Optimizing Performance Across Your Supply Chain Sponsored by Information Builders Historically when a firm referred to its' supply chain it primarily considered business processes directly within its control. Yes customers and vendors mattered, but these factors could be better controlled since relatively fixed production schedules were the norm, products were less commoditized, and local proximity mattered. Past initiatives to improve supply chain performance primarily focused on cost reduction, efficiency, and quality through TQM, just in time (JIT), and six sigma initiatives. To be competitive today emphasis needs to be placed on maximizing not only cost reduction, but on greater agility, innovation, and partnerships. Download
Rational Redefines Application Development on Power Systems Sponsored by IBM Forrester's Brad Day, V.P., Principal Analyst, and IBM's Charles Chu, Director Enterprise Modernization and Compilers, will define what's required in the next generation of "application fit-for-purpose" computing environments, and how IBM's Rational Tools for Power Systems Software offers the development community a comprehensive framework for the optimization of Power System-based application workloads. Download
Nucleus Research Guidebook: Leveraging Value from SAP with IBM Cognos Sponsored by IBM Cognos Are you an SAP user preparing to invest in business intelligence (BI) or performance management (PM)? Then you'll want to read this Guidebook. Over the course of analyzing numerous SAP ERP deployments, Nucleus Research, a leading provider of bottom line-focused technology research and advice, discovered companies that also deployed IBM Cognos software achieved less costly deployments, realized faster time to benefit and delivered greater productivity improvements for end users. Learn from the experiences of Toro, Huntsman, Rolls Royce, DirecTV, Kansas City Southern Railroad, Orangina, Ryerson, and a research organization within the U.S. Army. Download
