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Are You Ready for a Third Party Logistics Provider (3PL)?
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9/1/2008 12:01:00 PM
Outsourcing a supply chain is a big step. A company choosing to outsource their logistics should be confident that their 3PL partner will maintain (and strengthen) the company’s relationship with their clients and customers. By asking the right questions, a company can find the right 3PL that will strengthen client relationships, improve supply chain operations, and drive bottom-line results, year-over-year.
Paper contributed by TMSi Logistics
Warehouse Management Systems Versus Extended ERP
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9/1/2008 12:01:00 AM
Most manufacturers at some point consider a warehouse management system (WMS). But implementing a stand-alone WMS is usually a mistake, leading to duplicate labor, duplicate inventory and logistical problems. Usually, it makes more sense to extend existing enterprise software with add-on technology that drives data and functionality to the warehouse.
Paper contributed by IFS
Global Asset Sustainability: Breakthrough lean best practice counters rising energy costs
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8/25/2008 12:01:00 PM
In this new paper, "Global Asset Sustainability: Breakthrough lean best practice counters rising energy costs," get an insightful look at how companies that establish a strategy and global approach with a new lean practice improve operating, financial, and environmental performance. The Global Asset Sustainability Metric consists of four major components: availability, performance, quality, and energy consumption. The first three factors are part of overall equipment effectiveness (OEE); the equation is new with the addition of energy. Energy is the largest cost driver for operating assets in most companies.
Paper contributed by Infor
Still Making Costly ERP System Changes to Keep Up With Your Business?
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8/20/2008 12:01:00 PM
If your business is running on a system configured 10 years ago, it most likely can’t keep up with your needs today without costly modifications. To stay competitive, you need immediate access to comprehensive and reliable data for managing your growing supply chain, serving customers, and building partner relationships.
Paper contributed by Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
Software Architecture Assessment Checklist
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8/20/2008 12:01:00 PM
This document presents a checklist to assess an existing or in-development software architecture. It is not exhaustive but highlights some items software architects should take ownership of or assist stakeholders with in the software design process.
Paper contributed by Exmentis
Synchronizing the Distribution Supply Chain with Mobility
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8/13/2008 12:01:00 AM
Get your supply chain in sync with the most complete technology solution around. Download your FREE white paper, "Synchronizing the Distribution Supply Chain with Mobility" now. It's just another way Motorola puts Enterprise Mobility in the palm of your hand. Click here to learn more.
Paper contributed by Motorola
Make or Break: How Manufacturers Can Leap from Decline to Revitalization
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8/1/2008 12:01:00 PM
Download the first chapter of Make or Break: How Manufacturers Can Leap from Decline to Revitalization (McGraw-Hill). This new book by Booz & Company experts describes the forces reshaping manufacturing and reveals strategies that distinguish winning companies from those that let their capabilities languish. Discover how Procter & Gamble and Toyota lead their industries by putting manufacturing at the top of the corporate agenda.
Paper contributed by Booz & Company
Using Design of Experiments to Minimize Variation -- Case Study
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7/31/2008 12:01:00 PM
Decades after Taguchi introduced experiments designed to reduce process variation, these experiments are rarely seen in practice. Yet robust design is one of our most powerful tools in achieving our Quality goals of reducing variation. This paper will demonstrate a simple method to design and analyze experiments to reduce response variation using a successful experiment conducted at Bowe Bell & Howell to illustrate the method.
Paper contributed by Minitab Inc.
5 Key Actions for Closed Loop Inventory Management
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7/30/2008 12:01:00 PM
Inventory continues to be the lifeblood of manufacturing supply chains, especially as the economy tightens. Properly managed, it drives revenue and efficiency by reducing working capital and increasing customer service. Using a closed loop inventory management approach, manufacturers can continuously optimize their inventory throughout their supply chain. This Aberdeen report recommends the key actions that manufacturers can take to implement a closed-loop process -- and improve their service levels, forecast accuracies and perfect order metrics.
Paper contributed by Infor
Meeting the Challenge of Today's Global Manufacturing Imperatives
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7/7/2008 12:01:00 PM
Manufacturers must make intelligent business decisions at or near real-time speeds. Incuity Software's whitepaper highlights the challenges that all manufacturers face and shows, via real-world examples, how companies in varying industries have moved beyond traditional Business Intelligence (which address macro issues after the fact) to succeed with Business Intelligence for Manufacturing (BI4M), which is aimed at micro-level decision makers in real time.
Paper contributed by Incuity Software, a Rockwell Automation Company
Contract Logistics Helps Manufacturers Focus On Core Competencies
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7/7/2008 12:01:00 PM
An obvious area where manufacturers can gain momentum and competitive advantage is the outsourcing of logistics. With revenue-crushing transportation costs, global sourcing and distribution is increasingly important. Agility's extensive case study shows how several well-known companies have significantly benefited from contract logistics.
Paper contributed by Agility
Creating a Global Presence: What to Consider, and Not Consider, on the Road to Globalization
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7/1/2008 12:01:00 PM
Going global? Learn from 2 globalization studies how other manufacturers are taking these challenges head on. Discover how to identify a globalization strategy that works for your company. See how you can build a technology infrastructure strong enough to support globalization processes and put you on the global stage.
Paper contributed by SAP America, Inc.
Powering A Solution Provider Network
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7/1/2008 12:01:00 PM
"Powering a Solution Provider Network: The Next-Generation Business Model for the Industry" explores how you can transform your IM&C company through a solution provider network and address the issues you meet along the way. Find out how you can deliver more value to your customers and learn about other companies who have benefited from tapping into the vast IM&C ecosystem.
Paper contributed by SAP America, Inc.
Path to the Lean Enterprise: The Continuous Improvement Office
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6/19/2008 12:01:00 AM
The real commitment to continuous improvement begins the moment leaders assign a full-time person to take responsibility for moving the organization forward. This white paper by TBM Consulting Group offers best practices and shares the personal insights of successful change leaders for creating and sustaining an effective Continuous Improvement Office.
Paper contributed by TBM Consulting Group
Direct Digital Manufacturing: Impact and Opportunity: Part 2 -- Freedom of Design
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6/13/2008 12:01:00 PM
Adhering to the constraints and limiting design freedoms are necessary for conventional manufacturing processes. Rapid manufacturing eliminates all of the design constraints imposed by conventional manufacturing methods.
Paper contributed by RedEye
Overall Labor Effectiveness (OLE): Achieving a Highly Effective Workforce
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6/11/2008 12:01:00 PM
After squeezing as much productivity gains as possible from their supply chains, manufacturers need to find new ways to help the workforce become more productive. In this white paper Kronos, Inc. describes a labor performance metric known as Overall Labor Effectiveness (OLE). Simply calculated, OLE factors in three workforce variables: availability, performance and quality.
Paper contributed by Kronos, Inc.
Productivity and Efficiency Enhancements in a Solution Provider Network: Following a Value-Driven Strategy to Increase Performance
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6/11/2008 12:01:00 PM
This white paper by SAP presents the results of research by Dr. Sinan Aral, a professor at the NYU Stern School of Business, who studied over 700 companies to determine if investments in enterprise software had any impact on productivity and efficiency. Answering this question is critical at a time when manufacturers are becoming the central point in a solution provider network for their customers.
Paper contributed by SAP America, Inc.
Multi-Enterprise SOA: The Most Important Paradigm Shift for Enterprise Revenue Growth
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6/11/2008 12:01:00 PM
The role of information technology must evolve for companies to succeed in today's complex, global markets. Multi-enterprise service oriented architecture (SOA) provides a business interface that cost effectively extends operating models. This white paper by Sterling Commerce describes the changes in corporate IT strategy required to enable a more flexible, responsive and adaptive enterprise.
Paper contributed by Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Company
Electronic Kanban Case Study: A.O. Smith Water Products Company
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6/11/2008 12:01:00 PM
Managers at A.O. Smith Water Products wanted to extend the company’s kanban-based inventory replenishment system to suppliers to eliminate excess inventory in the supply chain. As presented in this case study, the manufacturer of water heaters and commercial boilers implemented an electronic kanban system from Ultriva that helped them double inventory turns and dramatically improve on-time delivery.
Paper contributed by Ultriva
Rethinking the Supply Chain: Meeting the Complexity Challenge
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6/11/2008 12:01:00 PM
Less complex tools can solve supply chain challenges without requiring millions of dollars and multi-year implementation projects. As detailed in this white paper, Demand Management, Inc.’s planning tools can deliver such solutions in a way that empowers all stakeholders, encourages collaboration and favors institutional memory and knowledge over pure mathematical formulas.
Paper contributed by Demand Management, Inc.
Global Expansion Outlook: Challenges, Benefits and Best Practices From Industrial Manufacturers
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5/20/2008 12:01:00 PM
In no sector of the economy is globalization more pervasive and influential than in manufacturing. Globalization has undoubtedly brought many benefits to manufacturers, although these have not come without struggle, experimentation and investment. SAP and IW Custom Research have partnered to investigate in detail what these benefits are, what types of overseas investments manufacturers are making, the struggles that globalization brings, which business models are succeeding, and where and how manufacturers plan to increase their global footprint in the next three years.
Paper contributed by SAP America, Inc.
BorgWarner's Asheville Operating System: From Chaos to Stability
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4/4/2008 12:01:00 AM
In trying to meet customers' needs for timely delivery, BorgWarner's staff found itself in constant firefighting mode. Excessive inventory, overtime and use of premium shipping services significantly increased operating costs and staff stress. After working with Chesapeake Consulting Inc., BorgWarner experienced a dramatic cultural turnaround, increased through-put and on-time deliveries in a matter on months.
Paper contributed by Chesapeake Consulting
Response Management: Next Wave of Supply Chain Innovation?
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9/28/2007 12:01:00 PM
Traditional closed-loop planning and execution may well be yesterday's news. A new generation of technology is enabling manufacturers to make smarter decisions in high-impact situations. Thanks to Response Management, manufacturers are now able to execute advanced planning, which reduces or eliminates the need for standalone spreadsheets and other rudimentary planning tools.
Paper contributed by Kinaxis
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