White Papers, Industry Research & Reports

Columbus has gathered the experiences and best advice of manufacturing customers and experts in 4 topical guides. In this one, we discuss how to improve supply chain collaboration in four easily implementable steps.

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Organisations typically invest in new or upgraded business systems as a way of improving operational efficiency and reducing costs. However, without continuous training programmes users could become disconnected from these systems and business processes.

Discrete Manufacturing is increasingly becoming a highly competitive and global industry. To succeed in today's fast-paced marketplace it is essential for discrete manufacturers to maximise operational efficiency. In this special Manufacturing Know How Guide, Columbus shows you how you can improve the efficiency of your own Discrete Manufacturing operations by offering a series of useful steps, together with a raft of other valuable information and guidance.

Investing in your business systems? Then it's time to take a fresh look at your user training, writes Optimum Technology Transfer Ltd.

The Pareto Principle, ABC Analysis and How to Manage by Exception. Managing by exception is like managing the needles in a haystack. What's the best and quickest way to find the needles? Shrink the haystack and use a magnet.

In today's era of heightened security, national governments are constantly adding new names to watch lists to avoid the risks linked to terrorism and prohibited commerce.

UNIT4 has announced findings of a new international research project undertaken by Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) which surveyed 307 senior managers from a range of industries about their ERP and enterprise applications' ability to support business change.

10 Common Inventory Mistakes and How to Correct Them. A Management Series White Paper Compliments of Demand Solutions.....free to download.

An Aberdeen Group Mobility White paper brought to you by Psion.The explosion of mobility in both the consumer and enterprise arenas is undeniable. Successful business leaders in service, IT or otherwise, fully fathom the opportunity provided by mobile tools and applications, and treat mobility as an extension of their IT and business strategy.

Its easy just get software that cant recognize what all your workers say, all the time. Your ROI metrics will go right out the window.To succeed with voice, you need flawless recognition accuracy, regardless of how diverse your workforce and how noisy your warehouse.