Thinking Outside the Cell: 6 Questions to Ask Yourself About Spreadsheet Security
[ Source: Atlantic Global PLC ]
July 2009-
The overuse and abuse of spreadsheets presents a real danger to the security and competitiveness of your organisation. This paper aims to further the debate over the viability of spreadsheets versus commercial business systems by posing 6 questions you should ask yourself if you use spreadsheets to manage your finances, expenses, projects, contracts or resources. It explores the dangers of using spreadsheets and letting them get out of control.
In this paper are examples of the ...
Microsoft and Tensoft Supply-Chain Solution Cuts Costs 15 Percent, Boosts Customer Service for ASIC Maker
[ Source: Tensoft ]
May 2008-
ASIC manufacturer Open-Silicon needed a better way to track yields. So, it turned to an integrated financial and supply-chain management solution from Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner Tensoft. The solution, including Microsoft Dynamics® GP and Tensoft Fabless Semiconductor Management, reduces costs by up to 15 percent or more, gives customers visibility into order status, and provides better customer service more cost-effectively. This case study documents the business needs, technology solution and associated benefits derived by implementing a ...
Upgrade Dilemma -- SAP R/3 Enterprise or mySAP ERP?
[ Source: Infosys Technologies ]
April 2005-
SAP's recent announcement to discontinue direct maintenance support to earlier versions of its SAP R/3 software, coupled with the unveiling of its next-generation mySAP ERP and SAP R/3 Enterprise product roadmaps, create a business need to analyze which SAP version and strategy is most appropriate for your organization.
An Approach to Effective APO Demand Planning Design And Implementation
[ Source: Infosys Technologies ]
October 2008-
SAP APO Demand Planning provides many key features and functionalities to help manage a solution in terms of effective scope management, forecast intervention, and support of the APO planning object such as a product at a location through its lifecycle. This paper helps explain some of the features that can be used effectively in your design.
Outsourcing For Success - The Retained Organization
[ Source: Novus Origo ]
July 2009-
The requirements for the advanced planning and design of a skilled retained organization are paramount to the success of any outsourcing relationship, and should be facilitated early on in the outsourcing process. Additionally, key success factors in the design and implementation of a retained organization include: the ability of the team to operate against new processes and methodologies, having a clear understanding of what transactions are being outsourced, properly selecting retained resources based on skills ...
The State of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) - Exclusive Research
[ Source: Transformation Enablers ]
August 2008-
Organizations are using SOA to speed application development and facilitate business process optimization plans, according to a new TechWeb survey. In these early days of SOA deployments, most companies are satisfied with their progress—but only about one-quarter rate their success as "exceptional."
BI4Dynamics Data Warehouse Surmounts Workload Gap
[ Source: BI4Dynamics ]
March 2004-
It is important to know that transactional systems such as Microsoft Dynamics NAV and reporting systems such as business intelligence solutions represent two completely different workload types, and a single system cannot be designed or tuned properly to optimize both of these workloads. Reporting and analysis using an operational system does not work effectively. BI4Dynamics NAV overcomes this gap by deploying a data warehouse, the heart of the solution.
Managing the Multi-Company Corporation
[ Source: NetSuite ]
May 2008-
Managing the books in any company is increasingly challenging in the face of GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The complexity increases for entrepreneurs who start and manage multiple companies, and for growing businesses that include subsidiaries in other countries. But the challenge in managing several separate entities isn't just in closing the books — it is also in the everyday issues of managing a diverse sales force, with forecasts, quotes, sales, and ...
State of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Research
[ Source: Transformation Enablers ]
September 2008-
ERP applications have helped many companies tranform the way they do business. It is thus critical that organizations have an optimal and effective ERP environment, and have an ERP road map that addresses their long-term business needs.
This exclusive TechWeb study explores what factors are influencing corporate ERP upgrade strategies, and how organizations hope to use them to enable the next wave of transformation.
Value Proposition for IBM DB2 9: Cost/Benefit Case for SAP Enterprise Migrations
[ Source: IBM ]
October 2007-
Over the next few years, most SAP users will begin to move beyond application deployment of next-generation NetWeaver solutions to large-scale migrations of core enterprise systems. This report examines the cost implications of employing Oracle 10g or IBM DB2 9 to support next-generation NetWeave solutions. It is based on input from a wide range of users.