Overview
There are several methods that can be used to reduce costs, and several
corporate functions from which savings can originate. The transportation function is one area where
savings in the millions of dollars should be expected, yet these savings are rarely realized.
This paper identifies the simple steps needed to actually realize transportation-related savings after
acquisitions are completed. It provides a case study involving USFilter, a highly acquisitive multi-billion dollar organization with more than $100 million in annual freight expenditures.
As organizations struggle to cope with the exponential growth of data, especially in the unstructured and decentralized file space, the urgency to gain better control, visibility and transparency of file...
Should lost sales be tracked with focused attention? Definitely! Tracking lost sales has been
problematic on how to properly track it and respond by stocking these items. Whether an operation is...
There are several methods that can be used to reduce costs, and several
corporate functions from which savings can originate. The transportation function is one area where
savings in the millions of...
This paper briefs about advances in RFID technology coupled with new RFID standards and data transmission protocols are benefiting RFID end users by lowering costs of the technology. RFID is...
Large software projects need tedious attention. Follow the rules for software evaluation and do your due diligence thoroughly. You can short cut the process and waste months & significant money....
Software installations produce pain, labor, and sweat. Only 40% of them result in satisfied customers. Therefore it is imperative that we continue to strive for excellency, in order to raise...
This IDC White Paper analyzes the latest technology and market developments in the x86 server space, which has been significantly impacted by the spread of virtualization solutions and the rise of energy issues. The paper puts AMD's latest 45nm quad-core AMD Opteron Processor, codenamed "Shanghai," in context in this environment and analyzes its opportunities in the European market.
VMware Infrastructure transforms disaster recovery byproviding you rapid, reliable and cost-effective disasterrecovery:? Makes disaster recovery affordable through consolidationsavings and re-use of existing servers for your disasterrecovery site? Provides rapid recovery that is hardware independent,simpler to backup and recover, and enables quickprovisioning of your disaster recovery site? Simplifies the ability to test thereby enhancing disasterrecovery plan reliability
When deploying new software configuration management (SCM) tools, implementers sometimes focus on perfecting fine-grained activities, while unwittingly carrying forward poor, large-scale practices from their previous jobs or tools. The result is a well-executed blunder. This paper promotes some high-level best practices that reflect the authors' experiences in deploying SCM.