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Business Network Transformation: Product and Service Leadership by SAP America Inc October 21, 2009 - (Free Research) For manufacturers today, achieving strategic goals requires not only intimately understanding technology and markets but also overcoming higher hurdles that have been exacerbated by trends toward globalization and outsourcing. Read on to learn more about how your company can achieve product and service leadership. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Continuous Innovation for Product and Service Leadership: An Approach Driven by Business Value by SAP America Inc October 21, 2009 - (Free Research) The need to keep product and service offerings fresh is not a new concept in business today, but the new approach is involving a network of business partners and even customers in their quest to innovate. This process is called "continuous product and service innovation." (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Leveraging A Demand-Driven Manufacturing Model To Enhance Profitability by SYSPRO October 09, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper discusses the fundamentals for successful demand-driven fulfillment manufacturing, including optimal channel and customer relationships, informed online buying and selling, flexible product configuration and order fulfillment and integrated operational infrastructures. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

How SYSPRO Leverages a Lean Manufacturing Model to Enhance Profitability by SYSPRO October 09, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper discusses the fundamentals for successful Lean manufacturing, including the establishment of optimal customer relationships, improved channel visibility, flexible product configuration, shortened cycle times, improved capacity utilization and integrated operational infrastructures. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Producing to Order: Discrete Manufacturers and Customer Demand by SAP America Inc August 07, 2009 - (Free Research) Find out how discrete manufacturers are becoming truly customer-centric by pursuing or planning a variety of initiatives, including the improvement of customer service and the closer integration of customers into product design. The greatest impact is expected from plans to implement demand-driven manufacturing. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

A Premium on Efficiency: Midsize Manufacturers Confront the Obstacles to Growth by SAP America Inc August 07, 2009 - (Free Research) How do best-in-class midsize manufacturers continue to grow in a tough economy? This research report, conducted by EIU, outlines measures manufacturers implement to continue expanding even while coping with the strains of softening demand in key markets, rising input costs, and downward pressure on prices. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Investing in Innovation - Gartner Webcast by SAP America Inc March 16, 2009 - (Free Research) In today's marketplace creating sustainable growth requires you to constantly innovate. In this webcast we'll look at what's happening globally that makes investing in innovative technology important. (WEBCAST) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WEBCAST

How the Small Get Mighty: Manufacturing ERP Is Essential but Not Just Any ERP Will Do by IQMS December 2008 - (Free Research) As many SMMs are realizing, ERP is essential, although not just any ERP system will do, with the right ERP system in place, SMMs can get mighty and thrive in the face of bigger competition. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Product Environmental Footprint And Ecolabeling: An Approach For Both Environmental Responsibility And Profits by SAP America Inc September 2009 - (Free Research) Business interest in environmental footprinting stemmed originally from an understanding of supply chain vulnerabilities and complexities, and this remains an important driver. However, with growing public concern over environmental issues, environmental footprinting has grown in importance to many businesses. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

A Platform Approach To Manufacturing Operations Management by Apriso Corporation March 2009 - (Free Research) From a manufacturing executive's perspective, focusing on an open and flexible Manufacturing Operations Management platform creates a competitive weapon. This research provides a roadmap for creating such a platform in a cost effective way that still delivers benefits, such as higher levels of profitability. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

6 Steps to Improving Manufacturing Performance: by Apriso Corporation April 2009 - (Free Research) This executive brief presents the six "Rules of the Road" that can help you cut costs, increase cash flow and become more responsive to changing market conditions in the manufacturing industry. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

The Impact of Lean on Consumer Product Manufacturers by SAP America Inc February 2007 - (Free Research) Discover the impact of Lean on consumer product manufacturers and gain key tips in implementing successful Lean initiatives across the enterprise. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Enabling The Lean Enterprise: A Three-Tiered Approach to Improving Your Operations by SAP America Inc June 2009 - (Free Research) Recently, many businesses have used lean principles to move from a decentralized corporate management mode to a hybrid model - recognizing that different functions require different levels of centralized management to be efficient and effective. Read this whitepaper to learn a three-tiered approach to improving your operations. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Responding Quickly to Changing Markets: Anticipate, Adapt, Excel by SAP America Inc 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. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Best Practices in Complex Equipment Manufacturing, Sales, and Service by SAP America Inc 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. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Achieving Compliant Manufacturing Excellence through Real-time Performance Management and Continuous Improvement by SAP America Inc January 2009 - (Free Research) Manufacturers are feeling new pressure on their operations from many directions. Dynamic market needs, increased compliance requirements, more distributed manufacturing operations, rapid product innovation, lean manufacturing, and the transition to new IT technology all manifest themselves on the plant floor and throughout the enterprise. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

6 Steps to Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation Success by IFS January 2007 - (Free Research) Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Contact Relationship Management (CRM), and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) is complicated. Here are six simple steps to take to manage that complexity. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

ERP Software for Manufacturers - SearchManufacturingERP.com Product Directory 2009 Edition by SearchManufacturingERP January 2009 - (Free Research) Compiled by SearchManufacturingERP.com editors, this directory includes ERP software products for process and discrete manufacturers of all sizes, as well as all verticals. It includes software that is meant to be deployed on-premise as well as Software as a Service (SaaS) or on-demand software. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Lean IT: The Time for Transformation is Now by CA August 2009 - (Free Research) Many institutions are investigating opportunities to create more value for customers by eliminating or reducing non-value-adding activities. Lean processing, long a staple in manufacturing, provides this opportunity for increasing efficiency within financial services. (ANALYST REPORT) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO ANALYST REPORT

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