PODCAST - Early adopters of master data management (MDM) have reported significant implementation challenges, but say the ultimate results are worth it — making organizations more profitable, productive and competitive.
Posted: September 5, 2008 | Premiered: September 5, 2008


Topics:  Master Data Management

PODCAST - Master data management (MDM) promises to help organizations solve a host of problems caused by inconsistent, incompatible or simply incorrect data.
Posted: September 5, 2008 | Premiered: September 5, 2008


Topics:  Data Governance | Data Stewardship | Master Data Management

BOOK - Aberdeen research finds that the top 5 pressures for improving S&OP processes are rising customer order fill rate expectations, better return on net assets, shrinking profit margins, customer retention pressures and extended lead-ti...
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2006


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Collaboration | Data Management | ERP | Inventory Management | Security | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Explore the changing role of the CIO, and the blurring of the line between IT and finance, as CIOs begin to function as strategic advisors to the executive team.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Budgeting | Business Performance Management | Risk Management | SOA

WHITE PAPER - While firms have used different business strategies to insulate themselves from the effect of change, CEOs are beginning to recognize the need for their firms to become more agile in detecting and making the changes to strategy, operations, and products.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: November 12, 2007


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Change Management | Configuration Management | Enterprise | Manufacturing Industry | PLM | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This white paper outlines strategies for organizations considering upgrading or replacing their enterprise resource planning systems in order to handle business growth, streamline internal processes, and leverage technology innovation.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Processes | Collaboration | ERP | Productivity | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - Your company's ability to meet changing customer requirements and drive revenue growth in a continually changing environment is essential. This whitepaper examines the related issues of growth and flexibility from a number of perspectives.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2007


Topics:  Change Management | Competition | CRM | CRM Software | Customer Satisfaction | Investments | Market Trends | Revenue Projections | Sales | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes enterprise SOA and the business opportunities it creates for manufacturers.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2006


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Enterprise | ERP | Manufacturing Execution Systems | SOA | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains business strategies, trends, and issues related to enterprise resource planning, financial management, operations management, and human capital management that drive the consideration of enterprise services archi...
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2006


Topics:  ERP | ERP Software | Financial Management | Productivity | SOA

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, explore how organizations are achieving strong returns on investment on their information technologie endeavors and investments by emphasizing user performance.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2006


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Performance Management | Change Management | ERP | ROI

WHITE PAPER - This document give decision makers the needed information to evaluate, plan, and perform an upgrade to the SAP ERP 6.0 application. It also introduces the tools and services SAP offers during the transition to this new enterprise software.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Enterprise | Enterprise Applications Software | ERP | TCO

WHITE PAPER - SAP has implemented enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in both the commercial and public sector for more than 30 years. This white paper explains four important principles that stand out from these experiences.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2006


Topics:  Best Practices | Data Migration | ERP | ERP Software | Productivity | Program Management

WHITE PAPER - Learn how you can transform traditional supply chains from linear, sequential processes into adaptive supply chain networks.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Collaboration | Globalization | Manufacturing | Outsourcing | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Read how you can increase client value and lower costs through implementing more efficient resourcing and partnering processes and cocreating value with your clients.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Globalization | Outsourcing | Professional Services Industries | SOA | Software as a Service

PRODUCT LITERATURE - The SAP Upgrade Assessment for SAP ERP service delivers the expert advice and assistance you need to upgrade to a new release of the SAP ERP application. Read this whitepaper to learn which of the four different options is right for you.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Best Practices | Change Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | ERP | Hardware | Hardware Configuration Management | SAP (Product) | Training

PODCAST - Explore how CRM now includes Web 2.0 capabilities that enhance user experience and productivity. Learn more about a highly personalizable, interactive user interface and how it enables content syndication from internal and external data sources.
Posted: July 15, 2008 | Premiered: July 15, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Collaboration | CRM | CRM Software | Productivity | SAP (Product) | Social Networking | User Experience

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper discusses best practices for building and running a successful SAP consulting business. It also explores the steps and skills necessary for succeeding as A SAP consultant.
Posted: July 9, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Continuity Planning | Business Models | Business Performance Management | Business Service Management | Business Systems | Consulting Services Industry | Independent Contracting | Marketing | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses how SAP leverages Web 2.0 in CRM to improve customer experience. It examines SAP’s approach to Web 2.0, and how SAP has incorporated the Web 2.0 technological principles within SAP CRM.
Posted: June 30, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Management | Collaboration | CRM | CRM Software | Productivity | SAP (Product) | Web Services

PODCAST - In this Podcast, independent SAP analyst Jon Reed will discuss SAP trends and their effect on consultants, tips for honing your business strategy and consulting best practices.
Posted: June 26, 2008 | Premiered: June 26, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | IT Consulting Services | Market Trends | SAP (Product) | SOA | Strategic Planning | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores how to create successful energy and asset management programs, it also explores how the Business Process Expert Community (BPX) at SAP can facilitate further discussions on the challenges facing CIOs.
Posted: June 26, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Asset Management Services | Business Processes | CIOs | Enterprise

BOOK - This report provides a roadmap to green best practices that Best-In-Class organizations are leveraging today to reduce overall supply chain coast, limit environmental impact, and increase competitive advantage.
Posted: June 26, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2008


Topics:  Distribution Centers | Environmental Compliance | Inventory Management | Inventory Management Software | Supply Chain Integration | Supply Chain Management

PRODUCT LITERATURE - The SAP NetWeaver® Master Data Management (SAP NetWeaver MDM) component enables you to consolidate, synchronize, distribute, centrally manage, and publish any type of master data object across your enterprise.
Posted: June 18, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2007


Topics:  Customer Data Integration | Enterprise | Master Data Management

WHITE PAPER - Effective master data management can save time and money - even enable the capture of incremental revenues, it can also reduce costs while improving customer service.
Posted: June 18, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Asset Management Services | Master Data Management

WHITE PAPER - SAP master data management is a component of SAP's NetWeaver application platform, which provides a complete environment for designing, building, integrating and deploying business processes.
Posted: June 18, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Integration | Master Data Management

CASE STUDY - Airgas was looking for a single solution that could ensure a quick return on investment, SAP NetWeaver MDM offered the broad functionality, robust architecture, and ability to manage rich product content that Airgas required.
Posted: June 18, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Best Practices | Productivity | ROI | TCO