Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Managing the materials, information, and finances involved in the progression of raw materials to products to their disposition

The Alignment-focused Organization: Bridging the Gap between Strategy and Execution
SAP

Aligning your business plans with your method of execution requires more than a peek at financial metrics. Initiatives, tasks, people, and…

From QuickBooks to ERP: A Road Map for Growing Small Businesses
Everest Software Inc.

The basic spreadsheet and accounting programs you’ve relied on ’til now won’t help your growing business eliminate decision-making bottlenecks,…

Demand Planning: Optimizing Operations across the Supply Chain
Microsoft

Demand planning applications can help manufacturers establish baseline sales forecasts and perform analysis to improve resource usage. They can…

How One Distributor Played Wal-Mart's Distribution Game—And Won
VAI

As a supplier to Wal-Mart, appliance manufacturer Haier America was required to implement a radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging system.…

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Need Insight: Performance Management in a Weak Economy
Cognos, an IBM Company

Reduced credit availability. Falling demand. Earnings pressure. Today’s economic conditions have sparked a range of challenges, including…

Talent Management for the Twenty-first Century
SAP

Talent management is just a matter of anticipating the need for human capital and then creating a plan to meet it. But many approaches to…

The ERP Essentials: Under the Covers of a Process-oriented ERP Solution
CDC Software

Many manufacturers want to increase production efficiency and improve quality—but how can they ensure their efforts are successful? A…

Understanding and Managing Supply Chain Risk
SAP

As supply chains continue to grow in size and complexity, companies are focusing more of their energies on managing supply chain risk. While…