http://www.ithound.com/ Use IThound RSS Feeds to keep up-to-date with new research on the topics that are most important to you. ERP End-User Business Productivity: A research paper by independent research firm "Keystone Strategy". In this white paper, independent research analysts "Keystone Strategy" measured how end users of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications describe the impact of Microsoft and SAP applications on their business productivity. Read on for the full findings. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2440 Re-engineer Business Processes with a New ERP System Learn how this Leading UK manufacturer used the BASDA evaluation template to select a powerful yet flexible ERP solution. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2269 Improve your Manufacturing Process and Meet Increased Demand with Advance Planning and Scheduling The UK's fastest growing food packaging company needed to improve manufacturing and scheduling processes to meet increased demand. Learn how the company has further streamlined its manufacturing process enabling it to retain and win additional contracts across the country. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2258 Case Study: A Single Unified Enterprise Resourse Planning Solution Read how this company implemented a Unified Enterprise Solution. A system that works well with the provision to roll out the new features to help enhance business. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2249 Achieve Enterprise Wide Visibility and Efficiency Savings with Epicor for Manufacturing Read how this company achieved tremendous changes that resulted in the way the business as a whole is run and the changes in the manufacturing IT that facilitate this. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2248 Epicor Vantage helps to Double Turnover for Pressed Steel Products Ltd Learn how Epicor Vantage assisted this steel manufacturing company to manage the entire order cycle: from Marketing and Sales through Production and Planning, Sourcing and Procurement, Installation and Service, and finally Financial recognition http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2247 Strategic Sourcing Solution provides 400% ROI - A Martin Baker Case Study As part of its IT initiative to optimize the company’s multi-million dollar purchasing budget, Martin-Baker looked to improving cost by taking a more strategic approach to direct material procurement as a means of generating cost savings from its supplier community. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2246 The Total Cost of ERP Ownership in Mid-Size Companies - Sector Insight Report This free report from the Aberdeen Group explains the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), which remains a significant factor that influences Enterprise Resource Planning (EPR) strategies and decisions. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2244 Five Ways ERP Can Help You Implement Lean Becoming Lean has been a goal of most companies over the last few years, delivering what what's really needed in today’s competitive world - shorter lead times, improved quality, reduced cost, increased profit, improved productivity & better customer service. Learn how ERP can help lean initiatives. http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2243 ERP in Industrial Machinery and Components Manufacturing - Benchmark Report This report is a roadmap for IM&C manufacturers that desire to achieve growth while balancing the need to improve customer response times through Best-in-Class use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). http://www.ithound.com/ithound/view_abstract?id=2242