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Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the operations of the supply chain with the purpose to satisfy customer requirements as efficiently as possible. Supply chain management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point-of-origin to point-of-consumption. The term supply chain management was coined by strategy consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton in 1982. |
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Oct 15, 2008 |
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Corporate IT spending continues to grow. Since 1994, the IT spending per worker has more than doubled, from US$3,500 to US$8,000 per worker. Annual productivity growth in U.S. companies roughly doubled in the same period, after experiencing 1.4% growth for 20 years (Harvard Business Review, July–August 2008). But in today’s economy, competitive advantage is short-lived, and leading companies recognize that continued investments in the virtuous cycle of technology are required to stay ahead.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Oct 13, 2008 |
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Human beings take risks. In business, one of the riskiest moves company stakeholders can take is to acquire and merge with another company or to divest part of what they have. Despite the best initial intentions between the merging companies, many mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures produce results far below expectations. For some companies, the experience can be more than maddening – it can be deadly, ending with the demise of the business.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Sep 23, 2008 |
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The year of 2007 set records for merger & acquisition (M&A) activity worldwide. According to Bloomberg, a record $4 trillion in deals were announced in 2007. The numbers by vertical are impressive. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, there were a record 207 deals in industrial manufacturing (i.e., industrial machinery, rubber & plastic products, fabricated metal products, and electronic & electrical equipment) during 2007, up from 159 deals in 2006. While research from Bloomberg and PWC shows the pace of M&A activity has slowed this year, enterprises worldwide are still digesting last year’s binge. PWC also predicts that M&A activity in industrial manufacturing in 2008 will run close to that seen in 2006. Download this paper to learn more.
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For many years small to midsize manufacturers and ERP software providers struggled with the notion that full system implementations included more complexity, not to mention cost, than could be incurred by organizations with limited resources. Fortunately, drastic improvements in price performance, enhancements to underlying technologies and introduction of new forms of delivery have made ERP solutions viable and affordable to manufacturing companies of all sizes.
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Shrinking product development cycles coupled with demanding product requirements and increasingly complex design implementations can overwhelm a design team. The technical risk of employing new, complex, high-speed processor technology can often deter a design group from incorporating new technology in their product designs.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: May 07, 2008 |
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While globalization was once the exclusive domain of the large multi-billion dollar companies, today even small to medium size enterprises cannot escape the issues associated with global trade and offshore manufacturing. Whether you view the world as flat or round, it is definitely shrinking.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: May 01, 2008 |
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Global competition and increasing customer demand are forcing many industrial machinery and components (IM&C) companies to change their business model. No longer is it enough to just sell products and services. To succeed in the IM&C industry today, you need to be a solution provider, and that requires a new business model — one that creates new streams of revenue by adding value to your product offerings.
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"Lean" is defined as a process to improve manufacturing and service operations, reduce waste, improve quality and drive down cost. While many packaging companies have embraced a number of Lean Manufacturing concepts, many have yet to fully realize the benefits of a fully-integrated Lean environment. Leveraging an ERP system that embraces "Lean" principles and incorporates industry specific best practices can facilitate and support the process. In this white paper, learn how lean manufacturing can apply to printing and packaging, and how an ERP system fits into the process.
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Whether you are an electrical supplies wholesaler or a manufacturer of oilfield equipment, the challenge is the same: Are you maximizing your margins by keeping your administrative processes as streamlined as possible? Or, are you wasting time and money by supporting paper-intensive processes to handle quotes, orders, ship notices, receipt documents and invoices?
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Apr 20, 2008 |
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Examine how adoption of industry best practices can fuel excellence in supply chain operations of consumer and high-tech OEMs. ASUG/SAP benchmarking studies measure the performance of industry leaders and reveal their secrets. SAP industry experts can help you rapidly harness the power of supply chain best practices.
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| By : Epicor |
Published Date: Apr 20, 2008 |
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In the last several years, the manufacturing sector has moved from vertically organized structures to horizontal organizations; that is, a single company no longer controls its product from, let’s say, the mine to the store shelf. Instead, today’s companies control only pieces of the supply chain, and the companies and divisions controlling those various components may be located just about anywhere in the world.
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| By : Signiant |
Published Date: Apr 01, 2008 |
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Never before has the Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry seen such rapid change in business models, adoption of digital technologies, and global, distributed, collaborative workflows. New business ventures, consolidation of terrestrial-based television stations, broadband penetration, time-to-market pressures, and shifting audience viewership are some of the ingredients that are contributing to the re-definitions that are taking place in the M&E industry.
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| By : CA |
Published Date: Mar 25, 2008 |
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Today’s enterprises rarely operate alone. Partnerships, outsourcing, external contractors and suppliers, and other cooperative agreements are all vital to today’s enterprises. These agreements generally require collaboration and interoperation, both organizationally and between their IT resources. They require the ability for users in one organization to easily work with resources provided by another.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Jan 23, 2008 |
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Read how adoption of industry best practices can fuel excellence in the supply chain operations of consumer and high-tech OEMs. SAP benchmarking studies measure the performance gap enjoyed by the industry leaders and reveal their secrets.
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Today, as more and more organizations strive to improve productivity and profitability by dedicating the bulk of their resources to their core competencies, many of them are looking for efficient and cost-effective ways to outsource ancillary and support activities. Nowhere is this trend more prominent than among supply chain-centric organizations such as retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers.
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Corning Cable Systems offers the broadest range of end-to-end fibre optic and copper product solutions for telecommunications networks. Corning wanted to improve their supply chain to reduce inventory levels (thereby adding to bottom line savings) and reduce overall administrative costs- all without expensive or time-consuming investments.
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Chase & Sons has been delivering innovative engineered products and processes to the wire and cable industry for over 50 years. They supply General Cable with specialty tapes. In the past, Chase & Sons would allocate resources for 'emergency handling' of orders which took time away from planning and other more strategic functions.
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General Cable operates 28 manufacturing locations in 8 countries and is a leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products. Their products are widely used in communications, energy, industrial and speciality markets. General Cable has nearly 300 suppliers of raw material for their US operations.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Jan 04, 2008 |
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Find out how semiconductor companies are adopting a fabless manufacturing model by operating with a variety of partners through an outsourced supply chain. Doing so helps them save money and be more competitive. SAP solutions support this model to help overcome the inherent challenges.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Jan 01, 2008 |
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Increased globalization means that consumers can get their hands on any product, anywhere, within days. To differentiate themselves and, more importantly, to satisfy their customers’ needs, companies must deliver innovative products, processes, and services. Rapidly changing market trends can complicate this goal, however, as can the need to ensure that all new products meet regional and international compliance standards. Find out how to best overcome these challenges in this white paper.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Jan 01, 2008 |
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The future of collaboration in supply chain processes appears bright. However, collaboration is definitely a long-term project, with elements of both revenue generation and cost elimination. Forward-looking manufacturers will continue to work together toward a single, "extended" supply chain to overcome challenges and achieve their ultimate goal - to deliver the "right product, in the right place, at the right time, at a fair price with zero defects."
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Jan 01, 2008 |
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Supply chains are becoming value networks. How do companies design value networks to gain competitive advantage? What are the best practices? And, what determines value? In this Report, we share answers to these questions to help you drive greater value for your company.
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A firm's supply chain is the essence of how it delivers value to its customers. Deploying a supply chain performance management solution is a challenging process. This paper outlines critical steps and key factors in optimizing performance management for your entire supply chain.
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| By : SAP |
Published Date: Dec 01, 2007 |
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Fifty percent (50%) of 146 high-tech companies regard supply chain management as a customer service differentiator, or as a profit center – while the rest view supply chain as a cost center. This sector insight explores the concerns and process roadmap of supply chain executives in high-tech industries.
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| By : CA |
Published Date: Nov 08, 2007 |
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CA Identity and Access Management automates the management of user identities and ensures that only properly authorized users can access critical IT resources from the Web to the mainframe. It empowers your organization to reduce IT costs, mitigate overall security risk, enable new business opportunities and deliver continuous regulatory compliance.
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