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BPM for dummies: Book demystifies business process management

Business process management (BPM) is a popular topic at manufacturing and supply chain conferences. But it appears that industry executives still have more questions than answers when it comes to understanding BPM. And that particular fact inspired an addition to the now-famous "for dummies" book series.
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SHOMI: The most influential technology vendors in the manufacturing industry

Manufacturing Insights has dubbed SAP, HP, Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM "the most influential vendors in the manufacturing industry." The analyst firm also has agreed to let MBT print excerpts from its extensive report on these vendors' approach to the manufacturing space. This first article in a five-part series focuses on SAP.
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Globalization: World Trade Group "rethinks" how business is done

Since 1999, the London-based World Trade Group has been sponsoring conferences that give forward-thinking manufacturing and supply chain executives a chance to share knowledge and network with like-minded peers. Its next event, scheduled May 13-15 in Düsseldorf, Germany, is the 10th Annual European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit.
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Datamonitor reports: Green IT hits the CIO radar

Eco-friendly computing practices have gained significant CIO mindshare lately, thanks to the almost ubiquitous debate around enterprise carbon footprints and all things environmentally friendly.
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Research

How to Get the Most from Your Supply Chain: SCM reaches the midmarket

Today's midsize distributors can benefit from their software systems in ways that were impossible a few years ago. By layering advanced, affordable supply chain management (SCM) and electronic data interchange (EDI) functionality on top of their existing enterprise resources planning (ERP) system, they can profit from improved productivity and lower labor costs.
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