Many IT development initiatives now focus on linking systems, applications and databases to create new views of the existing business and to make new ways of doing business possible. Integration solutions require considerably more flexibility than ERP, CRM and other prefabricated applications. When you select an integration solution the only thing you do know is that there is no way of telling what systems, applications and databases will need to be integrated in the future. This white paper explores supply chain integration strategies and gives a common business scenario example.
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The distribution of counterfeit medicine is one of the pharmaceutical industry's biggest threats. It is believed that 7% of all medicines world-wide are counterfeit. The figures become even more shocking on a regional basis, with 40% in South America and nearly 70% in West Africa. This is rapidly becoming far more of a health problem than it is an economical problem. This white paper explores the ramification of technology on this problem.
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This white paper concentrates on IT's contribution to Supply Chain Execution and Management. Most companies, for better or for worse, have implemented software solutions to help automate their supply chain processes over the last twenty years. Invariably, these systems have had a massive impact on how companies operate, both internally and with their suppliers and customers. Business processes, expectation levels and system requirements are likely to have changed significantly and in five years time, they are sure to have changed again.
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The delivery of digital content is an emerging and rapidly changing technology that is working hard to find its place in the overall publishing industry. While not exactly taking the consumer market by storm, digital content has established a significant place in the education and reference market. For most publishers, digital content is an important new route to market, This white paper explores the key question – is it going to reduce market value or deliver significant incremental value?
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No matter what business you're in, the days of managing your supply chain from the back-office are over. Today's successful companies understand that a lean, efficient supply chain maximizes revenue and helps stimulate growth – and the top executives at these companies aren't afraid to wield their supply chains like competitive weapons in the boardroom. This white paper explores several real live company examples of leveraging efficiencies in their businesses.
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The pharmaceutical industry is highly competitive, regulated and in a permanent state of change. Customers demand instant attention, while suppliers require comprehensive leading-edge services with regard to their products. Regulatory authorities such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration require that the industry keep up-to-date with regulations, following them to the letter. This white paper addresses current trends and technologies.
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In the relentless search for ever improving returns on investment and market competitiveness, some of the world's biggest corporations are applying a model that is known as SCOR – the Supply-Chain Operations Reference model – to maximize supply chain efficiency. But simply gathering SCOR metrics information is one thing – how do you actually make this information available to allow optimal decision making for your business? This white paper explores options for implementing the findings.
