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Feature Article

Vote of confidence: As simulation technology reaches maturity, perception remains a barrier to actual adoption

According to a survey of European simulation professionals, a lack of basic understanding among key decision-makers about the worth of simulation is both hindering its adoption as well as constraining the benefits it can confer.
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Opportunity knocks: Long-term opportunities abound in Green IT's future

Most of the talk about Green IT focuses on the relatively small part that IT—particularly hardware and the data centre—contributes to carbon emissions. But 95 percent of the problem is generated elsewhere. Those software and IT services companies that can offer carbon-reduction solutions across a range of applications and processes will be well-placed to pick up the business.
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IDC Insight: European organizations ready for Software-as-a-Service

In a recent end-user survey by IDC Manufacturing Insights, of 2,077 IT decision makers in organizations with more than 20 employees in Western Europe, 37 percent of respondents say they would invest in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in the next 24 months to replace or supplement the functionality of existing ERP solutions.
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Conference Board findings: Indian firms slowly embrace risk management, but most efforts are defensive, not strategic

Intense global competition and rapid growth are forcing Indian firms to examine corporate enterprise risk management (ERM) elsewhere, especially in Europe, Australia, and North America, where the process is more mature, concludes a report by The Conference Board. ERM is an enterprisewide process allowing companies to identify, assess, and respond to the social, political, and economic risks of doing business.
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Summit strategies: World Trade Group "rethinks" how business is done

If you find yourself wondering how executives in other companies and industries cope with globalization, the skills shortage, and economic shortfalls, you're a prime candidate for membership in the World Trade Group (WTG).
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Research

2008 White Paper Resource: TEC Midmarket ERP-Distribution Buyer's Guide

Midsize manufacturers and distributors now have access to an array of powerful software solutions that simply weren’t available before. But with so many choices, you need accurate and unbiased information. This comprehensive guide provides a state-of-the-market analysis, success stories from your peers, in-depth information on solutions, and a directory of the leading vendors in the field.
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Management Briefing The Challenges of Integrating ERP and MES

Though vital for effective plant-floor management, plant-level execution systems have rarely taken “front and center” on the enterprise solution stage. Management has often treated production support needs such as manufacturing execution systems (MES) as a necessary, but very low, priority. However, the detriment of information silos resulting from poor data-sharing has long been felt, and now the push to demolish information silos is occurring on the manufacturing floor.
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