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IBM predicts demise of traditional offices
During his VoiceCon Orlando 2008 keynote, Mike Rhodin, General Manager of IBM Lotus software, predicted five future trends that IBM believes "reshape the way businesses and workers communicate and collaborate." Considering IBM said earlier this month it will invest $1 billion over the...
Tags: Nemertes Research, IBM Corp., Instant Messaging, Productivity, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Bill Detwiler
Blog posts 2008-03-31
Oracle attempts to acquire BEA for $6.7 billion
Oracle Corporation, the world's third-largest software company, made a failed hostile attempt to acquire BEA Systems Inc. for $6.7 billion. BEA executives rejected the offer as too low. Oracle's bid came in at $17-a-share, or 25 percent more than BEA's closing price on Thursday. BEA's share...
Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Stock Options, Investment, Tools & Techniques, Benefits, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Stock Options & Grants, Finance, Management, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2007-10-15
Use this simple process for package or vendor selection
Here's a process to help your vendor selection process go easier. The vendor selection process can be fraught with complications if you're not prepared. The following process can be used in most any selection process -- package, vendor, hardware, etc. It's fairly high-level and will require...
Tags: Tom Mochal, Supply chain management (SCM), vendor selection, Project Management Newsletter, Vendor
Technical articles 2007-04-23
Automate routine tasks with .NET's Windows Services
.NET Framework's Windows Services is an excellent application choice when working with administrative tasks or automating routine tasks. See how it allows you to program and schedule system tasks. I know very few application developers who spend 100 percent of their time with actual programming...
Tags: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Windows, Tony Patton, Supply chain management (SCM), Operating systems, Microsoft development tools, .NET, Windows Service, SCM, .NET Newsletter, Microsoft Visual Studio, TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft .NET Framework, Component, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, Class, Service, Service1, EventLog, ServicesToRun, EventLogEntryType.Information, ByVal, log.WriteEntry, Timer, Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
Technical articles 2005-07-15
NDS Nutritional Products, Inc. Achieves Visibility and Control to Sustain Rapid Growth
NDS Nutritional Products, Inc. is focused on improving the health of individuals through weight loss support programs, sport nutrition products, and general health improvement supplements, including vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and protein powders. The company wanted to enhance decision making through expanded access to business information. The challenge was to create...
Tags: Nutrition, Novell NDS, Oracle Corp., Health Care, Visibility, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
Case studies
Practical Performance Expectations for Smart Packaging
There seems to be a common expectation among Radio Frequency IDentification RFID newcomers that putting an inexpensive, passive smart label on a box will create an accounting nirvana. Boxes will be read automatically at any and every point where trading partners have installed a reader. But, reality comes crashing in...
Tags: Expectation, Performance, Texas Instruments Inc., RFID, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2006-12-01
RFID Tag Data Security Infrastructure: A Common Ground Approach for Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Safety
For the pharmaceutical industry to create a secure supply chain using RFID technology at the item-level, it needs a broader and more flexible approach - one that encompasses all stakeholder requirements and provides a range of implementation options. The industry is currently working toward the development of a new Item-Level...
Tags: Biometrics, Enterprise Software, Management, Pharmaceutical Company, RFID, RFID Tag, Security, Software, Strategy, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Tag Data Security Infrastructure, Texas Instruments Inc., Wireless
White papers 2006-11-01
Smiths Manufacturing Lowers Administrative and Warehouse Costs While Managing Rapid Growth
Fueled by high demand for its quality products, Smiths' revenue increased by 150% between 2000 and 2005, with 80% in headcount growth. Smiths had the foresight to begin replacing its unscalable legacy systems before its growth spurt. In 1999, motivated to increase production profits, the company selected Oracle's JD Edwards...
Tags: Growth, Oracle Corp., J.D. Edwards & Co., Smiths Manufacturing, Human Capital, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Hardware Upgrade, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Sales
Case studies
Supplier Boosts Business Insight, Efficiency With Data Analysis and Reporting Solution
The ability to access data accurately and quickly is an essential part of a company's ability to differentiate itself from the competition. Wilson, a business unit of Smith International, is a supply chain management company generating thousands of transactions daily. Each transaction provides information about the customer's operating practices. To...
Tags: Data Analysis, Supplier, Microsoft Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
Case studies
Woolworths Works Wonders in the Supply Chain
Seasonal events, promotions and new product introductions have traditionally been characterised by frantic communications, hours of logistical planning and detailed analysis to ensure products arrive on the shelves on time, and in sufficient quantities. All too often, planning misses the mark, and retailers are faced with disappointed customers or unwanted...
Tags: Supply Chain, Woolworths, Product Introduction, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Retail, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
Case studies
WSP Revolutionises Facilities Management With .NET
Attempting to satisfy everyone all the time, WSP was sending more and more data. But this still did not give Consignia's management team sufficient ability to personalise reports or ensure their information was the latest available. The existing system also restricted the number of people who could access FM information...
Tags: Supply Chain, Report, Microsoft Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development
Case studies
International Supplier Uses Integrated Supply Chain to Deepen Customer Relationships
Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 is enabling international screw supplier Wurth to process orders from customers in real time via an integrated, automatic supply chain. A subsidiary, Wurth Austria, is running a pilot project to allow a key customer to view an electronic stock list containing 80,000 product lines with up-to-the-minute...
Tags: Supply Chain, Supplier, Microsoft Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
Case studies
Panalpina Delivers Outstanding Service Worldwide as an On Demand Business
The Panalpina Group, one of the world's leading providers of forwarding and logistics services, specializes in intercontinental air and ocean freight shipments and associated supply chain management solutions. After a decade of rapid growth, Panalpina North America needed to "Right size" its IT infrastructure to better support its global business...
Tags: Data Center, Logistics, SCM, IBM Corp., Panalpina, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Data Centers, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
Case studies
New Look Group plc Improves Margins and Performance During Its Expansion
With more than 500 stores, New Look Group plc is the United Kingdom's leading value fashion retailer. The retailer's old systems were unwieldy, and its IT architecture was incapable of handling the increasing amounts of SKU/store data that accompanied its rapid growth of stores and the increased breadth of New...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Performance, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Retail, Performance Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management
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Philips Semiconductors Uses TIBCO to Improve Its Supply Chain
Philips Semiconductors is a world leader in silicon systems and standard products for wireless communications, digital entertainment, computing, and automotive applications. The company still faces increased customer demands for faster time to market. To stay competitive, companies are being forced to reinvent themselves so that the supply chain - encompassing...
Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., Supply Chain, Philips Semiconductor, Supply Chain Management (SCM), B2B, EAI, Business Process Automation, Purchasing & Procurement, Enterprise Software, Wireless, Software, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Middleware, It Operations, Business Operations
Case studies
Standard Operations Reference Models - The Key to Realising HP's Adaptive Enterprise
Addressable IT spend in US Fortune 1000 companies adopting an open-standard supply-chain reference model will rise from $9.8B in 2004 to $19B in 2007, or roughly 71% of the market. Companies using such a model have startling performance statistics: 721% more profitable, 280% more revenue on average than competitors. Viewing...
Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Adaptive Enterprise, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Operational Accounting, Performance Management, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management
White papers 2006-08-16
Visible Breakthrough: The Infrastructure-Process Connection for Thomasville Furniture Industries
Founded more than a century ago, Thomasville Furniture is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Furniture Brands International, the largest furniture manufacturer in the United States. The company wanted to leverage RFID technology to create supply chain visibility and security. As a solution the company chose Unisys who collaborated with ODIN technologies...
Tags: Biometrics, Enterprise Software, RFID, Security, Software, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Unisys Corp., Wireless
Case studies
Refreshing the Supply Chain
With an annual turnaround of 35,000 tonnes of fresh fruit and vegetables, Galil Kirur Cold Storage is the largest facility of its kind in Israel. In order to maintain its leading position in food storage, the company challenged itself to maximise the efficiency of the produce management process from harvest...
Tags: Supply Chain, Intel Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), RFID, Food & Beverage, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Manufacturing, Management
Case studies
Real Time Shop Floor Management
Mytron Limited specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of microprocessor base control and instrumentation equipment. Mytron has developed an Embedded system that allows shop floor scheduling, management and reporting facilities across the internet. This technology allows company personnel to remotely access the latest production information and to take effective...
Tags: Ziff-Davis Media Inc., Mytron Ltd., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Internet, Semiconductors, Processors, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Components
Case studies
RFID Solutions for Supply Chain Management
RFID technology is facilitating a major innovation to supply chain management. Lost revenues are not the only concern in the supply chain, improving the productivity in transporting goods and securing the source of goods are also of concern to professionals managing the supply chain. RFID technology delivers solutions to all...
Tags: Supply Chain, SCM, RFID, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Enterprise Software, Software
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