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News from Computer Weekly

HP EDS deal completed: competition for Big Blue

HP has completed its acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corporation, creating a company that will offer private and public sector IT... 
Published 26/08/2008 more >>

SMBs increase use of multi-comms business gateways

Boom in products offering voice, data, and video functions into a single deviceat SMBs 
Published 13/08/2008 more >>

Business value of RFID-based supply chains remains elusive

Analyst asks whether deploying RFID for supply chain visibility actually makes business sense 
Published 23/07/2008 more >>

Video: BT's JP Rangaswami talks about the future of corporate information

In this video interview JP Rangaswami, managing director of BT Design, discusses how businesses to need to adapt to the information needs of today's teenagers.  
Published 22/07/2008 more >>

DWP offers £3bn IT contracts

The Department of Work... 
Published 02/07/2008 more >>

Corporate IT Forum launches awards for IT users

The Corporate IT Forum has launched an awards competition for big IT users. Devised and funded solely by and for... 
Published 30/06/2008 more >>

Boots' multi-sourcing will use up to six suppliers

Boots will use up to six suppliers competing to supply its IT products and services over the next year. 
Published 09/06/2008 more >>

AstraZeneca head of procurement describes service-effect contract

Mark Turner, head of IS procurement... 
Published 06/06/2008 more >>

Video: SAP solutions and third-party applications - FAQs

Answers to frequently asked questions about SAP, SAP purchase-to-pay solutions, and what to consider when looking at third-party applications and vendors to implement alongside your SAP system, from Bernd Kosnar, Business Practice Lead at Basware Corp. 
Published 04/06/2008 more >>

Environment Agency signs Fujitsu for flood warnings

The Environment Agency has awarded Fujitsu... 
Published 30/05/2008 more >>

Top Business Issues

Never-ending supply

Evaluation Centre's overview of the supply chain software and manufacturing software market

...Supply chain management refers to the supervision of all business processes and inputs that are used by companies to produce the goods or services that they sell. The better an organisation is at managing its entire supply chain, the more efficiently its operations will run and the more cost-effectively it can produce and market its products. So the drivers for getting it right are compelling.

The theory behind optimising your supply chain is not new but the real problem is how best to implement the theory and deliver true business benefit.

The challenges are not diminishing: companies are now faced with managing the extended supply chain to include suppliers, partners and customers; getting an accurate picture of demand so this can be mapped into their operations; and responding to the increasingly pressing environmental challenge.

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News

Leaning towards innovation

Organisations that invest in product innovation perform better than those that don't, says Nigel Issa of Atos Consulting, as he explains the link between lean production and product innovation. 
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Merger trial

As mergers and acquisitions seem to be getting more common, Dave Manning of Oliver Wight says this may result in some 'proper' integrated supply chain management. 
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The creative supply chain

EDS Fellow Mateen Greenway reports on the culture of innovation that is now emerging in the supply chain and manufacturing sectors. 
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