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<title><![CDATA[www.findwhitepapers.com/Enterprise Applications/Business Process Management]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Business Process Management (BPM) refers to activities performed by businesses to optimize and adapt their processes. These tools can also monitor the execution of the business processes, providing managers of an organization with the means to analyze their performance and make changes to the original processes in real-time. Using a BPMS the modified process can then be merged into the current business process atmosphere.]]></description>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/enterprise-applications/business-process-management/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Effective VMI: Enabling your Suppliers]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1679/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-25 10:41:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today, as more and more organizations strive to improve productivity and profitability by dedicating the bulk of their resources to their core competencies, many of them are looking for efficient and cost-effective ways to outsource ancillary and support activities. Nowhere is this trend more prominent than among supply chain-centric organizations such as retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Inventory Visibility]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1678/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-25 10:41:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Supply chain-centric organizations face unique challenges in today&rsquo;s rapidly-changing marketplace. A variety of macro-industry factors, combined with the dynamic nature of their business, have made operations increasingly complex. As a result, there is an urgent need for tools that enable complete visibility into and enhanced management of inventory and related events and activities.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chase & Sons Gain an Asset]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1681/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-11 10:39:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chase &amp; Sons has been delivering innovative engineered products and processes to the wire and cable industry for over 50 years. They supply General Cable with specialty tapes. In the past, Chase &amp; Sons would allocate resources for &#39;emergency handling&#39; of orders which took time away from planning and other more strategic functions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Evolving Role of IT Service Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper62/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-16 16:13:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper from BMC Software describes the evolution of IT systems management and the key technologies supporting this evolution.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Strategies for Enabling IT to Activate the Business]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper65/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-08 16:28:36</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper from BMC Software reviews how IT organizations can become more responsive to Business Service Management needs, and accelerate the business by following the same steps that people would use when trying to improve the way they play golf.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tools for Change: A Five-Step Framework to Align IT with Business Company Data Security Goals]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper72/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-15 12:25:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper shares the best practices for company data security used by some of today&#39;s most progressive IT leaders to help align their group&#39;s efforts with company goals and to make their data protection activities more successful.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PayStream Advisors Analyst White Paper: Imaging and Workflow Automation]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper114/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-22 12:41:39</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A survey of Fortune 1000 finance, treasury and accounting professionals found that 20 to 30 percent of respondents are actively exploring Imaging and Workflow Automation (IWA) solutions. This analyst white paper provides an introduction to IWA, describes the most common forms that solutions take and highlights the benefits they deliver.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Employee Performance: Coaching Techniques for Dealing with Underperformers]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper136/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-29 16:45:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How, then, do we deal fairly and firmly with under-performing employees? The secret is to give effective feedback on a regular basis, link that feedback to a 6-12 month coaching plan, link individual coaching plans to your company&#39;s performance review process (if you have one), and, if the situation warrants, link that to progressive discipline. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CMM and CMMI: Show Me the Value!]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper142/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-01 10:00:51</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is there any value in the CMM&reg; and CMMI&reg; Absolutely! Find out how CMM and CMMI can be used to improve your organization&#39;s processes and achieve project success. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BPM and SOA: Better Together]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper190/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:29:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Find out how the standards-based modeling, monitoring, connectivity, and process integration tools that comprise IBM&#39;s Process Integration suite are allowing companies to implement process automation components with greater speed and agility than ever before. Download this informative white paper to learn more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Populating Solution Manager Content Through Automation]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper213/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-24 13:12:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It is difficult to find up-to-date, consistent business process documentation that matches the strict hierarchy of Solution Manager. Usually, the only solution is a manual process of identifying current business scenarios through interviewing process owners and detailed examination of the IMG. IntelliCorp can help overcome these challenges by identifying business processes supported by SAP software.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The All-In-One Data Management Solution for Developing, Executing and Monitoring SAP Data]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper215/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-24 13:17:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In today&#39;s world, your SAP system has moved to center stage for managing all of your Corporation&#39;s mission-critical applications on a global basis.  SAP controls the books, manages the inventory, produces the product and oversees the entire the sales process.  Recognizing the importance of SAP is central to the success of your overall enterprise.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Resolving Critical Business Problem Areas in Data Center Operations Through Automation]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper506/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-25 12:58:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Automating repetitive Data Center Operations into best practices makes response times faster, more reliable, and less costly. Learn how to extend your current IT systems to do more of the routine work, freeing up IT staff for higher-value projects. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Using On-Demand Collaboration Technology To Accelerate Your Business]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1562/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-23 10:17:46</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the new global economy, a company&rsquo;s competitive edge is intrinsically tied to the ability to quickly collaborate with co-workers, partners and customers. This is certainly evidenced in a recent survey in which the majority of respondents confirm that on-demand collaborative tools can accelerate business processes and help knowledge workers work better, faster and cheaper.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Customer Service Analytics: A New Strategy for Customer-Centric Enterprises]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1561/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-14 09:05:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Does your company struggle with balancing customer satisfaction with the requirement to increase revenue and minimize the cost of customer service?&nbsp;&nbsp; Managing these conflicting goals is difficult, but is complicated even further by the many different enterprise functions and supporting processes involved in serving customers.&nbsp; Implementing a customer service analytics solution is can help. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Increase Profitability Through Optimized Distributor Business Processes]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2315/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-02 12:41:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper outlines challenges in the distribution process and how distributors can optimize their distribution processes to improve operational efficiency and profitability while supporting innovative business models and customer services. The paper identifies a full range of industry processes to be addressed, from demand and supply planning, purchase-to-pay, warehouse management, order to cash, financials, and human resources.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Reference Guide to Data Center Automation]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1005/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-18 08:41:31</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Over time, organizations have placed increasingly heavy demands on their IT departments. This Realtime guide, sponsored by Opsware, explores data center automation&mdash;methods through which hardware, software, and processes can work together to streamline IT operations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Essential Ingredients for an Effective CPM Solution]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper308/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-27 08:19:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An effective corporate performance management (CPM) solution leverages a unified application for all key business processes, a centralized database ensuring the highest level of data accuracy and consistency, and provides critical decision-making information in real-time. Read this insightful white paper to learn more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unified CPM and the Application of Predictive Analytics]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper310/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-27 08:26:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As vendors rush to embrace and exploit predictive analytics, only those with a truly unified solutions will succeed in capitalizing on this powerful and promising technology. Read this insightful white paper to learn more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Global Product Development]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper334/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-27 09:42:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper is designed to help CEOs, CFOs, and senior Engineering executives understand how and where to leverage the growing phenomenon known as Global Product Development as a means to gain a dramatic increase in productivity within their product development operation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Accelerating Business Processes for Products That Are Sold, Engineered, or Manufactured to Order]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper368/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-29 13:22:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Manufacturers of products with highly configurable and ever-changing customer requirements must confront specific challenges and operate far differently than traditional product development environments.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5S As An Integral Part of Six Sigma]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper466/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-29 14:56:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Based on the Japanese words Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu and Shitsuke, the 5S philosophy focuses on effective workplace organization and standardized work procedures. 5S simplifies your work environment, reduces waste and non-value activity while improving quality efficiency and safety. Once fully implemented, the 5S process can increase morale, create positive impressions on customers, and increase efficiency and organization.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Introducing webMethods Fabric: Realizing the Promise of Business Process Productivity]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper475/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-29 15:18:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The goal of Business Process Productivity is to enable enterprises to become both highly agile and highly efficient, allowing them to more easily leverage their existing information technology (IT) assets to address market opportunities and pressures, and to create competitive differentiation through their business processes. This white paper describes how webMethods Fabric helps companies increase Business Process Productivity.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business and IT Requirements for High Availability]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper479/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-13 13:01:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The primary IT concern today is to ensure that the applications and information that drive critical business processes are available when they are needed, whenever they are needed. We present a description of the required architecture and operation for an automatic failover solution, demonstrating how a solution should be carefully engineered for ease of operation and management.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cost of Losing Information]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper481/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-13 13:10:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The primary information management concern in the enterprise today is to ensure that the knowledge necessary to drive critical business processes is available where it needs to be, when it needs to be. The costs of failure to do this are high.&nbsp; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Process Automation: Moving Beyond Scripts in Operations Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper509/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-25 12:57:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper describes how automating IT processes greatly reduces operational costs and improves service delivery. Learn how to standardize best practices and integrate data center and operations tools without the management burden associated with scripts and home-grown programs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[On Demand IP Communications at IBM]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper517/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:32:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Download this paper to learn why IBM believes that the real business value of IPC voice systems is reflected in improved employee productivity, enhanced business processes, and the ability to deliver more responsive services and offerings.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Integrated Business Communications: A Force For Business Transformation]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper518/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:32:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many forward-thinking organizations are beginning to see the true potential of the convergence of voice, video and data.&nbsp; It has the power to transform business relationships, business processes and collaboration between employees, suppliers and customers. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Tips for Web-Based Collaboration in SMBs]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper527/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-22 14:01:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The following tips can help you select Web-based collaboration software that offers all the features you need to get your entire team working together effectively.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Role of ESB in SOA: Creating a Loosely Coupled Integration Architecture]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper581/</link>
<pubDate>2007-11-16 16:12:12</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper discusses the relationship between ESB, loose coupling, and the effort needed to align IT with business process owners in order to ensure a successful SOA implementation in any organization.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Removing Dependencies Between Business Process and Technical Infrastructure with SOA]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper554/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-30 12:17:47</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many of today&rsquo;s businesses have already moved from rigid siloed application approaches to more flexible business process focused solutions.&nbsp; This is driving the need for transparency in the underlying technologies, and for better levels of standardization and virtualization of the infrastructure.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business-Oriented Architecture: Combining BPM and SOA for Competitive Advantage]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper628/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-24 22:22:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this paper, we will discuss the benefits of BPM and SOA in more detail and show how leading companies have recognized that implementing BPM and SOA together gives them unique capabilities.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Making the Case for BPM: A Benefits Checklist]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper629/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-24 22:25:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper is intended for groups who want to make the business case for investing in BPM to drive process improvement. It provides an overview of the areas of benefit that companies can expect from BPM as well as concrete examples of value.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What's the Difference Between Workflow Engines and BPM Suites?]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper630/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-24 22:27:12</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ask 10 different vendors to define BPM or BPM suites, and you will likely get 10 variations of the definition, even though all vendors use the same basic terminology to explain it.&nbsp; Learn more about BPM now. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Introduction To Business Process Management (BPM)]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper631/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-24 22:24:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For those individuals or organizations that are being asked to investigate process improvement, Business Process Management (BPM) is a term that frequently associated with the process improvement. This paper defines BPM and explains how it can be applied to help companies achieve process improvement goals.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Building a Business Case for Customer-Centric Master Data Management: Don’t Forget the ROI]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper684/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:43:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover the essential steps to delivering a solid business case for the right customer-centric MDM architecture and achieve maximum ROI.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Rules Extracting (BRE) and Legacy to SOA  Auto Re-architecting (L2S) Webcast]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper695/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-16 08:41:52</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn the &#39;bottom-up&#39; approach to start Business Rules Extracting, Migrating and Auto Re-architecting your current mission-critical legacy system and their data, into an SOA.&nbsp; This is a &quot;how-to&quot; presentation addressing how to get started and eventually establish an internal L2S Center of Excellence.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Legacy to SOA: What You Need To Know]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper700/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-19 09:53:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn the &lsquo;bottom-up&rsquo; approach to start Business Rules Extracting, Migrating and Auto Re-architecting your current mission-critical legacy system and their data, into an SOA. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Process Management: The Key to ITIL Success]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper755/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-29 10:47:52</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper describes how ITIL implementation can be rendered simpler, faster, more effective and more affordable by combining new service-oriented Business Process Management (BPM) tools with the established functionality of task-oriented IT management software. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Realizing ROI from Automating Business Processes]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper756/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-24 22:19:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper examines some of the business benefits and potential cost savings that can accrue to an organization that implements a BPM solution. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Guide to SOA Implementation]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1116/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The information overload on SOA is largely on describing its merits, its principles and the vast variety of products intended to address its needs. This document is written to identify the factors to be considered, and articulate the principles and questions to be asked that will drive the decisions within each enterprise towards creating a road map for implementation. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Process Innovation: A Process Industry Perspective]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper819/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-24 11:33:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In recent years, industry leading companies have identified business process innovation as the only real competitive advantage. But what sets the most admired process companies apart from the rest is their continued business process innovation and scale? Download this white paper to find out.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Infor Manufacturing Essentials Addresses Marine Manufacturer's Business Issues]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper822/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-24 11:34:46</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Viking Yacht Company is a $275-million family-owned business that builds more than 100 sport fishing yachts a year in a high-technology, 550,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in New Gretna, N.J. With an increased emphasis on service, Viking Yacht needed an enterprise resource planning system that would better support its service system.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lean Inventory Levels Resulting in Improved Customer Satisfaction]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper823/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-24 11:35:07</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A fast-growing supplier, NEI&#39;s delivery performance was declining, creating a significant problem with past-due shipments, even though the company had an excess of finished goods. Access this case study to learn about how they addressed their challenges.   ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Four Corners of the Earth: The Right Position For Global Manufacturers]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper824/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-24 11:37:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Access this white paper to learn how by employing technology to surmount the challenges of globalization, manufacturers can expand their businesses profitably to incorporate new markets, new levels of innovation and new revenue streams.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Infor PLM Optiva New Product Development & Introduction]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper828/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-24 11:34:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Infor PLM Optiva streamlines the innovation process and enables food and beverage, home and personal care and specialty chemical companies to develop innovative products for the global market in less time and at lower cost, while significantly reducing the risks associated with new product innovation. Download this solution overview to learn more. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Solutions for the Metal Fabrication Industry: A More Profitable Industry Value Chain]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper831/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-24 11:36:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In order to align their production plans with customer&#39;s demand, metal fabricators must integrate seamlessly into the customer&#39;s own processes. As a result, integrated systems are essential, bringing design, product lifecycle management and service together in ways that predict, act and rapidly change in accordance with the customer&#39;s needs. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Seven Keys to World Class Manufacturing]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper836/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-24 11:37:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are seven keys to becoming a world-class manufacturer that distill the broad concepts above into specific actions that can be addressed and accomplished in your company. Download this white paper to learn more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Driver Based Planning and Budgeting]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper867/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-21 08:40:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This whitepaper will help organizations understand how driver based planning and control activities can be transformed into the proactive management function that add greater value through faster decision making.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Strategies To Run a Lean Supply Chain]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2429/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-30 15:35:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the last several years, the manufacturing sector has moved from vertically organized structures to horizontal organizations; that is, a single company no longer controls its product from, let&rsquo;s say, the mine to the store shelf. Instead, today&rsquo;s companies control only pieces of the supply chain, and the companies and divisions controlling those various components may be located just about anywhere in the world.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Dynamics CRM Enterprise Performance and Scalability]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper958/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-20 12:14:21</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read how demand planning software packages can help manufacturers to: Establish baseline sales forecasts, incorporating multiple inputs, perform sophisticated analysis that improves their use of human and capital resources and better understand their markets and customers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Benefits to the ITIL Approach to Service Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper974/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:32:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This guide includes a series of articles from CIO.com, providing an overview of ITIL and how organizations are applying it to improve service delivery processes and drive business success. Includes an HP ad and links to HP resources.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ITSM Overview]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper976/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:39:42</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This high-level white paper provides an overview of the benefits of ITSM, the HP ITSM Reference Model, IT transformation and ITSM solution components.&nbsp; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Keys to Performance]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper985/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-24 11:37:42</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Key Performance Indicators and To-Do Lists provide the opportunity for a company to more fully utilize information already available within the organization to promote greater efficiency, stronger performance, and continuous improvement &ndash; all directed toward accomplishing company-wide business objectives for greater stronger asset performance. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[6 Steps for Linking Corporate Strategy to the Budget]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper988/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-24 11:32:20</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Budgeting is part of a larger, closed-loop process called &quot;performance management.&quot; Performance management is a holistic approach to the way organizations direct and manage resources to achieve objectives. In the context of performance management, budgeting&#39;s central role is to support execution through the allocation of resources to the activities that drive value.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Executive's Guide to Cutting HR Costs]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1007/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:58:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Download this insightful Executive&#39;s Guide now and learn the four keys to minimizing human capital expenses which are vital to cutting HR costs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Strategic CFO: Success Secrets of High Performing Finance Teams]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1008/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-24 11:38:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What Distinguishes Strategic CFOs? What are their secrets? Why do CEOs consider their guidance so critical? How do they provide critical insight that enhances strategic planning and decision-making? Find out how strategic CFOs set themselves apart from the rest... and apply their secrets to your financial organization.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[8 Strategies for Improving Supply Chain Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1036/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-24 11:32:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[External forces can knock your business off balance with no warning. To meet these external challenges, you need the capability to extend supply chain visibility, respond to changes in real time, and improve performance measurement across the entire chain.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comparing the Traditional Approach to SOA to Event-Driven SOA]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1037/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-24 11:34:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Given the potential for SOA to solve pressing business problems, it&rsquo;s inevitable that most companies will begin adopting SOA constructs within the next year or two. As they move to SOA, the approach they choose will have both immediate and long-term effects on their ability to support and adjust their ecosystem to meet future business requirements. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimizing Manual Testing with HP Business Process Testing Software]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1045/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-03 11:42:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Find out how QA specialist with Raymond James Financial, Michael Warner, has used HP Business Process Testing software to help his team optimize their testing and provided them with the flexibility to do manual or automated testing as needed.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Selecting an ERP System for Packaging and Printing Operations: A Guide for Executives]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2290/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-29 11:17:46</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Buying an ERP system that doesn&#39;t closely fit your business processes can be a costly mistake. This is particularly true if you try to fit a generic manufacturing ERP solution into a packaging/printing business environment. Reworking a non-industry specific system to meet the day-to-day operational needs of a printing/packaging operation requires significant modifications to the core product. The resulting software can end up so heavily customized that it can be difficult and very costly to maintain.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Retail Management System Case Study: White Pass & Yukon Route]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1125/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-09 16:57:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When White Pass &amp; Yukon Route Railroad recast its business model, revenues gained speed, but the cumbersome UNIX system labored through long lines of customers, discouraged timely reporting, and imprisoned data behind arcane rules and menus.&nbsp; Find out what WP&amp;YR did to help increase sales 13 percent, clear out slow-moving items, save steps and stoke the profit engine.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Dynamics Case Study: J.D. Byrider]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1127/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-09 17:18:36</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[J.D. Byrider&#39;s franchisees experienced a high level of frustration due to an old system running on Linux using dBase files. Byrider made the decision to switch their development environment to Intel-based servers in a Microsoft SQL Server and ASP development environment. Download this paper to read about their results.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Asserting Control, Seizing Opportunity in High Tech: 5 Critical Success Factors]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1130/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-11 10:06:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Until recently, many high-tech manufacturers &ndash; especially small and medium-sized businesses &ndash; have been able to survive by applying 80% of their operational focus to 20% or less of their critical customers and suppliers. That was then. The new mandate from channel masters is for more intense, collaborative relationships with fewer suppliers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Synchronizing Real-Time Product Movement to Improve Distribution Operation Productivity]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1131/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-11 10:12:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper addresses business and technical decision-makers for ambitious companies in which product distribution and transportation play key roles in daily operations and profitability. It describes how the comprehensive, integrated management solution represented by Supply Chain Execution for Microsoft Dynamics AX can help build an integrated logistics solution.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Key Challenges Facing Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers and What They Must Do To Survive]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1132/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-11 10:19:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The CPG manufacturing industry is large and thriving; however, margins are slim and competition is furious. There are hundreds of product categories, and to compete, firms must constantly innovate. How can the small-to-medium CPG manufacturer survive in the face of the same external pressures and fewer resources?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Get to the Numbers that Matter in Retail]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1133/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-05 12:31:47</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The objective of this white paper is to review various aspects of retail financial management and to draw important lessons for small and mid-size retailers. The paper addresses a wide range of topics that impact a retailer&rsquo;s financial success. Many of these are common to retailers of all sizes, but some are specific to mid to small tier businesses and many cautionary notes are given.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Manage Your Operations for Greater Profitability with Retail Chain Manager for Microsoft Dynamics AX]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1134/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-11 10:29:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By providing integrated, adaptable functionality within one scalable platform, Microsoft Dynamics AX helps midsize retailers improve their agility with an all-in-one solution based on an open technology platform. And it provides the ability for retailers to connect and interact with customers, partners, and employees around the world.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Smarter Supply Chain Utilization for the Retailer]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1135/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-11 10:36:29</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper introduces various supply chain concepts and explains their importance. It describes initiatives being undertaken by the largest retailers and reviews what small and mid-size firms need to do to compete.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[People and SOA: Improving Productivity through People Collaboration]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1137/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SOA enables composite applications or collections of services that have been assembled to support a company&rsquo;s business processes.&nbsp; Portal and collaboration software delivers the essential people-focused capabilities of the SOA strategy to provide significant value to the organisation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[One Touch Business Travel and the End of the Expense Report]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1149/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-29 10:59:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the fact that billions of dollars per year are spent on business travel and entertainment (T&amp;E) by employees on behalf of their organizations, many companies are still not maximizing the value of that spend because they&rsquo;re relying on multiple processes and solutions to manage their T&amp;E &ndash; an area of spend that for many is the second largest controllable cost after payroll. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Asset Sustainability: The Key to a Greener Organization]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1165/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-21 10:26:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Make EAM part of your Green Strategy; This white paper includes recommendations for a Green-centric Organization. Find out how a comprehensive, green-oriented asset performance management solution will enable you to achieve compliance, efficiency, and consumer appeal.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ERP End-User Business Productivity: A Field Study of SAP & Microsoft]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1166/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-23 12:49:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this white paper, we measure how end users of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications describe the impact of Microsoft and SAP applications on their business productivity. This research found that Microsoft Dynamics end users on average rated their experience with Microsoft applications more favorably than SAP users rated their experience with SAP.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Dynamics Role Tailored Business Productivity]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1167/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-04 11:39:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Businesses don&rsquo;t garner insights or make decisions. Businesses don&rsquo;t close deals, invent new products, or find new efficiencies. People do. Companies excel when they empower their people to drive the business forward. But to see results, you also have to give your people the right tools, information, and opportunities&mdash;because success ultimately comes down to your people. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Dynamics: Enabling Real-World SOA to Connect Your Business Vision with Software]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1168/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper walks you through the tools and technologies that enable service orientation. The purpose of this paper is to share with you the value of Real-World SOA and a few success stories from our customers who have taken on Real-World SOA projects to support their business vision.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ITIL Best Practices: The Business Case for Change and Configuration Management and the CMDB]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1169/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-10 13:20:42</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This ITIL best practice white paper on how to build a business case for change and configuration management and the CMDB makes a strong case for Configuration Management as the only real solution for controlling Change in high volume Change-transaction enterprises. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Do Leading Organizations Implement Integrated Workplace Management Systems?]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1184/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-27 08:41:51</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this white paper, we discuss industry standards, the range of disciplines IWMS spans, external systems (e.g., CAD, ERP, human resources) that interact with a solid IWMS, and the costs avoided when innovators enforce data templates and processes throughout the enterprise.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Forget Speeds and Feeds: ERP Outsourcing for the Mid-Market]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1268/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-24 09:35:29</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ERP Outsourcing for the Mid-Market discusses the nuances of outsourcing and critical success factors for mid-market companies.&nbsp; Specifically, how companies can effectively select a compatible outsourcing partner who understands both parts of the equation - business and technology - and how to create a governance environment that fosters a successful outsourcing relationship.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Future of B2B Leaders: The Transition from Operations to Business Value Drivers]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1195/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-30 09:10:02</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper provides an overview of the growing opportunities for EDI managers and coordinators. It highlights how their role can change from being responsible for implementation of technologies for operational activities to being infrastructure leaders. It shows how they can deliver increased efficiencies and velocity for value chain automation, which increases visibility, control and agility for a business.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Achieving the Perfect Order: Improving Supply Chain Communication]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1197/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-30 09:08:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[No enterprise is an island. Goods and services flow in from suppliers. When you include suppliers of wares for raw material extractors, along with recyclers that turn consumer and commercial waste into new raw materials and finished goods, it is a supply chain with no beginning and no end.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Adaptive Discovery: Accelerating the Deployment and Adaptation of Automated Business Processes]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1235/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-17 08:45:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By making process discovery easier and on-demand, Adaptive Discovery overcomes a major hurdle to success with BPM and shortens the time it takes organizations to capture the competitive advantages of BPM.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Adaptive SOA: Enable Composite Applications with Real-Time Agility]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1236/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-17 08:58:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By enabling Adaptive SOA, Ultimus Adaptive Discovery takes SOA to the highest level of rapid deployment and agility. It accomplishes this by enabling business processes to be developed rapidly, and to embrace change in real-time. More importantly, it empowers business professionals and analysts who own processes to discover and change processes with IT playing the supporting role to manage the infrastructure.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BPM: The 'Must Have' Enterprise Solution for the New Century]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1237/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-17 09:02:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By helping companies model, automate, manage, and optimize their business processes, BPM provides the framework for sustainable competitive advantage.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Future-Proof Your Compliance Using BPM]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1238/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-17 09:03:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A BPM-based compliance solution is the most efficient and flexible way to optimize and future-proof your compliance investment to create long term business value.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Makes Human-Centric BPM Different?]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1242/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-17 09:08:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The challenge for BPM today is not to simply &ldquo;automate&rdquo; processes, but to deliver the human-centric capabilities people need in order to fully embrace the new, more efficient work processes. When BPM systems deliver on these needs BPM close the gap between its high potential and its relatively modest adoption to-date.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Introduction to BPM]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1239/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-17 09:01:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the coming years, we believe that BPM will become the most important technology-driven business initiative for most companies. It leads you toward a focus on using technology to support your business processes, rather than adapting your business processes to support your technologies. It provides strong, sustainable ROI and competitive advantage.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ultimus and the Business Process Ecosystem: Complementing SAP and Enterprise Applications]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1240/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-17 09:06:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With the largest global installed base of pure-play BPM solutions, the Ultimus BPM Suite exemplifies the role of managing OSAP processes in the business process ecosystem. Customers worldwide use it to extend, maximize and complement their investments in SAP or other enterprise applications.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enterprise BPM Scalability]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1241/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-17 09:02:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ultimus has been build from the ground-up with scalability in mind. Ultimus&rsquo; component-based, database centric architecture position it perfectly as a solution that allows you to effortlessly scale your enterprise business processes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Workflow Foundation, SharePoint Workflow Designer and the Ultimus BPM Suite]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1243/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-17 09:05:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) and the Ultimus BPM Suite compliment each other. WF can be used to extend the capabilities of Ultimus by performing specialized services. The Ultimus BPM Suite can be invoked by WF activities to perform workflows that are not simple and require extensive and robust human-centric capabilities.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting Consensus on Business Requirements: Tips and Traps]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1246/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-17 10:00:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Before your company launches its next package selection, implementation or upgrade, make sure you don&rsquo;t cripple the project from the start by failing to identify your requirements &ndash; the number one reason that projects spin out of control. This white paper summarizes some of the key lessons we have learned through our industry-leading requirements definition practice.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Russell Stover Chose A Mid-Market Specialist]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1272/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-12 14:08:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Russell Stover Candies outsourced its legacy information systems. However, two years later, they were unhappy with their chosen outsourcing provider and faced multiple ERP challenges. To help navigate these challenges, the company hired a seasoned IT executive. Find out why, after an exhaustive evaluation process, he selected OneNeck IT Services.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Juicy IT Story: How IT Outsourcing Helped Sunny Delight Beverages]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1275/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When he joined SDBC in May of 2004, SunnyD&#39;s Chief Information Officer and Global Controller was faced with a classic build-or-buy decision, although the circumstances were less than typical. Despite the company just being carved out from Procter &amp; Gamble with an experienced management team and a well-known brand name, it was missing a crucial operational element &mdash; an entire information technology infrastructure.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Moving Toward More Effective Print Management]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1457/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-10 15:05:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HP&rsquo;s been telling you for years that optimizing the printing and imaging environment can save a company money. A new InfoTrends white paper says that&#39;s &quot;just the tip of the iceberg.&quot; We couldn&#39;t agree more. Successful optimization isn&#39;t just about optimizing the printer fleet.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Top 4 Reasons to Automate Labor-Intensive Paper-Based Processes to Increase Productivity]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1414/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-10 15:06:46</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Boost productivity. Increase competitive advantage. Reduce compliance risk. And help the environment in the process. How many more reasons do you need to automate paper-based processes? Read this white paper to learn how you can automate document-based business processes to improve knowledge-worker productivity and much more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How HP Can Help IT, Facilities and Procurement Work To Maximize Productivity and Minimize Costs]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1415/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-10 15:04:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It takes three to develop a solid strategy for running an efficient printing environment: IT, facilities and procurement. This HP white paper explains how a cooperative strategy involving all three of these departments can help increase staff productivity in the IT department, lower total operational costs for the enterprise, and improve operational effectiveness and business process efficiency.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Top 4 Reasons to Secure Business Process Printing]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1419/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-10 15:07:03</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Security breaches can cost your business a lot more than money. They can exact a steep toll on productivity, and they can compromise your ability to comply with internal security policies and external regulations. As HP explains in a new white paper, cost control, operational efficiency and reduced compliance risk are the top three reasons to secure business process printing. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is a Data Warehouse the Only Option? 7 Styles of Data Integration]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1481/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-16 12:40:14</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many ways to access data for analysis and reporting. You should analyze each business challenge to understand whether a data warehouse or another type of information-access method presents the best solution. This white paper identifies seven basic ways to integrate and access data to solve various business problems.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web-Enabled Applications and the Internet: Satisfying the Growing Expectations of Business Users]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1468/</link>
<pubDate>2007-11-13 10:18:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Businesses across Europe are becoming increasingly reliant on web-enabled applications that are accessed over the public internet. One of the key drivers for this is to open up communications with external organizations that are fundamental to core business processes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SMB Business Management Software]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1493/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Overcoming the barriers of stand-alone business applications is a major challenge to growth for companies. Learn how a growing organization can better gain control of its business operations and increase productivity through integrating its core business management processes in one seamless solution.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Implementing a Project Gateway Process Will Improve Your Organization]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1499/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-21 08:55:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Time is money, resources are scarce and only projects that add value and meet the organization&#39;s strategic aim and objectives should be flying. Why is it, therefore, that so many projects are running that have not been formally approved, burn limited and finite resource and, most importantly, do not improve or deliver new services or increase market share? ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The New Competitive Advantage: Web Collaboration Reaches the Tipping Point]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1575/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-23 08:43:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the ease and enthusiasm with which knowledge workers have embraced Web collaboration, user-driven integration can only go so far. It is imperative that CIOs take control of their collaboration deployments now and weave collaboration solutions deep into the fabric of their business processes and enterprise software strategies.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Big Opportunity in 2008: Prospering In Hard Times Through Customer Insights]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1928/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-18 11:38:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To paraphrase an old saying, &ldquo;When the going gets tough, retailers start slashing operational costs.&rdquo;&nbsp; Ironically, cost slashing usually exposes a retailer to even greater risks instead of fortifying it against economic uncertainties.&nbsp; All businesses have felt the impact of today&rsquo;s volatile economy.&nbsp; Retail has been hit especially hard, with sales in 2007 rising by only 2.4% - the smallest year-to-year increase since 2002. Despite such dour statistics, there are plenty of opportunities to gain share in today&rsquo;s market. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How an Integrated Software Solution Can Grow Your Business]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1662/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-18 15:13:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper examines how small and medium sized business can grow their businesses by streamlining their processes, creating employee empowerment, reducing IT costs, increasing productivity and improving their customers experience by implementing an integrated, real-time software solution.&nbsp; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Personalized Gift Provider Relies on Everest Software to Manage Inventory and Support Growth]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1663/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-18 15:13:52</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After maxing out on Quickbooks, Gunther Gifts needed a software solution that could support their growth and enable complete integration across inventory, accounting, purchasing and sales. Download this paper to read about their results. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Travel and Procurement: The Convergence]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1677/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-23 09:46:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Aberdeen Group survey, companies that don&rsquo;t use an integrated travel and entertainment (T&amp;E) expense management service are falling behind in almost every measure of financial management. Aberdeen presents figures showing that they pay 37 percent more to process their expense reports,&nbsp; take three times longer to reimburse employees, and are essentially working in the dark when it comes to controlling travel expenditures.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Manufacturing Imperative: Enterprise SOA]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1687/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-28 09:37:21</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read how Enterprise SOA goes beyond the fundamentals of a service-oriented architecture (SOA). SOA is a distributed software model that uses independent Web services to support business processes as defined by SAP and its partners and customers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aberdeen Group: Advanced Sourcing & Negotiation Benchmark Report]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1688/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-02 12:25:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In retrospect, the initial e-sourcing waves that began a decade ago resembled a corporate &ldquo;crash diet,&rdquo; leaving an immediate and noticeable impact on the enterprise, but also a daunting challenge to develop a new and different program that could sustain these benefits and keep the &ldquo;weight&rdquo; off. As the use of basic sourcing strategies has reached saturation levels with certain categories, enterprises must utilize advanced sourcing strategies across a wider range of categories to deliver the same results.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Composite Technologies to Meet New Demands in Sales and Customer Service]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1689/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-02 12:27:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Find out how advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) helps utilities innovate business processes for sales and customer service. Discover what benefits AMI brings and why, and learn how the SAP NetWeaver platform and enterprise service-oriented architecture can support your AMI implementation.Find out how advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) helps utilities innovate business processes for sales and customer service. Discover what benefits AMI brings and why, and learn how the SAP NetWeaver platform and enterprise service-oriented architecture can support your AMI implementation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Avoiding the Compliance Trap for Travel and Expenses]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1699/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-28 14:02:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Organizations weighing T&amp;E automation should look beyond the value of streamlining the process to solutions that include analytic and reporting features that enforce compliance controls and provide audit evidence while minimizing business risks associated with uncontrolled spending and fraud.&nbsp; These more robust solutions are part of the extended enterprise applications market experiencing greater investment as a result of governance, risk, and compliance requirements. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IDC: Business Agility as an Enabler for Growth]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1710/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-04 22:55:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It can take time and considerable energy for a growing business to finally put in place processes and procedures that really work. Of course, the solutions for today&rsquo;s problems are not likely to be the right ones for tomorrow, never mind two or three years out. The key is to have an adaptable, flexible organization that anticipates change (or at least can accommodate it) rather than one that is disrupted and confounded by new developments.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Compliance and Traceability in Regulated Manufacturing Industries Benchmark Report]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1794/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-02 12:27:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Compliance and Traceability in manufacturing has traditionally been viewed as &quot;cost of business&quot;. Lacking metrics to measure success and focusing on document rather than process management are two of the most common pitfalls when implementing compliance and traceability initiatives. Successfully responding to these challenges is central to transitioning compliance and traceability initiatives from the typical cost of business to a competitive advantage.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Human Capital Management: How Top Organizations Drive Company Profits Efficiently]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1795/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-02 12:40:31</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Explore the latest feedback from HR organizations about how they are now taking on a much greater role in strategic business activities. The study finds that HR top performers are managing to strike the right balance between efficient transaction processes, cost, and service delivery.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IDC: In the Enterprise Long Tail, Will IT Matter?]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1796/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-02 12:41:12</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read how a firms key business and IT priorities and their experience with acquiring, implementing, and support of SAP solutions influences business. Learn about the challenges and opportunities for SMBs, and the IDCs framework for SMBs to bridge their strategic goals with day-to-day operational activities.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Responding Quickly to Changing Markets]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1801/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Market change is relentless&mdash;and accelerating. Customer demands escalate, product life cycles shorten, and no turf is safe from new competitors. To thrive, companies need to anticipate and meet these challenges with adaptability, agility, and speed. This paper examines how flexible, integrated information technology makes it easy to adapt the way you do business in response to changing needs&mdash;and helps you outperform the competition.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aberdeen Group: For Mid-Size Manufacturers the Issue is Visible]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1856/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-10 09:00:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As manufacturing goes global, initiatives to standardize processes and key performance measurements across the enterprise to unite the greater supply chain are emerging. The main catalyst? Driving down costs in response to customer and market pressures. However, mid-size companies in particular are driving performance improvements with a more proactive, strategic vision for improving performance than reactively responding to cost pressure.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unified Communications: Concepts and Business Applications]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper1963/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-28 13:44:43</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Unified communications has the potential to dramatically simplify and improve enterprise communications, as well as improve business agility. By integrating various forms of communications, such as voice, video, instant messaging, conferencing, presence and voicemail, individuals can more effectively control and manage their inbound and outbound communications sessions, and enterprises further stand to benefit.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Need for Real-Time Communications in European Logistics]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2119/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-26 16:52:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With demand for freight transportation services continuing to grow faster than GDP growth in Europe, the logistics industry has structured itself around the provision of very specific value-added services beyond just transportation. Many logistics companies are vying to capture new opportunities in the area of value-added services. Find out how in this IDC paper.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Flexibility: Removing Dependencies Between Business Process and Technical Infrastructure]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2139/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many of today&rsquo;s businesses have already moved from rigid siloed application approaches to more flexible business process focused solutions. This is driving the need for transparency in the underlying technologies, and for better levels of standardization and virtualization of the infrastructure, along with consideration of the value chain that includes a company&rsquo;s suppliers and customers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WebSphere Message Broker: Delivering Business Value Through an Advanced Enterprise Bus]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2141/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Business integration, along with the IT integration resources required to support it, has become an essential focus for companies across industries. These organizations want to update existing technology assets&mdash;and realize new value from what were previously disconnected and isolated applications.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Best Practices Using WS Business Modeler and Monitor]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2143/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this Redbook is to provide guidance for the preparation of business process models, developed with the WebSphere&reg; Business Modeler, which will ultimately be monitored by the WebSphere Business Monitor. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Strategies to Maximize IT Business Value]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2167/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The key to maximizing the value of IT is to optimize your IT processes based on a business-aware foundation. Business Service Management (BSM) is the most effective approach for doing just that. Organizations that have begun BSM implementations are already reaping the benefits. Read the BMC white paper to learn more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Streamlining Service Request Processes: A Key to Business Success]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2171/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Imagine being able to give your employees the luxury of one-stop, online shopping for all the services they need.&nbsp; Now, imagine that you could provide all of your service providers with a centralized location to promote available services to those employees. With service request management technology, you can. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Workplace Performance Management (WPM)]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2193/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-15 11:13:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Workplace Performance Management: A strategic framework and system to align, measure and deliver greater shareholder value from workplace assets and operations. Corporations need to align workplace operations and assets to business strategies.&nbsp; Workplace assets and operations must be measured and linked directly to stakeholder expectations to expose the true contributions of real estate to the organization.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Creating a Culture of Performance and Value]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2227/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The role of IT in many organizations has evolved from supporting the business to enabling the business &mdash; a shift that requires IT to transition from being mostly tactical and cost focused to being an enabler of the overall strategy and value focused. IT organizations that have successfully made this change have done so by among other things transitioning their culture from a reactive operationally focused caretaker of assets to a proactive strategically focused enabler of business value. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Achieve Fuel Distribution Excellence]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2259/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn how the SAP for Oil &amp; Gas solution portfolio provides functionality that gives fuel marketers and distributors visibility into their distribution network, integrates customer information, and automates processes to improve efficiency, forecast accuracy, and adaptability.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Driving Operational Excellence & Profitible Growth]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2261/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper outlines challenges in the distribution process and how distributors can optimize their distribution processes to improve operational efficiency and profitability while supporting innovative business models and customer services. The paper identifies a full range of industry processes to be addressed, from demand and supply planning, purchase-to-pay, warehouse management, order to cash, financials, and human resources.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lean & Green: How to Achieve Dramatic Environmental and Business Benefits]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2274/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-14 12:36:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When people think of global warming and environmental damage caused by inefficient power consumption, computing may not instantly spring to mind as a culprit, but the computing industry takes a toll on the environment. Learn more about how your company can address both environmental and business initiatives in this white paper.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 SOA Projects That Can Pay for Themselves in 6 Months]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2329/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-14 08:42:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Service oriented architecture (SOA) could revolutionize the way we think about IT. Why is that possible? Because SOA finally has the potential to make the concept of reuse real. Companies have been talking about reuse for years, but have never been able to transform that talk into full-scale reality. Now, you might be asking, &quot;How can SOA succeed where previous approaches have failed?&quot; Because the standards, best practices and governance models have finally matured to the point where reuse can actually work.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Smart SOA- The Experienced Approach]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2332/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-14 08:42:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The business value that the Smart SOA approach brings is well-established, expanding and mainstream. IBM has a track record of helping to deliver agility through the Smart SOA approach and has made it clear how to get the most out of your SOA pursuits. If you haven&#39;t already done so, consider implementing a focused Smart SOA starter project to help you achieve rapid business value. Extend your implementation end to end with BPM enabled by SOA. Get a head start by using industry frameworks and solutions. Scale up and scale out with the confidence of robust process integrity.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How a Flexible Infrastructure is Essential to Manage Costs in the Face of Increased Budget Pressures]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2502/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today&#39;s organizations face a tough set of challenges. Markets around the world have become increasingly volatile. Competition is more intense. Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures demand revisions in business plans and the IT infrastructures that support them. And IT departments have to keep doing more-and better-with budgets and resources that are already stretched to the limit. To meet these critical challenges, your organization needs much greater flexibility in its business models and business processes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The OEE Deficit: Why It Can't Deliver The Results You Require]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2556/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For complex manufacturing environments, OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) falls short when it comes to delivering improvements in productivity. That&#39;s because OEE tools were originally developed to measure the performance of stand-alone equipment or the total output of a particular line. Today&#39;s enterprises need more. This paper describes an evolution in thinking: focusing on product flow through the process.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Push Versus Pull - Perception Versus Reality]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2587/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-23 20:40:10</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even if a chosen business model establishes some preference for one technique over another, at different points in the value chain, different techniques may be appropriate to plan and manage the demand, the production activities, the resources, and the supply of materials. Knowing when and where to apply each of the different techniques is critical.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Developing Operating Procedures For Projects Involving Multiple Organizations Using a Linear Respons]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2593/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the difficulties of managing projects that involve several (perhaps many) organizations is that the group has no pre-established procedures for handling actions that cross organizational boundaries. With no procedures in place, confusion and miscommunication will result, which will lead to unnecessary delays, wasted resources, and potentially even conflict among the organizations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Connecting Your People, Your Customers, and Your Company with Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2638/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Find out how version 9.0 of Microsoft Dynamics GP, formerly known as Microsoft Business Solutions-Great Plains, can help you connect your people, your customers and your organization. This webcast explores some of the innovations and new features in Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 that help you build and maintain strong customer, employee, and business connections, such as new security-enhanced extranet capabilities, and also expanded connections and business processes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Make Customers the Center of Attention with Microsoft Dynamics CRM]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2641/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a powerful tool for your sales and marketing teams, but it is more than just a contact management solution. In this webcast, we explore how Microsoft CRM is a flexible, integral part of your enterprise, supporting sales, marketing, customer service, manufacturing, and professional services. We describe how you can configure Microsoft CRM to work the way your business does, and we illustrate its many benefits.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Power of Choice with Microsoft CRM]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2642/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Attend this session to discover a customer relationship management (CRM) solution that works the way you do, the way your business does, and the way technology should. We explore how Microsoft Dynamics CRM delivers a familiar Microsoft Office Outlook interface to create a productive work environment. We also illustrate the powerful workflow and integrated reporting capabilities in Microsoft CRM that help you drive business processes and results.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Developing and Strengthening Profitable Customer Relationships with Microsoft Dynamics CRM]]></title>
<link>http://www.findwhitepapers.com/whitepaper2646/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The business landscape is evolving; the traditional way people work together-in the office or in the field-looks very different today than it did just a couple of years ago. Download this webcast to learn how Microsoft Dynamics CRM empowers you to take advantage of your existing technology investments to extend the reach of your business and enable your mobile workforce to drive better business results.]]></description>
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