February 29th, 2012 | | Comments Off on On-Demand ERP in the Enterprise: A Practical CIO Guide to Implementation
This paper, based on the experience and best practice established by early adopters, sets out a framework for deciding on and implementing on-demand ERP within enterprises of 250 employees or more, or in divisions within a larger enterprise. The paper will examine key concerns such as data integrity in enterprise systems, maintaining compliance and ensuring proper process management, as well as discussing new skills and approaches to help maximize returns on investment.
February 29th, 2012 | | Comments Off on The Executive Guide to Contract and Chargeback Management: How Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Smartly Automate to Strengthen Profitability
Small and mid-sized pharmaceutical manufacturers are struggling to manage large group purchase organization (GPO) contracts, process heavy volumes of chargeback submissions and ensure pricing policies are fully compliant with regulatory requirements.
February 29th, 2012 | | Comments Off on The Hidden Dangers of an RFP
The investment of money, time and change in processes that come with a software implementation has a profound impact on any company, making it imperative that the right product and service provider are identified during the selection process.
February 29th, 2012 | | Comments Off on The High Cost of Change for ERP
Businesses of all sizes and in all industries are finding it difficult and costly to continue to update and modify enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems after they have been installed. The initial investment to acquire and implement an ERP system is substantial. But even after the system is up and running, the costs continue to mount as the business evolves, requiring the ERP system to evolve as well to keep pace.
February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on The SaaS Trap
Adoption of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) sales model is accelerating at a phenomenal rate in the region, changing the way vendors do business and the way organisations use software. SaaS has been one of the IT industry’s hottest buzzwords over the past couple of years, and for many good reasons. The ease of use, rapid deployment, limited upfront investment in capital and staffing, plus a reduction in software management responsibility all make SaaS a desirable alternative to on-site solutions.
February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on Plex Systems Infrastructure White Paper
More manufacturers and providers of traditional software solutions are moving to SaaS models that meet today’s competitive needs for agility and real-time information, without requiring manufacturers to make a large up-front financial outlay. Confidence continues to increase thanks to pioneering SaaS providers who are able to point to a history of successful implementation.
February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on The When, Why and How of ERP Support for Lean
In this paper we respectfully present our conclusion, namely that some LEAN initiatives can be hugely strengthened with a synergistic ERP implementation and vice versa, whereas in other cases the two efforts should really be viewed as separate initiatives and managed independently from each other. This is, however, not an open ended “it depends on what you want” answer; we conclude that specific LEAN initiatives will eventually fail without considerable attention to specific ERP aspects but that other specific LEAN initiatives and specific ERP functionality have little in common.
February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on Project-Oriented Manufacturing: “How to Resolve the Critical Business Issues That Impact Organizational Competitiveness”
The operating style of Project-Oriented Manufacturing is very different than that used by traditional discrete and repetitive manufacturers. Project-Oriented Manufacturing and Engineer-To-Order (ETO) are expressions often used interchangeably. For the majority of companies operating in an ETO environment, every machine sold is similar to, yet different from, anything else previously engineered and built.
February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on Top Die Casting Drives Quality, Consistency with ERP from IQMS
Top Die Casting Company understands the value of quality delivered at a competitive price, on time, every time. As a leading domestic, full-service provider of aluminum die castings and plastic-injected moldings, Top Die Casting serves an array of high-profile customers in both consumer and industrial markets.
February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on Six Game Changers About SaaS
Over the last decade, the innovative Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model has evolved to let manufacturers move beyond traditional enterprise software.It’s a game-changing approach that lets the enterprise avoid costly licenses and complex hardware and software infrastructures.
