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- Improve Inventory Velocity by Using Bonded Logistics Parks in China
- As the length of the inbound supply chain continues to increase with global sourcing more focus is being placed at the beginning of the supply chain where product originates. China's new Bonded Logistics Parks BLPs are particularly attractive to companies sourcing in the Asian region who want to optimize inventory...
- Tags: China, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Velocity, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Management
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- Strategic Sourcing: 2005 Computerworld Honors Case Study
- The New York City Department of Education DOE, the largest public school system in the United States, serves more than one million students in 1,200 schools. Pressed to find savings - with the caveat that those savings could not adversely affect the level of services provided- the New York City...
- Tags: Sourcing, Savings, Computerworld, International Data Group, Sourcing Team, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
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- SCDOT Deploys Paperless Procurement System: Achieves Rapid ROI by Reducing Overhead and Cutting Costs
- With more than 5,100 employees, South Carolina Department of Transportation SCDOT is a state government agency focused on promoting safe and efficient transportation. As one of 201 business units, the SCDOT Procurement Division provides a centralized source for pricing, bids and other documents. Critical goods and services were delayed due...
- Tags: Captaris Inc., ROI, Procurement, SCDOT, Purchasing & Procurement, Transportation, Roi/Tco, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software
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- University of Pennsylvania Speeds Order Transmission With RightFax and Oracle
- Founded in 1740, the University of Pennsylvania is America's first university and one of the country's most prestigious institutions of higher education. With a large student body to support and a reputation for administrative excellence, the University of Pennsylvania's Purchasing Services department realized the need to implement an automated document...
- Tags: University Of Pennsylvania, Oracle Corp., Captaris Inc., Fax, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
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- Any Document-Intensive Task Can Be Automated With Workflow Software
- Is your procurement process bogged down by paper? Do the new claims pile up faster than you can process them in a day? Are the auditors or attorneys getting impatient while you desperately search for old but vital records? In this webcast, you will learn real-world strategies for automating these...
- Tags: Captaris Inc., Workflow Software, Records Management, Managerial Accounting, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Intelligence, Finance, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- Optimizing a Purchase Order Workflow Using a Web Solution
- Ranbaxy Laboratories is India's largest pharmaceutical company and is rated as one of the leading research-based international pharmaceutical organizations in the world. As a part of the procurement function of materials management, Ranbaxy has implemented a workflow-based purchase-order-approval process, for procurement of goods from vendors. While the SAP R/3 materials...
- Tags: MindTree Consulting, Web, Procurement, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., Workflow, Purchasing & Procurement, Process Improvement, Business Operations, Quality
- Case studies
- Oracle Case Study: Jordan Mobile Telephone Services Company Ltd.
- Jordan Mobile Telephone Services Company Ltd. Fastlink, founded in 1995, was the first operator to introduce mobile phone services into Jordan. The challenges faced by the company were to reduce operational costs by introducing more efficient business processes and improve ability to analyze and act on financial, sales, and other...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Operational Planning, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Business Operations, Finance
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- Multimedia Company Streamlines Procurement
- T-Systems MultiMedia Solutions (T-Systems MMS) of Dresden is the leading Internet and multimedia enterprise in Germany. With the Next Generation Purchasing Desktop NGPD, T-Systems MMS has substantially improved the user friendliness of IT-systems for e-procurement and e-sourcing. Users can now place orders directly through their familiar Microsoft Office environment. Time-consuming...
- Tags: Multimedia, T-Systems, MMS, Procurement, Microsoft Corp., Next Generation Purchasing Desktop, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Purchasing & Procurement, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Business Operations
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- How to Comply With the Department of Defense Wireless Directive by October 11, 2004
- The Department of Defense issued a wireless directive, Number 8100.2 on April 14, 2004. This directive establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the use of commercial wireless devices, services, and technologies in the DoD Global Information Grid. All heads of DoD Components must submit specific implementation timelines for compliance of...
- Tags: AirDefense, U.S. Department Of Defense, Purchasing & Procurement, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Business Operations
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- North Tyneside Council Modernizes Procurement Operations by Procuring for Best Value
- Situated between the mouth of the river Tyne and the city of Newcastle, North Tyneside Council provides local government services to 200,000 residents and businesses along the River Tyne in the northeast of England. As part of its Enterprise Resource Planning ERP implementation of Oracle Financials, Oracle Procurement, and Oracle...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Software
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- Kleyn International Leverages Collaborative Software to Increase Visibility Into Vast Truck Inventory and to Facilitate Sales
- Kleyn International is the world's largest independent trader of used commercial vehicles (trucks, vans, buses, and construction equipment), with sales of about 170 million euros in 2002. Kleyn operates under the "known quality" concept: every truck is thoroughly inspected so customers know exactly what they are buying, whether their purchase...
- Tags: Software, Oracle Corp., J.D. Edwards & Co., Kleyn International, Sales Strategy, Financial Management, Purchasing & Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales Force Management, Construction, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance, Business Operations
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- Spend-Management Leader Ariba Buys Into HP Server Solutions
- Ariba is a leading provider of electronic procurement solutions. The company's technology offerings help companies analyze, understand, and manage their expenditures for greater cost savings and increased business process efficiency across the enterprise. With its business growing steadily, Ariba needed to upgrade its development hardware infrastructure, improve performance, and alleviate...
- Tags: HP Server, Hewlett-Packard Co., Ariba Inc., Spend-Management Leader Ariba, Purchasing & Procurement, Operational Planning, Servers, Business Operations, Hardware
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- Oracle Case Study: Cincinnati Public Schools
- With 35,600 students and 79 schools, Cincinnati Public Schools CPS is the third-largest district in Ohio and one of the most diverse. CPS wanted to replace costly, outmoded legacy systems with comprehensive solution that would standardize and improve CPS' ability to manage its procurement, human resources, payroll, benefits, and financial...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Hardware Upgrade, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Purchasing & Procurement, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Finance, Business Operations, Software
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- Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust Adopts E-Business Solution to Automate Key Processes, Sees Net Benefits of £1.2 Million Over Five Years
- Cardiff & Vale National Health Service NHS Trust in Wales has a dual mandate: deliver high quality care to all its citizens and ensure that their taxes, which pay for the system, are spent wisely. In 1999, Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust joined with 11 other Welsh trusts in mapping...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Oracle Corp., Benefit, Procurement, E-business, Web Technology, Portals, Supply Chain Management (SCM), E-business/E-Commerce, Purchasing & Procurement, Financial Management, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Finance
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- Delivering a Business Responsive IT Infrastructure for Less
- A comprehensive global financial products and services company signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar agreement to outsource its IT infrastructure with a leading global outsourcing provider. PA Consulting Group was selected as their independent client side delivery partner to supply the appropriate combination of industry leading business and transformational sourcing expertise....
- Tags: Sourcing, IT Infrastructure, Information Technology, PA Consulting Group, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
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- The Soft Stuff Is Really the Hard Stuff: IMA's ERP Survival Kit
- For many companies, the price to be paid for ERP has been too big to bear. IMA implemented a $70 million SAP R/3 financial and procurement system at a major pharmaceutical corporation. IMA provided consultation, measurement, facilitation and action-learning. IMA played a key leadership role in all aspects of the...
- Tags: ERP, Procurement, Primavera Systems Inc., Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Purchasing & Procurement, Leadership, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Management
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- mySAP Supplier Relationship Management Helps New Zealand's Phone Company Track Spares and Returns, Implement Online Purchasing
- In 2000, Telecom New Zealand began a major supply-management review and found the company could be saving time and money in its management of spare-parts tracking and low-value goods purchasing. In 2002, Telecom brought in the mySAP Supplier Relationship Management mySAP SRM solution, and integrated it with its existing SAP...
- Tags: mySAP, Supplier Relationship Management, Phone, SAP AG, mySAP SRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Purchasing & Procurement, Channel Management, Software, Business Operations, Marketing
- Case studies
- Oracle Case Study: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital was replacing a legacy financial system that was no longer supported by the original vendor. As a PeopleSoft Human Resources customer, they identified the business opportunities of running additional applications an integrated environment. Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise optimized materials management business processes with an integrated financials and supply...
- Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., Supply Chain, Hospital, Oracle Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Operational Planning, Channel Management, Purchasing & Procurement, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Marketing
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- KPN's Online Procurement Solution Saves 32% on Costs of Goods and Services and Achieves 275% ROI in One Year
- Telecommunications company KPN offers a wide range of fixed network, broadband, mobile, and IP/data services for residential and business customers in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. In 2000, KPN decided to take advantage of internet technology to reduce spending on non-strategic goods and services and allow the company to work...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., ROI, Procurement, KPN, Purchasing & Procurement, Internet, Business Operations
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- Red Hat Offers Gruner + Jahr Higher Performance at Lower Cost
- With a workforce of over 11,500 and revenue of more than 2.44 billion Euro in fiscal year 2004, Gruner + Jahr is Europe's largest magazine publishing house. Like most companies, Gruner + Jahr also faced the challenge of having to achieve ever greater performance with ever fewer resources. Attracted by...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., E-procurement, Linux, Open Source, Purchasing & Procurement, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations
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