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- 6 reasons government IT projects fail
- Failed government IT projects occur with alarming frequency. In some respects, these failures share much in common with botched private sector initiatives. For example, failures in both environments are primarily a function of poor management rather than bad technology. Still, there are important differences between government...
- Tags: Team, Information Technology, Procurement, Accountability, Government, Vertical Industries, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
- Breaking away from ERP as bookkeeping
- Most traditional business software revolves around transactions — the movements recorded in purchase orders, stock movements, bills of materials, invoices, journals and every other document that has evolved to record business operations over the past several centuries. But this is a roundabout way of representing reality that has evolved through...
- Tags: Asset, Payroll, ERP, Procurement, Workday, Operational Accounting, Purchasing & Procurement, Asset Management, Finance, Business Operations, Operational Planning, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- UK gov't releases transparent post-failure analysis
- The UK Identity & Passport Service IPS has released an excellent post-implementation assessment report describing lessons learned from five key 2007 projects. In an unusually transparent move for any government agency, the report candidly examines each project's objectives, deliverables, and areas for improvement. ...
- Tags: Project, Procurement, Analysis, IPS, Purchasing & Procurement, Government, Business Operations, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Automotive Giant Boosts Efficiency
- Magna International is the third-largest automotive supplier in the world. The company needed to streamline its procurement processes and consolidate its server infrastructure to help increase productivity, optimize business processes, and avoid wasted hardware resources and unnecessary energy consumption. Using the Dell Premier Pages service, the company built a customized...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Procurement, Magna International, Purchasing & Procurement, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Portals, Ip storage, Servers, Business Operations, Hardware, Internet
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- Department of Primary Industries Achieves 70% Savings Per Purchasing Transaction
- The Department of Primary Industries DPI wanted to provide an automated procurement system to streamline operations across four state government bodies in more than 100 locations across Victoria and create a more cost-effective financials system to better manage the requirements of management and employees. The challenge was to facilitate online...
- Tags: DPI, Oracle Corp., Industry, Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- Integrated Trade Systems, Inc. Is Able to Track and Ensure Timely Purchase Order Delivery by Using Biscom Delivery Server to Send Files Securely
- Integrated Trade Systems ITS provides procurement services for Mexican-owned PEtroleos MEXicanos PEMEX, the sixth largest oil company in the world. ITS needed a fast, efficient way for PEMEX's buyers to send purchase orders to suppliers all over the world, and for ITS to confirm and execute the orders with these...
- Tags: Server, Purchase Order, Procurement, Biscom, Integrated Trade Systems, Purchasing & Procurement, Channel Management, Business Operations, Marketing
- Case studies 2008-04-30
- DK Corporation Improves Productivity by 12%, Cuts Procurement Time by More Than 50%
- Founded in 1990, DK Corporation is South Korea's sole stainless steel plate manufacturer. DK Corporation wanted to integrate information, improve efficiency, streamline procurement, and maintain tight financial control. To improve access to data across the organization, DKC decided to roll out a single, integrated business management platform and build a...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
- Case studies 2008-04-01
- 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, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Transportation, Business Operations, Human Resources
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Tibet Tianlu Achieves End-to-End Control of Financial and Human Resources Operations
- Its rapidly expanding portfolio of work prompted Tibet Tianlu to reconsider the way it managed its business. Senior managers did not have a complete view of the organization or insight into project, human resources, inventory, and procurement costs. The lack of standardized reports also made it difficult for Tibet Tianlu...
- Tags: Human Resources, Oracle Corp., Financial, Business Management, Procurement, Tibet Tianlu, Purchasing & Procurement, Financial Management, Strategy, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Finance, Management
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Prave Intelligent Relationship Management (msi)
- Prave Intelligent Relationship Management has Account and contact management: Account notes, Account documents, Resellers; Product Management: Service agreements, Procurement, Sellable, Serial number registration; Sales Management: Opportunity, Quotations, Sales, Orders, Invoices, Payments; After Sales: Support Tickets and workflow support; Logistics: Procurement, Inventory Control and warehousing, Asset management serial numbers, Material reservations;...
- Tags: Procurement, EURL PRAVE FRANCE, Prave Intelligent Relationship Management, Sales Strategy, Purchasing & Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales Force Management, Asset Management, Sales, Business Operations, Operational Planning
- Software downloads 2008-02-15
- Built a Global Procurement Data Warehouse Based Supplier Analytics System to Reduce Material Costs for a FMCG Major
- MindTree Consulting built a Global Data Warehouse to capture timely and accurate purchase information for over 100 operating units across the globe. Utilizing the expertise in supply chain management and DW/BI, the company designed a complete solution that helped the client in consolidating supplier and purchase data, and processes globally....
- Tags: MindTree Consulting, Supplier, Procurement, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- Case studies 2008-01-24
- European Agency Promotes Integration of Defence Sector With Collaboration Solution
- The European Defence Agency EDA works to promote an integrated approach to Europe's defence capability and collaborations in areas such as procurement, research, and technology. Shortly after it was formed in 2004, developers were able to swiftly create a range of online productivity tools. Users can access all applications through...
- Tags: Solution, Collaboration, Procurement, Microsoft Corp., Integration, European Agency, Purchasing & Procurement, Groupware, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2007-10-12
- Rivas Zorggroep Standardizes Work Processes and Automates Procurement
- Rivas Zorggroep provides a broad range of healthcare services in the Dutch provinces of Zuid-Holland, Noord-Brabant, and Utrecht. The company wanted to enable managers to quickly access accurate information. The challenge was to standardize and streamline work processes and automate authorization for procurement. The company integrated data from various legacy...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Financials, Procurement, Rivas Zorggroep, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Purchasing & Procurement, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Human Resources
- Case studies 2007-10-01
- Travel and Procurement: The Convergence
- According to a recent Aberdeen Group survey, companies that don't use an integrated travel and entertainment (T&E) expense management service, like Concur Travel & Expense, are falling behind in almost every measure of financial management. Aberdeen refers to these companies as "laggards" and presents figures showing that...
- Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., Procurement, Convergence, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Encryption Procurement: - Setting a Standard
- Best practices for encryption procurement: What should be considered to achieve an enterprise encryption solution? What best practices should be followed? This Whitepaper summarizes what you should demand of a vendor and their solution, product and services. Enterprise Encryption RFP Step-by-Step: What needs to be considered in the competitive bid...
- Tags: Solution, Procurement, Best Practice, Encryption, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- White papers 2007-09-12
- Automating Procurement Process Sample (exe)
- This white paper demonstrates some of BizTalk Server's many capabilities through a business scenario. This is an automated procurement process in which requests for quotation RFQs for a commodity item are sent out to three suppliers. The suppliers send back their quotes and an order to the lowest bidder is...
- Tags: Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft BizTalk Orchestration, Procurement, Application Servers, Web Services, Purchasing & Procurement, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2007-09-06
- BizTalk Server 2000 Code Sample: Automating the Procurement Process (exe)
- This code sample accompanies the technical article, BizTalk Orchestration Example: Automating the Procurement Process click the Documentation link. The code shows a sample scenario of how to automate Requests for Quotes RFQ and purchasing. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Microsoft BizTalk Server, Procurement, Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000, Purchasing & Procurement, Application Servers, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Software
- Software downloads 2007-09-06
- Goin' green: About that Energy Star sticker on your frig? PCs and maybe servers are next.
- Yesterday, I posted two blogs here and here regarding an AMD-hosted panel discussion that I attended in Cambridge, MA. Execs from AMD, EMC, HP, and APC were there to talk about short term measures that can yield savings in energy expenditures and green house gas emissions today, and then...
- Tags: ICF Consulting, PC, Server, Procurement, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-08-15
- Britain begins ID card procurement process
- Britain begins ID card procurement processexperts like Microsoft?????It comes down to this. Either the citizenry pays attention and reports suspicious activity to authorities and each other or that form of democracy fails. The problem in England is monarchical. The citizenry trusts government to identify the wrong doers and can not...
- Tags: Government, Purchasing & Procurement, democracy, ID card procurement, ID card, procurement
- Discussion threads 2007-08-10
- How HP can help IT, facilities, and procurement work together to maximize productivity and minimize costs
- It takes three to develop a solid strategy for running an efficient printing environment: IT, facilities, and procurement. This HP white paper explains how a cooperative strategy involving all three of these departments can help increase staff productivity in the IT department, lower total operational costs...
- Tags: Management, Managerial Accounting, Software, Enterprise Software, Purchasing & Procurement, Document Management, Printing, Procurement, Business Operations, Finance, Strategy, Information Technology, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- White papers 2007-08-01
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