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Before the firing squad: Seven ways to ensure workforce investments pays big dividends

Now that the economy is dragging and business is tight, it's more important than ever to get maximum return from your employees. A change-management expert tells you how.
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Major migration: Steelmaker strengthens IT infrastructure with direction from Acxiom

Swedish high-strength steel manufacturer Svenskt Stal AB (SSAB) will use Acxiom IT infrastructure and services for SSAB's North American Division over the next three years.
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In perspective: Close the loop between planning and execution

Manufacturers must close the supply chain loop—and with fairly immediate updates. Some solution providers are stepping up with new products to make this happen, including many vendors that are very strong in either planning or execution incorporating the other more effectively today. Industry analyst Julie Fraser offers a few examples here.
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Webcast advisory: Optimizing the IT landscape for product development

The value of being first to market with innovative products cannot be overstated. It's how companies get to be market leaders. Yet few manufacturers have IT infrastructures that can support an ongoing first-to-market strategy.
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