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Hosted ERP Suites Improve Front- and Back-Office Operations, Yield Dramatic Cost Savings for Smaller Manufacturers
Since installed ERP systems are expensive, complex to deploy, and require dedicated IT resources to maintain, automating mission-critical systems for small manufacturers is a challenge. ProSoap found itself concentrating so much on our servers that we couldn't get on the phone enough to make sales calls. Outsourcing a hosted ERP solution solved the problem. (2007)

As Mid-market Buyers Eye HRO, a Hybrid Model Shows Its Appeal: ERP or proprietary solution? Why not both? With hybrids offering the best of both worlds and mid-market buyers willing to settle for less customisation, look for more of these alternative solutions. (2007)

One App Fits All
This SMB manufacturer replaced its legacy applications with one hosted ERP suite for dramatic cost savings and vastly improved operational efficiencies. (2007)

American Ref-Fuel Outsources Its IT to Multiple Suppliers to Generate Business Benefits
American Ref-fuel turns garbage into electricity. It outsources everything else. Here's how the company's various IT suppliers work with each other to service the energy company. The result: the company that turns waste into energy doesn't waste energy. (2005)

A Case Study: What Drove CarMax Auto Superstores to Outsource its HR
When Circuit City spun off CarMax, the car retailer had no HR department. CarMax had to decide whether it should gear up PeopleSoft and keep the function in-house or outsource. Outsourcing won because of the supplier's depth of functions in addition to the cost savings. (2005)

The Top Five Trends in HR Outsourcing Today
Full-service HRO has been around since 1988. But the game is changing. Michel Janssen outlines five trends that are altering broad-based HRO. (2005)

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Upgrading Your ERP System is Not Just a Technology Decision - How can a company upgrade and optimize its ERP system while minimizing downtime and reducing costs and other impacts on the business? What tools and services are available to help in this effort and minimize conversion risks? This paper discusses best prac... - June 2008

Undertaking Data-Protection Initiatives in Enterprise Systems - Preventing data-protection breaches is not only a mission-critical process but also becoming a competitive differentiator and source of value. This paper discusses the challenges and best practices in undertaking data-protection initiatives as well as reco... - February 2008

Connecting the Dots: Linking Enterprise Learning to High Performance - Connecting the right dots in the right order will transform your learning department from a cost center to a value-generating one. Learn how. - January 2008

Best-of-Breed, Software-on-Demand, and Integrated ERP Suites - What is Best for BPO? - An apples-to-apples comparison across the life of a BPO agreement - Learn more... - December 2007

Ensuring ERPs Fully Support the Value of Shared Services - Find out what business leaders should know. - October 2007

Trend Report: Key Challenges in Implementing an Enterprise Master Data Management Program - Managing master data is becoming a priority with organizations focusing on implementing a Master Data Management (MDM) program on an enterprise-wide level. Many organizations encounter significant challenges in implementing MDM programs. This paper discuss... - January 2007

Avoiding Blind Spots in ERP: Risks and Strategies Mid-size Companies Need to Know - This paper by Infocrossing takes an up-close look at the use of ERP software in mid-size companies, assessing the unique challenges and identifying strategies that enable the desired return on investment (ROI). The paper answers questions mid-size c... - February 2006

Compliance: Finance's Bridge to the Enterprise - Read this paper from Capgemini to learn how leading CFOs view long term compliance hurdles as a bridge to bring their business together, streamline processes and reduce costs via process improvement, shared services and outsourcing. - December 2004

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