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The HighRoads Way: Control HR Benefits Costs by Controlling the Data
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7/8/2008 12:01:00 AM
How bad has the impact of the high costs of benefits become? For the past five years, the cost of health benefits rose at double-digit rates, greater than the growth of wages or inflation. The high cost of employee benefits is one of the primary reasons preventing General Motors from achieving their financial objectives.
Paper contributed by Highroads
Meeting the Challenge of Today’s Global Manufacturing Imperatives
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7/7/2008 12:01:00 PM
Manufacturers must make intelligent business decisions at or near real-time speeds. Incuity Software's whitepaper highlights the challenges that all manufacturers face and shows, via real-world examples, how companies in varying industries have moved beyond traditional Business Intelligence (which address macro issues after the fact) to succeed with Business Intelligence for Manufacturing (BI4M), which is aimed at micro-level decision makers in real time.
Paper contributed by Incuity Software, a Rockwell Automation Company
Contract Logistics Helps Manufacturers Focus On Core Competencies
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7/7/2008 12:01:00 PM
An obvious area where manufacturers can gain momentum and competitive advantage is the outsourcing of logistics. With revenue-crushing transportation costs, global sourcing and distribution is increasingly important. Agility's extensive case study shows how several well-known companies have significantly benefited from contract logistics.
Paper contributed by Agility
IT Considerations for Successful Spin-off Transactions
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7/1/2008 12:01:00 AM
Spin-offs and divestitures have a unique set of information technology challenges. In fact, IT issues can be critical to a successful sale -- and to the long-term value and viability of the newly formed company. Given the time constraints around these private-equity group transactions, a planned and systematic approach to IT can help you address these important issues. Read this white paper to help develop an action plan for ensuring a fast, profitable transition.
Paper contributed by Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
Creating a Global Presence: What to Consider, and Not Consider, on the Road to Globalization
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7/1/2008 12:01:00 PM
Going global? Learn from 2 globalization studies how other manufacturers are taking these challenges head on. Discover how to identify a globalization strategy that works for your company. See how you can build a technology infrastructure strong enough to support globalization processes and put you on the global stage.
Paper contributed by SAP America, Inc.
Powering A Solution Provider Network
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7/1/2008 12:01:00 AM
"Powering a Solution Provider Network: The Next-Generation Business Model for the Industry" explores how you can transform your IM&C company through a solution provider network and address the issues you meet along the way. Find out how you can deliver more value to your customers and learn about other companies who have benefited from tapping into the vast IM&C ecosystem.
Paper contributed by SAP America, Inc.
Enable Project-Centric Manufacturing with Business Software
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6/30/2008 12:01:00 AM
Project-centric manufacturing business models that involve outsourcing and short product lifecycles expose manufacturers to a number of risks they were not vulnerable to previously. Use technology to mitigate the risk and enjoy the upside of project-centric business. Manage your business like one long project and thrive in the 21st Century.
Paper contributed by IFS
Path to the Lean Enterprise: The Continuous Improvement Office
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6/19/2008 12:01:00 AM
The real commitment to continuous improvement begins the moment leaders assign a full-time person to take responsibility for moving the organization forward. This white paper by TBM Consulting Group offers best practices and shares the personal insights of successful change leaders for creating and sustaining an effective Continuous Improvement Office.
Paper contributed by TBM Consulting Group
Direct Digital Manufacturing: Impact and Opportunity: Part 2 -- Freedom of Design
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6/13/2008 12:01:00 AM
Adhering to the constraints and limiting design freedoms are necessary for conventional manufacturing processes. Rapid manufacturing eliminates all of the design constraints imposed by conventional manufacturing methods.
Paper contributed by RedEye
Overall Labor Effectiveness (OLE): Achieving a Highly Effective Workforce
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6/11/2008 12:01:00 PM
After squeezing as much productivity gains as possible from their supply chains, manufacturers need to find new ways to help the workforce become more productive. In this white paper Kronos, Inc. describes a labor performance metric known as Overall Labor Effectiveness (OLE). Simply calculated, OLE factors in three workforce variables: availability, performance and quality.
Paper contributed by Kronos, Inc.
Productivity and Efficiency Enhancements in a Solution Provider Network: Following a Value-Driven Strategy to Increase Performance
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6/11/2008 12:01:00 PM
This white paper by SAP presents the results of research by Dr. Sinan Aral, a professor at the NYU Stern School of Business, who studied over 700 companies to determine if investments in enterprise software had any impact on productivity and efficiency. Answering this question is critical at a time when manufacturers are becoming the central point in a solution provider network for their customers.
Paper contributed by SAP America, Inc.
Multi-Enterprise SOA: The Most Important Paradigm Shift for Enterprise Revenue Growth
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6/11/2008 12:01:00 PM
The role of information technology must evolve for companies to succeed in today's complex, global markets. Multi-enterprise service oriented architecture (SOA) provides a business interface that cost effectively extends operating models. This white paper by Sterling Commerce describes the changes in corporate IT strategy required to enable a more flexible, responsive and adaptive enterprise.
Paper contributed by Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Company
Electronic Kanban Case Study: A.O. Smith Water Products Company
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6/11/2008 12:01:00 PM
Managers at A.O. Smith Water Products wanted to extend the company’s kanban-based inventory replenishment system to suppliers to eliminate excess inventory in the supply chain. As presented in this case study, the manufacturer of water heaters and commercial boilers implemented an electronic kanban system from Ultriva that helped them double inventory turns and dramatically improve on-time delivery.
Paper contributed by Ultriva
Rethinking the Supply Chain: Meeting the Complexity Challenge
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6/11/2008 12:01:00 PM
Less complex tools can solve supply chain challenges without requiring millions of dollars and multi-year implementation projects. As detailed in this white paper, Demand Management, Inc.’s planning tools can deliver such solutions in a way that empowers all stakeholders, encourages collaboration and favors institutional memory and knowledge over pure mathematical formulas.
Paper contributed by Demand Management, Inc.
Motorola IMPRES™ Audio Accessories: Bringing Enhanced Audio to Two-Way Radios
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5/20/2008 12:01:00 AM
Motorola introduces the concept of intelligent, adaptable audio accessories with the IMPRES™ accessory portfolio available on Motorola’s MOTOTRBO™ digital two-way radios. Exclusive patented technology only from Motorola, IMPRES provides businesses and agencies with a solution that optimizes the key aspects of two-way audio quality -- loudness, clarity, and intelligibility.
Paper contributed by Motorola
Global Expansion Outlook: Challenges, Benefits and Best Practices From Industrial Manufacturers
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5/20/2008 12:01:00 PM
In no sector of the economy is globalization more pervasive and influential than in manufacturing. Globalization has undoubtedly brought many benefits to manufacturers, although these have not come without struggle, experimentation and investment. SAP and IW Custom Research have partnered to investigate in detail what these benefits are, what types of overseas investments manufacturers are making, the struggles that globalization brings, which business models are succeeding, and where and how manufacturers plan to increase their global footprint in the next three years.
Paper contributed by SAP America, Inc.
ERP vs. Quality: Chicken vs. Egg Optimize your Operation
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5/12/2008 12:01:00 AM
Organizations faced with optimizing their operations often find themselves with several areas for improvement. ERP and Quality often lead the list. While ERP has the name recognition -- it is often not necessarily the best candidate for a place to start.
Paper contributed by IQS
$18 Million in Rebates and Incentives for Businesses to Improve Energy Efficiency
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5/13/2008 12:01:00 PM
As part of Southern California Gas Company's (SoCalGas®) ongoing efforts to help businesses save money, energy and help the environment, they are offering up to $18 million in rebates and incentives to businesses for making their operations more energy-efficient. Information about the rebates and incentives can be found at www.socalgas.com/business/
Paper contributed by Southern California Gas Company
Automate your paper-based quality systems
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5/12/2008 12:01:00 AM
UMC has solved a the problem that many manufacturers are faced with. As their business rapidly grew, their manual quality processes were not able to keep up with the demand from their clientele. Using IQS as its foundation, they put in place an automated paperless quality system that allowed them to reduce a medical device's customer audit from a half day to two hours.
Paper contributed by IQS
Improving Chinese Supplier Quality
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5/12/2008 12:01:00 AM
Cequent has solved a problem splashed across the headlines today. Committed to quality - when they launched their Chinese supplier program, they were astounded to see their defects grow from the norm from 300 to 33,000. Using IQS as its foundation, they put in place a supplier system for China that brought their Chinese defects down to 300 - just like domestic.
Paper contributed by IQS
The Three Keys to Six Sigma Success
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4/28/2008 12:01:00 PM
The widely publicized, million-dollar savings of companies that implement Six Sigma may lead new practitioners to believe that just implementing Six Sigma methods will guarantee success. However, experienced Six Sigma Belts tell a different story. Minitab Inc. surveyed more than 200 Belts and this white paper reveals their most important factors to success. It also explores how you can replicate their success using Quality Companion by Minitab to organize, standardize and execute your Six Sigma projects.
Paper contributed by Minitab Inc.
Supply Network Collaboration in a Solution Provider Network
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4/11/2008 12:01:00 PM
ENABLING COLLABORATIVE BUSINESS SCENARIOS OUTSIDE CORPORATE WALLS
To add value to their product offerings, manufacturers are following a new business model. No longer are they just selling products to their customers; to provide value-added services, they are using their ecosystem to build a solution provider network. The third phase in evolving this network is to enable sophisticated supply network collaboration with your suppliers, engineers, and financial services organizations. This white paper explains why robust collaborative software functionality is essential to supporting the service levels offered in a solution provider network. With this functionality, you can develop industry coalitions that lead to new ways to drive more value to your customers.
Paper contributed by SAP America, Inc.
Technology and the Lean Enterprise
Posted
4/11/2008 12:01:00 PM
BUILDING AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT DRIVES THE HIGHEST VALUE TO THE CUSTOMER
Manufacturers in the industrial machinery and components industry are looking for the right technology to mount lean initiatives. Read the case studies of six enterprises who found in SAP software a key enabler as they achieved continuous improvement and eliminated waste from operations.
Paper contributed by SAP America, Inc.
BorgWarner's Asheville Operating System: From Chaos to Stability
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4/4/2008 12:01:00 AM
In trying to meet customers’ needs for timely delivery, BorgWarner’s staff found itself in constant firefighting mode. Excessive inventory, overtime and use of premium shipping services significantly increased operating costs and staff stress.
After working with Chesapeake Consulting Inc., BorgWarner experienced a dramatic cultural turnaround, increased through-put and on-time deliveries in a matter on months.
Paper contributed by Chesapeake Consulting
Improve Overseas Supplier Quality with an Integrated Quality Approach
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2/29/2008 12:01:00 PM
Cequent has solved a problem splashed across the headlines today. Committed to quality -- when they launched their Chinese supplier program, they were astounded to see their defects grow from the norm from 300 to 33,000. Using IQS as its foundation, they put in place a supplier system for China that brought their Chinese defects down to 300 -- just like domestic.
Paper contributed by IQS, Inc.
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