Project Management

The capabilities that enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems enable in wholesale and distribution have a wide umbrella of influence throughout an organization. Using ERP data to make better business decisions while cutting your costs is only one

Managing the cost of goods sold (COGS) amid volatile commodity and energy markets

This research is a continuation of our Visi-MAP Module-1. While we identified hot technologies, emerging manufacturing approaches and high growth enabling applications in Module-1 of the research, Module-2 will provide an industry case analysis for various end-user challenge scenarios and solution/technology approaches. The primary aim is to catalyze end-user adoption of these solutions and make them into common practices. Live case examples of each of the company are also discussed in detail to encapsulate the delivery model of solution providers.

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According to IDC - "Smart Building Energy Analytics solutions are the pivotal piece of intelligence from the end user's perspective because they bring heightened visibility into facility operations and maintenance to enable a new level of sophistication in building management." Learn more - download the study today.

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For most corporations and federal agencies, buildings are the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and represent the best opportunity to cost-effectively reduce environmental impact and achieve sustainability. Investments in green building strategies consistently result in significant benefits for organizations today.

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Why project management functionality tightly integrated with Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools is essential to executives of asset-intensive industries.

This white paper outlines how the five lean principles are all supported by comprehensive information control and the management tools that an end-to-end enterprise software suite delivers.

In this white paper are the 12 criteria that will allow you to identify and select the ERP system replacement solution that will meet these expectations.

This paper discusses some important considerations for A&D manufacturers in the context of enterprise information systems and how they can help in addressing five important areas of concern-compliance, control, communications, competitiveness, and cutting cost, waste and complexity.

The Variable Rate Resource services approach to project or product development enables companies to jump over resource hurdles whenever and wherever they appear.

Learn how recent advances in pricing science and technology have enabled a breakthrough approach for B2B companies wanting to improve their pricing --- one that generates results in a fraction of the time, with far less organizational upheaval.

Learn how a $4.8B distributor overcame resistance-to-change by simply feeding optimized prices through the quoting tools their salespeople were already using --- achieving over 80% adoption and generating 12% more margin-dollars as a result.

Read this paper to learn how a $3.8B distributor generated 9% more margin-dollars in just 4 months by using a new technology that feeds optimized, deal-level prices into legacy quoting tools right when the quote is being created.

Read this paper to understand the opportunity for optimizing shipping fees and freight charges in B2B and learn how one $5.0B distributor used advanced pricing science and technology to generate 34% more margin-dollars on its shipping fees.

Read this paper to learn how one leading manufacturer overcame the challenges of pricing configured products by employing a powerful combination of normalization, scientific segmentation, and software technology.

Learn how downstream value-chain players scoop-up margin-dollars manufacturers leave on the table through sub-optimal pricing and discover how technology enables "leapfrogging" to the more-advanced pricing capabilities that can stop it from happening.

Data centers are large, important investments that when properly designed, built and operated, are an integral part of the business strategy driving the success of any enterprise, yet the central focus of organizations is often the acquisition and deployment of the IT architecture equipment and systems, with little thought given to the structure and space in which it is to be housed, serviced and maintained. This invariably leads to facility infrastructure problems, such as thermal hot spots, lack of UPS, rack power, lack of redundancy, system overloading and other issues that threaten or prevent the realization of the return on the investment in the IT systems.

Identify a strategic entry point for data center transformation to achieve facilities that are scalable, modular, energy-efficient, and continuously available.

This whitepaper examines how changes to the R&D process can significantly benefit a manufacturer's environmental footprint and ability to make science a component of critical business decisions.

Enterprise asset management (EAM) software is a mission-critical tool for asset-intensive industry. These tips from some of the world's most prominent EAM experts will help you select the right EAM solution. The importance of usability, the ability to manage outside contractors and other important considerations are covered here.

Design, Operate, Maintain (DOM) - key concepts in asset management and maintenance, repair and operation. Utility facility designers and those who operate and maintain those facilities need to work together closely to improve plant efficiency and business profitability over time.

Learn how to get certified in earned value management (EVM) and compete for government aerospace and defense contracts.