The top driver for change in supply chains is the need to retain customers yet the least important element of a supply chain is the quality of service, according to a 2016 IDC Manufacturing Insights supply chain survey. Looking at priorities through 2017, reducing costs and eliminating waste was the top priority and customer-centricity...
Published: Aug 22, 2018
The Future of Business is Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI), also known as cognitive technology, is increasingly being adopted by leading businesses –and one of the initial trending areas of application is in supply chain.
Like other significant technological innovations of the past...
Published: Aug 22, 2018
Cognitive technologies, also known as artificial intelligence, are perhaps the most transformative of our era. In fact, technology and economics are aligning in a way that puts society at a tipping point.
Cognitive technologies can understand all forms of data and continually learn about that data and related subjects...
Published: Aug 29, 2018
Some of the major and key challenges that have arisen today are that the majority of retailers lack experience in implementing a distributed order management (DOM) system, resulting in challenges around design, scope, implementation time scales and costs. These can cause unplanned compromises in the final implementation....
Published: Aug 22, 2018
How can retailers efficiently leverage inventory from one channel to serve another without breaking the bank?
See how IBM Watson Order Optimizer helps Fulfillment, Operations, and Inventory:
Gain a holistic view of omni-channel operations across different functional areas
Optimize in real-time...
Published: Aug 22, 2018
Professional services firms need a flexible IT infrastructure that supports best practices, but without the costs and management challenges of on-premise software. Now they can take advantage of partner managed cloud: subscription-based solutions that run on a private cloud hosted by certified, trusted SAP partners. This...
Published: Dec 08, 2013
Ensuring that you are delivering the right content, to the right audience, at the right time in the buying process is no easy task, but it is critical to get this right in order to drive a return on investment from content marketing.
This guide tackles three key elements to content success; understanding the buying...
Published: Sep 13, 2016
According to an Apparel magazine executive survey, the number one top of mind industry issue is “reduce product cost to improve margin.” While we should always be looking for ways to reduce product costs (and costs in general), more savings are likely to come from better processes, such as design and development,...
Published: Feb 15, 2014
In our 36-criteria evaluation of CRM suites for enterprise organizations, we identified the nine most significant CRM suites from eight prominent vendors — Infor, Microsoft, NetSuite,
Oracle, Pegasystems, Salesforce, SAP, and SugarCRM — and researched, analyzed, and scored them.
This report...
Published: Jan 05, 2018
Are you the meeting organiser, moderator or leader? How you can make a difference and inspire others?
Download this checklist and learn more about our top tips to banish boredom, promote productivity and enhance effectiveness.
Published: Sep 07, 2016
Only 13 percent of employees around the world are engaged at their work.
Published: Jul 10, 2013
In 2016, it’s absolutely critical that sales leadership guides their organizations to become more productive and successful in their newly-defined roles as consultants.
This eBook was specifically created for sales leaders who recognize and embrace the mission-critical need to make significant improvements in...
Published: Dec 15, 2015
Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) is extending its reach beyond the CFO’s office to automate five critical aspects across the modern enterprise: strategy, plans, budgets, performance, and forecasts.
If you’re ready to get more from your EPM investment, download IDC’s white paper, “Connecting...
Published: Jun 07, 2017
Orientation Program Developing effective employee orientation programs is an important job for human resources professionals. A well-planned employee orientation program introduces employees to a company, supervisors and co-workers. It illustrates job duties and company policies, it lowers the learning curve and it gets...
Published: Feb 05, 2012