June 2009 - (Free Research) This EIU global research report, based on survey of 320 executives, discusses current challenges and the importance of managing environmental risks.
June 2009 - (Free Research) There are many elements that impact a company's brand. Concentrating on a select few lets you control financial investment while maximizing the returned benefit. This SAP Executive Insight focuses on efforts that target a key set of brand-related opportunities and describes how companies can strengthen brand value even in a recession.
November 2007 - (Free Research) Forrester reports that CEOs are beginning to recognize the need for their firms to become more agile in detecting and making the changes to strategy, operations, and products.
June 2009 - (Free Research) Results from Aberdeen Group report, The Lean Supply Chain, indicates that Aerospace and Defense (A&D) manufacturers are 40% more likely to be Best in Class performers - companies that are characterized by having an integrated Lean approach and solution with technology enablers - than their peers from other industries.
June 2009 - (Free Research) Traditional approaches to risk management emphasize mitigation, focusing on
the readily apparent risks facing a company in the areas of security, privacy,
credit, regulatory, technology, fraud and more. These threats are, of course, important and must be addressed.
June 2009 - (Free Research) This paper is about using information management software from Business Objects, an SAP company, for SAP data migration projects, either for upgrades from one version of SAP to a newer one, or from other environments to SAP.
January 2009 - (Free Research) To avoid a 7.96% increase in logistics costs, companies should follow the roadmap of Best in Class companies, which have been able to reduce costs or keep them flat via supply chain transformation.
January 2009 - (Free Research) This paper examines how to tap into the potential of your nimbler organization by instituting efficient operations. Learn how to predict and respond quickly to changing market trends and customer demands.
January 2009 - (Free Research) Operational excellence means consistently doing things well across the value chain as a way of gaining competitive advantage. In its broadest terms, it is a discipline that drives corporate strategy.
January 2009 - (Free Research) the following article will share the results of SAP research as well as APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative (OSBC) research. The OSBC research is the first global set of common standards for business processes and data, giving organizations an independent, authoritative resource for evaluating and improving business practices.
January 2009 - (Free Research) This paper gives a brief overview of the SAP® solutions used by manufacturers of complex products and equipment to differentiate themselves from the competition through superior-value products and services against low-cost global providers.
October 2008 - (Free Research) This paper discusses why failure happens and how to prevent it by following the overriding best practice in successful acquisitions, mergers, and divestitures: preparedness.
October 2008 - (Free Research) Understanding how IT can drive value and competitive advantage for your company is important for executives in all industries. This SAP Executive Insight paper explores the relationship between IT investment and performance and productivity gains.
June 2008 - (Free Research) Project-centric manufacturing business models that involve outsourcing and short product lifecycles expose manufacturers to a number of risks they were not vulnerable to previously.
June 2006 - (Free Research) Given the increasing importance of service-oriented architecture (SOA), this white paper cuts through the marketing hype surrounding SOA and focuses on the three most important facts you need to know about this groundbreaking technology.
August 2009 - (Free Research) This paper evaluates the impact of changing market landscape on enterprise application service offerings, and evaluates traditional service models in today's context and attempts to evangelize an innovative service model which meets the need of the hour-- faster ROI at lower TCO.
October 2008 - (Free Research) In this paper, Wipro Technologies focuses on the methodology EMC follows for building its Proven Solutions for organizations of all sizes and domains. This paper also demonstrates the methodology using an example of the solution development process for Microsoft Exchange in physical and VMware environments.
July 2009 - (Free Research) Watch this webcast to learn a variety of methods Esker can help your company with to cut the use of paper in your company today. Not only will you be helping the environment but you will also experience many benefits including better visibility, accessibility and productivity.
July 2009 - (Free Research) Read this case study to learn how PharmaCorr turned to Esker DeliveryWare to transition to a less paper-centric process and read all the benefits PharmaCorr reaped from implementing Esker DeliveryWare, including better accessibility, visibility, lower costs and higher ROI.
January 2009 - (Free Research) In this program Gartner Research Vice President Ted Fredman and DataFlux President and CEO Tony Fisher discuss the data quality issues facing business today as well as the solutions that can solve these problems.
September 2009 - (Free Research) This podcast explains the business value of unified communications to improve productivity by streamlining processes. Discover how to get started and which considerations to keep in mind when implementing this technique. Gain an understanding of various use cases of this approach and determine which applications best fit your needs.
December 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper demonstrates how running a responsible business and high levels of performance do not have to work against each other. And it makes a case for why sustainability issues should simply be part of a company’s overall performance management practices.
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