SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - Paralleling the explosion in materiel sourcing over the past decade, corporate supply chains have grown strikingly more complex because of a greater amount of outsourcing, increased globalization and a more complex regulatory environment.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Supply Chain Automation | Supply Chain Collaboration | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Event Management Software | Supply Chain Execution | Supply Chain Integration | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Software | Supply Chains

CASE STUDY - ConAgra Foods, Inc. is one of North America's largest packaged food companies. With the help of SAP and SmartOps, the company was able to tackle its key challenges in making its supply chain more efficient. Read this case study to learn about the challenges ConAgra faced along with the benefits achieved from implementing SAP and SmartOps solutions.
Posted: October 30, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  Inventory Management | Inventory Management Software | SAP (Product) | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Software | Supply Chains | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Maintain operational efficiency while cutting supply chain costs with new approaches, technologies, and methodologies. Third party logistics providers, radio frequency identification rentals, and attribute-based demand planning can help you reduce supply chain costs and boost customer satisfaction.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: August 7, 2009


Topics:  Customer Satisfaction | Demand Chains | ERP | Outsourcing | RFID | SMBs | Supply Chain Collaboration | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Management

EBOOK - It's getting more and more difficult for SAP customers to contain the costs of supply chain management. This eBook looks at the technologies and techniques that SAP customers are using to optimize their sourcing processes and to make their supply chains as efficient as possible.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: September 18, 2009


Topics:  Distribution | Distribution Centers | SAP (Product) | Supply Chain Automation | Supply Chain Collaboration | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Execution | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will enumerate the critical business challenges, as well as specific opportunities and benefits of working aggressively to achieve inbound supply integration.
Posted: September 14, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  ERP | ERP Software | SOA | SOA Governance | Supply Chain Collaboration | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Event Management Software | Supply Chain Execution | Supply Chain Integration | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Software | Supply Chains

SOFTWARE DEMO - Today's professionals in the manufacturing industry need information to be directly accessible and visible in order to achieve sustainable growth. Watch this demo to learn how your company can benefit from Infor Discrete Manufacturing Essentials Suite and see just how easy and convenient this suite of solutions can be for your organization.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: August 10, 2009


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Discrete Manufacturing Industry | Enterprise Asset Management Software | ERP | ERP Software | PLM | PLM Software | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Execution | Supply Chain Management

ANALYST REPORT - Read this paper to learn about the five tips your company can implement to reduce waste in the supply chain and create a successful lean manufacturing program.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: August 10, 2009


Topics:  Customer Loyalty | Customer Satisfaction | Customer Service | ERP | Lean Production | Order Management Systems | PLM | Product Life Cycles | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Execution | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - From a manufacturing executive's perspective, focusing on an open and flexible Manufacturing Operations Management platform creates a competitive weapon. This research provides a roadmap for creating such a platform in a cost effective way that still delivers benefits, such as higher levels of profitability.
Posted: June 25, 2009 | Published: March 6, 2009


Topics:  ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Software | Manufacturing Systems | Supply Chain Automation | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains how a common platform can provide the basis for not only managing manufacturing operations, but also quality and inventory across global supplier networks.
Posted: September 11, 2008 | Published: September 11, 2008


Topics:  Business Performance Management | ERP | Global Economy | Globalization | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Event Management Software | Supply Chain Execution | Supply Chain Integration

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - Motion control is generally understood to mean the use of servo and/or stepper systems as the "muscle" to move a given load.
Posted: May 2, 2008 | Published: April 30, 2008


Topics:  Engineering Workstations | ERP | PLC | Supply Chain Automation | Supply Chain Event Management | Warehouse Management