procurement management

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Emin Leydier Manages a 50% Increase in Production Without Increasing Administrative Workforce

Emin Leydier wanted to install a management system to support the company's strategic development including a new plant and new machinery and improve the integration of financial, commercial, transportation, and procurement management processes. The challenge was to improve the visibility and traceability of all business flows and promote the sharing...

Tags: Procurement Management, Oracle Corp., Procurement, Workforce, Emin Leydier, Purchasing & Procurement, Recruitment & Selection, Transportation, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Business Operations, Human Resources

Case studies 2008-03-01

Additional Resources

Figuring the value of software

Shallow, trivial analysisThis is a shallow, trivial analysis. You claim that ERP is 143 times the cost per user than SuccessFactors. You offer no proof of this claim, using the list price of a perpetual license for ERP compared to your calculation for the average revenue per customer's employee for...

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Software as a Service (SaaS), Enterprise software, Operational planning, software, ERP, SuccessFactors Inc., software-as-a-service

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

IBM aims to connect corporate mashups and business intelligence

IBM on Tuesday launched a mashup service for its Cognos 8 business intelligence suite. The offering, dubbed IBM Cognos 8 Mashup Service, is an application programming interface API that can expose content from Cognos 8 as a Web service. That corporate data can then be used in...

Tags: Business Intelligence, IBM Corp., Mashup, Mashup Center, Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-27

MSFT versus GOOG - there's a big gap

Countering Google[i]At the current rate of Google?s revenue growth, 7 per cent, it would take it more than 3 years to reach Microsoft?s current quarterly revenue.[/i]The above is true if you assume MS will have no growth over the next 3 years. I don't think that will be the case....

Tags: Web browsers, Operational accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

SAP and Siemens: kiss and make up?

The other week news broke that Siemens planned to can its estimated €40 million plus annual maintenance agreement with SAP. What a difference a few weeks makes. According to a press release issued by SAP: SAP...today announced that Siemens AG, a global leader in electronics and electrical engineering, has...

Tags: Siemens AG, SAP AG, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Senior IBM exec among those charged in Wall Street insider trading sting

Greed on Wall Street has landed six people - including a long-time, high-level IBM executive - in handcuffs after the FBI charged them with being involved with "the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history." In all, the six netted illegal profits of more than $20...

Tags: Hedge Fund, FBI, Wall Street, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM Corp., Chiesi, MOFFAT, Federal Government, Investment, Financial Services, Government, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-16

Intel is ready for your fourth quarter business: Will you show up?

Intel spent a lot of time talking about inventories on its fiscal third quarter conference call. The industry is stocking up on Intel chips ahead of server refreshes and the launch of Windows 7. The nagging worry for many analysts: Will businesses and consumers show up to drive the upgrade...

Tags: PC, Inventory, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Two new tomes offer tips to guide your Green IT strategy

Believe it or not, I have a stack of 10 business books on my desk right now, begging to be read and reviewed. Two are pertinent for the loyal Green IT folks in the GreenTech Pastures, so I felt it appropriate to mention them as a scan some of the...

Tags: Strategy, Data Center, Green IT, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-09

10 Steps to Control Wireless Costs Through Consumption Management

In the telecom and data communications environment, the challenge is to strike the right balance between understanding corporate usage trends and adopting new technologies that can make the organization more effective while still reducing costs. This white paper will reveal the 10 proven steps organizations can...

Tags: VP, Wireless, MBG Expense Management, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking

White papers 2009-10-05

Telecom Expense Management: 5 Best Practices for Reducing Telecom Cost

Telecommunications expenses are among the largest cost items on corporate income statements. According to leading industry analysts, many companies can lower their telecommunications costs by 15% or more without damaging their service quality, and the savings would go directly to their bottom lines. In this white...

Tags: Best Practice, MBG Expense Management, Telecommunications Expense, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking

White papers 2009-10-05

Gartner research suggests data center energy metrics still mystery to many businesses

Sometimes I feel like I'm beating a dead horse with these blogs, especially when reporting the results of ongoing Green IT research. The latest disheartening report, for me at least, is the declaration by Gartner that along close to 70 percent of data center managers say that...

Tags: Data Center, Green IT, Gartner Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-04

Control Solutions, Inc. Streamlines Business Processes and Improves Financial Reporting With Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

Control Solutions, Inc. wanted to replace legacy systems to improve data visibility and provide a single, accurate view of all company financial information and supply chain activity and provide a scalable solution capable of accommodating immediate company growth and expansion into new markets. The challenge was to facilitate the introduction...

Tags: Business Process, Financial Reporting, Oracle Corp., Financial, Oracle E-Business Suite, Control Solutions Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance

Case studies 2009-10-01

Xerox buys ACS; Makes its big services bet

Updated: Xerox said Monday it will buy Affiliated Computer Services in a cash and stock deal valued at $6.4 billion. The move is a big bet to transform Xerox into a services company that does everything from collecting tolls and installing government systems to retooling business processes and information technology...

Tags: Xerox Corp., ACS, Chances, Document Management, Operational Planning, Managerial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Managed Hosting, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Supply Chain Planning 4.2.4.6 (Windows)

SCP 4.0 has been helping companies reduce capital tied up in inventory, accurately forecast procurement needs, and enhance vendor managed inventory VMI relationships for more than 10 years. Using SCP, businesses are also saving money using full-container shipments through optimized manufacturing planning. Businesses in 15 countries have been reaping the...

Tags: Supply Chain, Microsoft Windows, Procurement, Forecasting, Jada Management Systems, SCP 4.0, Sales Force Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Purchasing & Procurement, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-09-27

Fujitsu certifies racks and towers for Energy Star 1.0 spec

In case you keep track of stuff like this on your procurement checklists, Fujitsu has certified four models of its Primergy tower and rack servers (the S5 series) as compliant with the EPA's Energy Star 1.0 server specification. They are the TX200 S5, TX300 S5, RX 200S5 and the RX300...

Tags: Server Management, Fujitsu Ltd., Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Servers, Business Operations, Hardware, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-03

Bank Al-Maghrib Enhances Procurement and Financial Management Processes, Improving Productivity

Bank Al-Maghrib wanted to improve service quality of business applications to streamline key management activities and obtain greater and faster visibility into financial activities by shortening the deadlines for monthly consolidation of reports. The challenge was to automate budgetary follow-up to save time and improve reliability. Bank Al-Maghrib worked with...

Tags: Bank, Oracle Corp., Financial, Procurement, Bank Al-Maghrib, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance

Case studies 2009-09-01

Scandinavian Tobacco Group Eersel Deploys Business Intelligence to Boost Production Process Management

Scandinavian Tobacco Group wanted to ensure that all information in the AS/400 DB2 database environment required by sales and marketing is available for quick and flexible use and reduce the delay between the business requesting information and the actual report delivery, eliminating production management delays. The challenge was to improve...

Tags: Business Intelligence, Process Management, Sales Forecast, Oracle Corp., Environment, IBM AS/400, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Databases, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2009-09-01

Erlanger Health System Upgrades Enterprise Applications to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Costs

Erlanger Health System wanted to upgrade to the latest version of Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise applications to ensure continued support and benefit from new functionality and extend efficiencies in purchasing and financial management - enabling Erlanger to respond to growing requirements to reduce operational costs while continually improving quality of patient...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Enterprise Application, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Investment, Enterprise Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Software

Case studies 2009-09-01

GoodHope Asia Holdings Gains More Purchasing Power, Generates Financial Reports Faster

GoodHope Asia Holdings Ltd GAHL is the holding company for overseas oil palm plantations run by Carson Cumberbatch PLC, an organization with interests in a diverse group of businesses in Colombo, Sri Lanka and across South East Asia. GAHL owns and operates plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia under the "Agro"...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, GAHL, Human Capital, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Operational Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-09-01

Chicago Public Schools Upgrades to Oracle e-Business Suite Release 12.1 on Time and on Budget

Chicago Public Schools wanted to upgrade the school district's existing Oracle enterprise resource planning system to gain new functionality and enable the system to scale for future growth under extreme budgetary and staffing constraints due to the current economy and review and reduce the system's more than 100 customizations for...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle E-Business Suite, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Finance, Software

Case studies 2009-09-01