Accounting | Barcodes | CRM | Inventory Management | Inventory Management Software | Reporting Software | Security | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - The REDFLY Mobile Companion is a smartphone terminal that allows the smartphone to be used like a laptop when connected to REDFLY, its 80-key keyboard and 8-inch display allow users to interact with Word Mobile just like any word processor.
Posted: August 29, 2008 | Published: August 29, 2008


Topics:  Internet Access | Inventory Management | Sales Force Automation | TCO | Windows

WHITE PAPER - Medium enterprises continue to struggle in their efforts to find and deploy an effective systems management solution scaled to their needs. KACE has developed this guide to help articulate that buyer's criteria.
Posted: August 14, 2008 | Published: August 14, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Configuration Management | Enterprise | Inventory Management | Security | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - How an IT department addresses infrastructure changes has a direct impact on the value it brings to the business. In this white paper, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) examines how organizations can develop effective deployment strategies.
Posted: August 14, 2008 | Published: August 14, 2008


Topics:  Application Deployment | Configuration Management | Enterprise | Inventory Management | IT Managers | Patch Management

WHITE PAPER - Companies are continually finding new ways to get the right goods to the right customers on time. This white paper explains how each aspect of perfect order performance can be improved through enhancements to data collection processes and technologies.
Posted: August 13, 2008 | Published: August 13, 2008


Topics:  Barcodes | Data Collection | EDI | Handheld Devices | Inventory Management | Inventory Management Software | Metrics | Productivity | Warehouse Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains how the HP Oracle Accelerate program benefits customers by providing a complete solution with an effective delivery mechanism that speeds deployment and improves business processes.
Posted: August 12, 2008 | Published: August 12, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Collaboration | Enterprise | Inventory Management | IT Infrastructure | Partnerships | Security

WHITE PAPER - This white paper details the critical roles IT plays in providing Operations with timely information in areas such as quality management, supply chain, and cost control.
Posted: August 11, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Customer Service | Downtime | Enterprise | Inventory Management | Manufacturing | Metrics

BOOK - Aberdeen research finds that the top 5 pressures for improving S&OP processes are rising customer order fill rate expectations, better return on net assets, shrinking profit margins, customer retention pressures and extended lead-ti...
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2006


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Collaboration | Data Management | ERP | Inventory Management | Security | Supply Chain Management

PODCAST - Attend this Web seminar and see how New Balance is piloting Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to improve its in-stock positions of select footwear models, and increase unit sales and revenue.
Posted: July 28, 2008 | Premiered: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Benefits | Business Models | Business Process Management | Inventory Management | Inventory Management Software | Radio Frequency Data Communications | RFID | Sales | Sales Information Systems

WHITE PAPER - The movement to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model is placing pressure on software vendors. This paper examines the trends which are transforming the software industry and independent Software Vendors to leverage on-demand financial applications.
Posted: July 28, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Contract Management | Contract Management Software | CRM | Financial Applications Software | Financial Management | Inventory Management | Order Management Systems | Project Management

WHITE PAPER - This white paper provides an in-depth look at the three types of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers: handheld, mobile, and fixed. These readers provide solutions that enable enterprises to truly maximize the value of RFID technology.
Posted: July 22, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Center Management | Handheld Devices | Inventory Management | Mobile Device Management | RFID | ROI | RTO | TCO | Warehouse Management