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Asset Management to Support Product Lifecycle Management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Leading-edge manufacturers are discovering that they can improve production efficiencies and manage MRO expenditures by integrating their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems.
Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009

IBM

Asset Management to Support Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Many manufacturers are already using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) technology to design products, test them and automate their production. This same technology can be integrated with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions, like IBM’s Maximo® Asset Management to manage manufacturing assets involved in production.
Posted: 07 Dec 2010 | Published: 07 Dec 2010

IBM

Requirements Engineering for the Automotive Industry
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores requirements engineering and its groundbreaking role in product development and engineering for the industrial segment. It discusses the best practices and benefits of requirements engineering, and how automotive manufacturers can overcome today's quality and cost challenges using those best practices.
Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 31 Mar 2009

IBM

Is GMO Product Information on Your Radar?
sponsored by LANSA
WHITE PAPER: This brief resource explores the need for food manufacturers to disclose GMO information before the upcoming Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) is introduced, and describes how the right product information management and data aggregation systems can help you get there.
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 | Published: 19 Feb 2014

LANSA

3 Smart Moves That Slash Intermodal Costs
sponsored by Quintiq
WHITE PAPER: Even with near limitless intermodal options, planners typically fall back on familiar routes and patterns – regardless of whether or not there's a better way to operate. Fortunately, this resource lays out three smart moves that slash intermodal costs while delivering real planning transparency.
Posted: 31 Mar 2014 | Published: 31 Mar 2014

Quintiq

Streamlining Global Operations: A New Approach to Two-Tier ERP
sponsored by NetSuite
WHITE PAPER: This resource reveals how a new cloud-based approach to two-tier ERP can deliver the full functionality that your organization needs to support global operations – while still keeping costs low.
Posted: 14 Feb 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

NetSuite

Supporting workplace mobility with ERP
sponsored by Sage (UK) Limited
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the business impact of mobile enterprise resource planning (ERP) and why mid-size organizations are flocking to this technology. Also inside, uncover key benefits and potential challenges of mobile ERP.
Posted: 20 Dec 2013 | Published: 31 Oct 2013

Sage (UK) Limited

Five Pitfalls of Application Package Selection
sponsored by Sage North America
WHITE PAPER: This paper presents some pitfalls that should be avoided in order to help you select this application package. If you avoid these pitfalls, you will obtain a package that will work for you for many years to come. Continue reading to learn more about the five pitfalls of application package selection.
Posted: 07 Oct 2010 | Published: 07 Oct 2010

Sage North America

Strategies for Lowering the Cost of Manufacturing Test
sponsored by National Instruments
WHITE PAPER: NI platform offers high test throughput, increased productivity, and a lower cost of ownership than traditional disjoint systems or turnkey solutions based on proprietary architectures.
Posted: 02 Sep 2002 | Published: 01 May 2001

National Instruments

Maximizing ERP Return on Investment with On-Demand Support Services
sponsored by itelligence, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The current economic environment challenges manufacturers seeking to capitalize on their enterprise resource planning (ERP) software: How can a company increase ERP functionality while reducing operating costs and even head counts? To achieve this difficult balance, many manufacturers have turned to on-demand ERP-support services.
Posted: 08 Mar 2010 | Published: 08 May 2009

itelligence, Inc.