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FAQ: Understanding and leveraging 3PL providers

In this FAQ, learn all about third-party logistics (3PL) providers and what they can offer manufacturers. Continue Reading
Green supply chain management guide

This green supply chain management guide will help you select green SCM software, learn green SCM best practices, use green SCM in manufacturing and build a sustainable supply chain. Continue Reading
Supply chain risk management software guide

This supply chain risk management software guide will help you understand SCRM software and SCRM FAQs, best practices and how spend management fits in. Continue Reading
Set goals before choosing green SCM software

Selecting the right green SCM software will help ensure that supply chain sustainability initiatives run smoothly. There are a number of factors to look at during the green SCM software selection process. Continue Reading
Top green supply chain software best practices

Green supply chain software is a valuable tool for cutting waste and costs. Manufacturers can get the most out of their green supply chain software with these top best practices. Continue Reading

How to use technology to build a sustainable supply chain

Manufacturers are looking to sustainable supply chains to reduce both costs and carbon footprints. Having the right technology in place will help drive supply chain sustainability. Continue Reading
Best practices for managing supply chain risk management technology

Supply chain risk management technology helps manufacturers plan for and handle disruptions in the supply chain. These IT management best practices will keep the technology -- and your supply chain -- running smoothly. Continue Reading
Introduction to supply chain risk management (SCRM) software

Getting started with supply chain risk management (SCRM) software means identifying the different types of risk involved in your supply chain. SCRM software can help you evaluate supply chain risk and successfully respond to it. Continue Reading
Top five tips for leveraging supply chain management (SCM) 2.0

With Web 2.0 technology taking off, more manufacturers are looking to supply chain management (SCM) 2.0. SCM 2.0 offers increased agility and rapid transference of real-time information across the supply chain. Continue Reading

Oracle cloud adoption and hybrid cloud adoption pros and cons

More businesses are adopting cloud systems or thinking about it. But cloud and hybrid cloud setups have pluses and minuses that ...

Oracle Digital Assistant unifies use of enterprise chatbots

With Oracle Digital Assistant, users are able to create digital assistants with multiple chatbots that handle different tasks to ...

Oracle Database 19c new features and what users need to know

Oracle Database 19c is the last update to the 12c Release 2 line of Oracle's database software. This handbook examines its new ...

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Google takes a run at enterprise cloud data management

New Google Cloud boss Thomas Kurian is putting databases and data management at the forefront at Google. The vendor has forged ...

4 factors to consider in a Hadoop distributions comparison

Examine the key characteristics necessary to evaluate in a Hadoop distribution comparison, focusing on enterprise features, ...

Kafka at center of new event processing infrastructure

Events are as important as data in emerging applications underlying many e-commerce efforts. Streams of events tell a company ...

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Business software strategies strengthen the inbound marketing process

It's not enough to just purchase new marketing software. Your overall business strategy will determine your company's needs and ...

Sensible contact center infrastructure updates for 2017

Contact center infrastructure evolves quickly and updates are inevitably necessary. Here's how to identify and make the changes ...

Guide to call center operations

Call center operations have been affected in numerous ways by the growth of social media and mobile, particularly with new ...

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Verizon works to integrate its supply chain management system

Verizon chief procurement officer John Vazquez explains why the company is integrating several SAP systems to help manage more ...

SAP partner program promises to focus on customer happiness

SAP's partner program shifts from sales emphasis to customer happiness; to lead the efforts, SAP named Karl Fahrbach as the ...

Overview of SAP HANA features and how it's being used today

There has been a lot of hype around SAP HANA since it became available nearly a decade ago, but what is it exactly and what role ...

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Augmented data analytics overshadows traditional BI process

Automated functionality is being added to BI software to help users find and analyze data. This handbook looks at the benefits ...

Augmented BI tools speed insights with less manual labor

Through AI, machine learning and NLP, augmented analytics reduces the manual labor of traditional BI work to more quickly and ...

Most in-demand data science skills include ML, Python

Experts detail the skills employers want most in data scientists -- notably machine learning and programming languages -- and why...

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SQL Server performance tuning best practices for DBAs

Tuning database performance is a complex process, but consultant Joey D'Antoni details a list of SQL Server performance tuning ...

Pros and cons of using SQL Server audit triggers for DBAs

Using triggers to capture audit information in SQL Server can be instrumental in keeping track of database use and changes. But ...

How to resolve and avoid deadlocks in SQL Server databases

Deadlocks are a real hindrance to SQL Server users, but database administrators can avoid them by taking steps to limit them and ...

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How cloud services can empower the future of work

The Akumina Employee Experience Platform and Templafy show how cloud services are changing the way employees work, whether the ...

Business objects are the future of content services platforms

The focus of enterprise content management must shift from a CSP-based approach to a business object services model in order to ...

5 unusual ways to use AI in content management

AI offers great opportunity for enhancing enterprise content management. Here are some more unusual use cases for AI that ...

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Diversity in hiring a key to eradicating AI bias

HR is turning to AI systems to help rank and sort job candidates. But the systems like these are mostly designed by men, who may ...

Technology can aid diversity and inclusion in HCM, with caveats

Vendors are increasingly building AI applications to be bias-free to address concerns around diversity and inclusion. The ...

As baby boomers exit, AR and VR tools help to capture their expertise

Demand for virtual and augmented reality tools is soaring, and the need to capture expertise from retiring baby boomers may be ...