Managers are finding creative ways to mitigate supply chain costs while maintaining operational efficiency. New approaches, technologies, and methodologies are aiding with these cost-cutting measures. Use of a third party logistics provider (3PL), radio frequency identification (RFID) rentals, and attribute-based demand planning can drastically reduce supply chain costs and increase customer satisfaction. This document defines
The fastest way to respond to change is to anticipate it. Many companies can’t predict changes simply because they can’t see “the big picture” within their own organisation. With critical business information locked in different departments and systems, it’s hard to have enough accurate insight, let alone foresight, to anticipate rising demands. Information technology such
Under the ever-widening Lean umbrella, manufacturers are left grasping for what it means to be Lean, which aspects of today’s Lean initiative are delivering tangible results, and where to turn for the answers to these questions. In response to these needs, The Lean Scheduling and Execution Benchmark, based on the survey responses of over 400
When the economy slows, many businesses react by retrenching and cutting costs in order to weather the downturn. While such cost reduction is important, companies often overlook equally critical strategic decisions – opportunities to use valuable business information to strengthen product and service offerings and emerge ahead of the competition. This paper highlights common mistakes
Companies are trying to improve efficiencies and performance of many day-to-day and real-time activities, such as customer interactions, finance and accounting processes, transportation/shipping, sales activity, manufacturing, inventory management, Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) and marketing. This Aberdeen Group report provides a roadmap for the strategies and capabilities that Best-in-Class companies are employing to improve operational performance.
Every professional mechanic or home handyman knows that you need the “right” tool to do the job. As we have learned over the past few years, the total cost of ownership of IT infrastructure entails much more than simply the acquisition cost. Data centres around the world have become choked with inefficient and poorly managed
Questioned by Dave Reine on how HP delivers the best value to an end user with its next generation ProLiant server platforms, Paul articulates clearly the benefits of an immediate refresh to HP ProLiant G6 servers, covering several areas including the dramatic increase in performance of the ProLiant G6 platform and HP USP’s of Thermal
Companies running legacy job scheduling products suffer from higher costs, inefficient use of resources, and greater IT complexity, according to independent analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates. Read their findings, and see why consolidating on a single, comprehensive workload automation solution is an easy win for IT and the business.
Deploying agent software on every system to run scheduled jobs is expensive, both to install and maintain. In this white paper, independent analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates highlights the cost-savings, flexibility, and agility of the agentless job scheduling technology built in to BMC CONTROL-M.
Read “A Comprehensive Approach to Practicing ITIL Change Management,” a compelling white paper from Enterprise Management Associates, to learn best practices for integrating your batch process automation and change management solutions.