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World-Leading Provider of Power Systems and Services Achieves Industry Best Processes Through Global SAP
A leader in technological innovation, Rolls-Royce has grown dramatically over the years with each new acquisition bringing its own culture, systems and processes and, as a result, creating a vast, complex business environment. This limited the manufacturer's visibility of inventory and control of operations on a global level. At the same time, the aerospace industry had been experiencing rampant growth, which brought increased competition and the pressure to deliver better service at lower costs. Rolls-Royce decided to take a drastic leap forward to maintain its momentum in the market. Rolls-Royce and HP decided to work from an existing SAP system to both minimize business impact and ensure a speedy implementation.
80 days ago by Hewlett-Packard (HP)Mobile Telephone Networks Automates Distribution Warehouse to Cope With Higher Volumes
Mobile Telephone Networks wanted to automate warehouse management processes to handle sales volumes that are increasing at a rate of 20% to 30% per annum and ensure the company's network of retailers and dealers are able to satisfy customer demand for new cell phone handsets. The challenge was to reduce headcount required to handle increased warehouse throughput, thereby controlling the cost of distributing cell phone handsets and maintaining maximum average revenue per unit. Mobile Telephone Networks automated most warehouse management processes with Oracle Warehouse Management, significantly reducing time to market for new products and improving competitiveness and integrated Oracle Warehouse Manager with automated conveyor belt to efficiently manage the handling of goods received into the warehouse.
233 days ago by OracleBerripop Frozen Yogurt: HP POS Systems Save Time, Add Flexibility
Berripop is a small but growing frozen yogurt business based in the Houston area. It specializes in a new kind of frozen yogurt that originated in Korea. It needed to provide in-store restaurant with point of sale capability. Berripop turned to HP Point of Sale systems for added speed, flexibility and reliability.
233 days ago by Hewlett-Packard (HP)Wireless POS Makes Your Business More Efficient
The retail and hospitality industry is quickly moving towards wireless networking, but hopefully, this time around the industry learns from its previous mistakes. Computerized POS systems were heralded as the next great thing for the industry, and history has proven that assessment to be correct. With the more powerful systems, came more credit card theft because the storage of sensitive data opens the door for criminals to take advantage of insecure systems. PCI-DSS is industry's attempt to react to the problem by helping merchants secure their environments. The standard even addresses many of the new technologies that the restaurants will be adopting in the near future.
294 days ago by VSTTelephone Number Management in Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management
In most countries, regulatory authorities have plenary authority over telecommunications numbering resources. These organizations create regulations to control the allocation, reservations, and utilization of Telephone Numbers (TNs) once they are released to Communication Service Providers (CSPs). Oracle's Communication Unified Inventory Management (UIM) Telephone Number Management module provides a flexible platform to satisfy regulatory requirements and furnish the CSP the ability to model telephone numbers to fit its specific business context.
355 days ago by OracleHAME Uses Motorola Mobile Computers and Wireless LAN Solution to Improve Inventory Processes in New Distribution Centre and Improves Efficiency by 30%
HAME, Ltd. is a Czech company that manufactures long-life and convenience food, including meat, tomato purée, fruit and vegetables. The challenge they faced was fragmented dispatch locations with high operational costs and poor traceability. As a solution they deployed WMS which is supported by Motorola VC5090 vehicle-mounted mobile computers which have a laser reader, enabling them to capture barcode data quickly. The devices were chosen for their extremely rugged and robust design, and because they can withstand multiple falls to concrete from up to 1.8 metres.
355 days ago by MotorolaMaking Demand Driven Retail a Reality
The success of any retailer or supplier hinges on addressing the problem of shelf out of stocks and related causes - forecast inaccuracy, transactional data inaccuracy, and the poor visibility of transactional data across the different processes and tiers. One Network has the best capabilities to solve these issues and improve the customer satisfaction while reducing the inventory and operational costs. With the accurate single store forecast and calculated time-phased projected orders, and a comprehensive platform incorporating planning, exception processing, and execution, One Network will be instrumental in creating the next Toyota of retailing.
363 days ago byEfficient Operations Help the American Red Cross Succeed in Its Mission
In the face of a more difficult funding environment, the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the American Red Cross needed to lower overhead while maintaining its capacity for emergency response. Deployed with help from Microsoft Certified Partner CBIZ Technologies, Microsoft Dynamics® GP helped the organization reduce costs through greater process efficiency. Savings included cutting annual warehouse costs in half and reducing staffing requirements by more than 50 percent while increasing its annual endowment from U.S.$7.5 million to U.S.$9 million.
Microsoft Dynamics provides powerful software that helps organizations drive down costs, improve operations, retain and build customer relationships and continue to innovate in challenging economic times.
Dalekovod d.d. Achieves Procurement Savings of More Than 20%
Dalekovod d.d. wanted to find standardized software solution with construction industry functionality to aid regional and global expansion and reduce risk of losing application support for antiquated legacy applications which rely on increasingly hard-to-find expertise. The challenge was to replace existing software, which did not allow for precise control and oversight of supply chain management processes and harmonize financial modules to local business culture standards and practices. Dalekovod d.d. worked with Oracle Consulting to introduce global best practices and enable better control of project management, using logistics modules such as Oracle Order Management, Inventory Management, and Purchasing as well as achieved procurement savings of more than 20% by gaining comprehensive control over SCM processes.
414 days ago by OracleThree Steps to Increasing Profit in the Economic Downturn With Help From a Warehouse Management System
Businesses across many industries are focused on maintaining and increasing profitability in times of modest revenue. The typical response is to stop all process improvement and technology projects and concede that "one just can't afford it now." This line of thinking is a trap. The best time to focus on customer satisfaction, process improvement and perfect order performance is when business conditions require strong profitability. Perfect order performance is tightly tied to profitability metrics. Improvements in order performance - percentage of orders fulfilled on time, complete, and of the highest quality - yield financial improvements in return on assets and operating margin. The best way to achieve desired levels of profitability is through strong supply chain processes supported by flexible technology.
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