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- Juggle that carbon: IBM releases a tool for managing the impact of corporate supply chains
- The services team at IBM Global Business Services has developed a software application for helping companies collect, analyze and manage the impact of their supply chains when it comes to carbon footprints. Called the Carbon Tradeoff Modeler, the application does things like help an executive understand and...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Tool, IBM Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Transportation, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-05-25
- Supply-Chain Solution Cuts Costs 15 Percent, Boosts Customer Service for ASIC Maker
- ASIC manufacturer Open-Silicon needed a better way to track yields. So, it turned to an integrated financial and supply-chain management solution from Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Tensoft. The solution, including Microsoft Dynamics GP and Tensoft Fabless Semiconductor Management, reduces costs by up to 15 percent or more, gives customers visibility...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Customer Service, Microsoft Corp., SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), ASICs, Enterprise Software, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-05-19
- Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day?
- What is event processing and how could it make a difference? Here is one example of where it could take us: Scientists are talking about the possibility of an in-body network that could detect heart attacks or diabetic collapses and alert emergency services. A typical company deals...
- Tags: Event, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Sales Strategy, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- Gilbarco Implements a Single Data Source for Managing All Company Processes
- Gilbarco wanted to replace the existing legacy system with a flexible, stable, and secure integrated system and support sales of the "Turnkey" services of strategic importance to the company. The challenge was to guarantee structured post-sales service management and implement a project-oriented management control system. Gilbarco worked with Proxima to...
- Tags: Data Source, Oracle Corp., Gilbarco, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Hardware Upgrade, Sales Strategy, It Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Sales
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- SCM Group Supports Uniformity and Growth Worldwide With Integrated Enterprise Resource Planning Platform
- SCM Group wanted to support plans for international expansion adequately with a single and integrated Enterprise Resource Planning ERP platform and create homogeneous, centralized, automated systems for management of data and procedures in the global network. The challenge was to create consistent procedures for all group branches and new acquisitions...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., ERP, SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Software
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- S.T.M. SpA Improves Visibility Into Data and Increases Operating Spread by 5%
- Founded in 1976, S.T.M SpA is prominent in the power transmission sector in Italy and abroad. S.T.M SpA wanted to obtain an accurate vision of production costs and the cost of outsourced work and automate expense forecasting. The challenge was to introduce new models that allow the company to more...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Outsource, S.T.M. SpA, Outsourcing, Sales Force Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- ZIIA EIS (Enterprise Information System) (zip)
- ZIIA Zero Investment Instant Access is an EIS Enterprise Information System developed by GHR Software which is provided free thus Zero Investment and is immediately usable online thus Instant Access. You never get locked into ZIIA, you can always, at any time, extract all your data in XML format, for...
- Tags: Information System, GHR Software, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Product Marketing, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Management
- Software downloads 2008-04-21
- SocialText moves the collaboration goalposts
- I caught up with Ross Mayfield, president of SocialText today to discuss its new products, SocialText Dashboard and SocialText People. Ross believes that wikis are the foundation for collaboration within the enterprise and that Dashboard and People represent the next iteration in the way people will...
- Tags: Collaboration, Socialtext, Ross, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Wiki, Social Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Zappos.com director of development: Brent Cromley
- Brent Cromley, director of development at e-tailer Zappos.com, speaks with CNET News.com's Dan Farber about building a reliable inventory management for a supply chain of more than 4 million products. He also discusses building a Web 2.0 style community for their loyal shoe shoppers and the company's move into cookware...
- Tags: Development, Director, Web 2.0, Supply Chain Management (SCM), E-business/E-Commerce, Enterprise Software, Internet, Software, Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-04-15
- Could the Olympics spoil Back to School sales?
- Supply chain blogs recently warned that the Chinese government may close down a number of manufacturing industries during the Olympic games this summer and other posters warn that shipping and production slowdowns could be felt around China. The site says games could disrupt the flow of technology hard-goods in the...
- Tags: China, Olympic Games, Supply Chain, Apple Inc., Sales, Manufacturing, Games, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- Dell's grand plan a dud with analysts; Where's the detail?
- A two-day Dell powwow with Wall Street this week was largely panned as being short of details. On Wednesday and Thursday Dell met with analysts and disclosed that it would lay off more than the 8,800 it had projected and outlined plans to save about $3 billion...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Analyst, Retail, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Channel Management, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Sales, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- The trouble with Groundswell
- Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff at industry analysts Forrester are bagging a lot of positive blog hype over their new book Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies. In my view the hype levels buzzing aeround the book make certain enterprise software claims seem tame. This from David...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Blog, Groundswell, Sam Lawrence, Marketing Research, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-04-03
- HP lists its top suppliers
- Hewlett-Packard on Thursday issued a mammoth social responsibility report including a list of most of its suppliers. HP released the list "with the intent of promoting transparency and progress in raising social and environmental standards in the electronics industry supply chain." While this list...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Hewlett-Packard Co., Supplier, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-03
- BIRDS ERP System (zip)
- Formerly known as PiTA ERP, This is a new ERP model as well as Development Framework with Auto Database Design Parameter Mapping capability to develop/implement (already 15 modules covering Invoice, POS, Inventory, SCM and CRM) in a record short time. This could be used to develop additional customizable modules. Login:...
- Tags: Module, ERP System, ERP, Butterfly Informatics, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Software
- Software downloads 2008-03-31
- The PC supply chain shipped 257 mln systems worldwide in 2007
- In 2007, the PC supply chain shipped 257 mln systems worldwide and the mobile phone supply chain manufactured 1.1 bln finished phones that same year, according to IDC. Combined, these two supply chains finished shipments were valued at $318 bln in 2007, equal to more than a third of the...
- Tags: Supply Chain, PC, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software, NB
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- Issues With Supply Chain and RFID in the Retail Industry
- The retail industry is experiencing problems in the supply chain because there is no formal collaboration between the retailer and supplier. Demand uncertainty in the supply chain, known as the "Bullwhip effect," results in excess inventory and inefficiencies in the supply chain. Demand forecasts and orders are often distorted unless...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Industry, RFID, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2008-03-13
- The Cassiterite Crisis - How Tech Boom Fuels Human Rights Risk in Africa
- A disturbing article this week in the FT reports how cassiterite sourced through the use of child and slave labour has made it into the supply chains of global electronic goods manufacturers. Cassiterite is a derivative of tin ore necessarily used in circuitry and its use has, ironically, enabled...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Industry, Microsoft Corp., Cassiterite, Safety Condition, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, James Farrar
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- M.T.M. Increases Efficiency to Support Global Business Growth
- M.T.M., an Italian company that owns the BRC Gas Equipment trademark, was established in 1977 and has grown to become one of the top manufacturers of alternative fuel systems for motor vehicles. M.T.M. wanted to increase efficiency company-wide and improve activity planning for all fuel systems lifecycle. The challenge was...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Alternative Fuel, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Software
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Lighting Manufacturer Surya Roshni Streamlines Supply Chain With Bright Results
- New Delhi-based Surya Roshni Ltd is India's second-largest manufacturer of lighting products. Surya Roshni wanted to improve integration between purchasing, manufacturing, and distribution departments and store company-wide data in one location. The challenge was to manage workforce scattered across multiple locations and tighten cost control across the supply chain through...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Oracle Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Erlanger Boosts Back Office Functionality for Improved Patient Care
- Erlanger Health System is a public non-profit, academic teaching five-hospital system affiliated with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. Erlanger Health System wanted to manage a complex supply chain while delivering a spectrum of health services to more than a quarter-million people each year and lower supply costs and...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Patient, Health Care, Back-office, SCM, Erlanger Health System, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
- Case studies 2008-03-01
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