SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - In studying the best practices in strategic meeting management, there's proven evidence that a "managed" meetings program can generate significant and immediate cost savings for corporations of all sizes.
Posted: August 29, 2008 | Published: August 29, 2008


Topics:  Procurement | Spend Management | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - Here is a list of 5 guidelines that companies should keep in mind as they create their spend management program: Data Consolidation, Preferred Vendor Program, Legal Oversight, Company-wide Visibility and Coordination.
Posted: August 29, 2008 | Published: August 29, 2008


Topics:  Legal Environment | Procurement | Spend Management

WHITE PAPER - Aberdeen research has found that although both the mid-market and large sectors have similar performance results and organizational structures for meetings management, large organizations are better positioned for long-term success.
Posted: August 29, 2008 | Published: August 29, 2008


Topics:  Procurement | Spend Management | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - The Multisourcing approach allows clients to pick and choose between Service Providers and select the "right" sources for IT services in order to obtain the best business outcomes.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: August 6, 2008


Topics:  ITIL | Outsourcing | Procurement | ROI | SLA

WHITE PAPER - This study, which was commissioned by SAP in cooperation with Axon Solutions Inc., found that most respondents believe there will be some re-settling of MRO operations internally versus outsourcing during the coming five years.
Posted: May 19, 2008 | Published: May 16, 2008


Topics:  Globalization | Outsourcing | Procurement | Supply Chain Integration

WHITE PAPER - The Shared Services agenda is now well established in the public sector. This paper discusses with the best functional and technical solutions for Shared Services, without the appropriate legal, governance and commercial structures in place.
Posted: May 14, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Human Resources Services | Local Governments | Office Applications Software | Outsourcing | Procurement | Public Sector

WHITE PAPER - At some stage in their lifecycle, all Shared Services initiatives require a review of business processes. It is important to make the distinction between reengineering processes and reorganizing the business structure. This guide shows you how
Posted: May 14, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Business Process Management | Consolidation | Customers | ERP | ERP Application | ERP System | Human Resources Management | Procurement | Systems Operations