Research Papers

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Xperia is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions, applications and services that enable businesses to maintain a competitive advantage and deliver operational efficiencies that produce bottom line results.
Posted: October 2, 2008 | Published: June 19, 2008


Topics:  Apparel Industry | Customer Service | ERP | Financial Management | Inventory Management | Procurement | Supply Chain Management | Warehouse Management

WHITE PAPER - This SAP white paper discusses the key issues inherent in mill operations. It lays out the blueprint for successfully enhancing the effectiveness of a mill products value chain through the use of advanced product configuration tools.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Collaboration | Manufacturing | Outsourcing | Procurement | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - This document describes how you can build a strategy to unify and run your business more effectively.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business Continuity Planning | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Globalization | Localization | Procurement | Spreadsheets | Training

WHITE PAPER - The number of semiconductor companies adopting a fabless manufacturing model continues to increase. And to thrive in this highly competitive market, the fabless company must produce the best product designs for its intended market.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Customer Service | ERP | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Industry | Procurement | Semiconductor Industry

BOOK - This book is both a text and a reference book on spend analysis, it explores all aspects of spend analysis in detail.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence Software | Contract Management | Procurement | ROI | Spend Management | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper compares the capabilities of Business Data Warehouse Vs. Best of Breed to help determine which one is the best fit for your business.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  ERP | Procurement | ROI | Spend Management | Spend Management Software | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This paper outlines an approach to compute and compare the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for on-premise procurement software vs. on-demand.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 10, 2008


Topics:  Hardware | Procurement | Software | Software as a Service | TCO | Training

WHITE PAPER - In studying the best practices in strategic meeting management, there's proven evidence that a "managed" meetings program can generate significant and immediate cost savings for corporations of all sizes.
Posted: August 29, 2008 | Published: August 29, 2008


Topics:  Procurement | Spend Management | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - Here is a list of 5 guidelines that companies should keep in mind as they create their spend management program: Data Consolidation, Preferred Vendor Program, Legal Oversight, Company-wide Visibility and Coordination.
Posted: August 29, 2008 | Published: August 29, 2008


Topics:  Legal Environment | Procurement | Spend Management

WHITE PAPER - Aberdeen research has found that although both the mid-market and large sectors have similar performance results and organizational structures for meetings management, large organizations are better positioned for long-term success.
Posted: August 29, 2008 | Published: August 29, 2008


Topics:  Procurement | Spend Management | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - The Multisourcing approach allows clients to pick and choose between Service Providers and select the "right" sources for IT services in order to obtain the best business outcomes.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: August 6, 2008


Topics:  ITIL | Outsourcing | Procurement | ROI | SLA

WHITE PAPER - This study, which was commissioned by SAP in cooperation with Axon Solutions Inc., found that most respondents believe there will be some re-settling of MRO operations internally versus outsourcing during the coming five years.
Posted: May 19, 2008 | Published: May 16, 2008


Topics:  Globalization | Outsourcing | Procurement | Supply Chain Integration

WHITE PAPER - The Shared Services agenda is now well established in the public sector. This paper discusses with the best functional and technical solutions for Shared Services, without the appropriate legal, governance and commercial structures in place.
Posted: May 14, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Human Resources Services | Local Governments | Office Applications Software | Outsourcing | Procurement | Public Sector

WHITE PAPER - At some stage in their lifecycle, all Shared Services initiatives require a review of business processes. It is important to make the distinction between reengineering processes and reorganizing the business structure. This guide shows you how
Posted: May 14, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Business Process Management | Consolidation | Customers | ERP | ERP Application | ERP System | Human Resources Management | Procurement | Systems Operations

SOFTWARE LISTING - The experience we've gained working alongside many of Europe's leading names in the construction and engineering industries tells us that each industry sector is subject to its own unique requirements.
Posted: February 11, 2008 | Published: February 7, 2007


Topics:  Commercial Shipbuilding | ERP | Installation | Management Service Providers | Procurement