You don't – and shouldn't – make important investments without gathering relevant information first. Business management software decisions are no different. When you consider SAP software for your retail company, it's a great idea to gather reliable outside information. We've assembled the following reports, studies, and white papers so you can hear what industry and software experts think about our business solutions.
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"A Premium on Efficiency: Midsize Manufacturers Confront the Obstacles to Growth"
How do best-in-class midsize manufacturers continue to grow in a tough economy? This research report, conducted by EIU, outlines measures manufacturers implement to continue expanding even while coping with the strains of softening demand in key markets, rising input costs, and downward pressure on prices. (Economist Intelligence Unit, 2008)
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White Papers
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"Compliance and Traceability in Regulated Manufacturing Industries Benchmark Report"
Learn why compliance and traceability in manufacturing has traditionally been viewed as "cost of business." Successfully responding to the challenges of lacking metrics and focusing on document rather than process management is central to transitioning compliance and traceability initiatives to a competitive advantage. (Aberdeen, 2006)
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Aberdeen Reports
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"Driving Your Channel Business in High-Tech Industries"
Learn about key channel business trends in high-tech industries, gain insight into the complexities and challenges of different channel models, and discover how best-run high-tech businesses leverage IT to improve partner relationships and increase channel performance.
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White Papers
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"Four Steps to a Best-Run Business"
Operate your business more effectively by driving faster, smarter decisions, applying better control over costs, minimize risk and liability, and anticipate change. The SAP Business ByDesign solution helps you automate business processes, streamline administrative tasks, and proactively deliver role-based information to employees.
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Thought Leadership
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"Lean Scheduling and Execution"
Learn to be Lean, see which aspects of today’s Lean initiative are delivering tangible results, and where to turn for the answers to these questions. The Lean Scheduling and Execution Benchmark, based on the survey responses of over 400 manufacturing enterprises, highlights the use of Lean scheduling and execution principles. (Aberdeen, 2007)
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Aberdeen Reports
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"Meeting Standards for Revenue Recognition"
Discover the benefits of using SAP ERP to meet reporting standards for revenue recognition in the high-tech industry. Learn how you can use this reliable, flexible, and automated solution to integrate sales orders and contracts with revenue schedules, even for complicated multielement sales arrangements.
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Thought Leadership
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"Producing to Order: Discrete Manufacturers and Customer Demand"
Find out how discrete manufacturers are becoming truly customer-centric by pursuing or planning a variety of initiatives, including the improvement of customer service and the closer integration of customers into product design.The greatest impact is expected from plans to implement demand-driven manufacturing. (Economist Intelligence Unit, 2008)
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"Streamlining Operations: Discrete Manufacturers Pursue Improved Efficiency"
Find out in this EIU study how discrete manufacturers are pursuing improved efficiency. Tightening inventories, reducing waste, and shortening cycle times are strategies that will help lay the foundation for renewed growth in better times. (Economist Intelligence Unit, 2009)
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"The Impact of Technology on Cost in Business Process Outsourcing"
Gain insight into the true cost of business process outsourcing (BPO) beyond what is typically reflected in the BPO provider's service price (total contract value). Learn how technology, if chosen and implemented carefully, will have a major impact on driving down these costs, in both the short and long term.
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Applied Biosystems
Investigate why Applied Biosystems, a leading international provider of life sciences research solutions, chose SAP software for global trade services, based on its reputation as an industry standard and its seamless integration. Return on investment was 359%, internal rate of return was 92% – in just over a year.
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Business Transformation Studies
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