This white paper will focus on debunking the myth that Tier 1 systems make running the business more difficult, while demonstrating that Tier 1 systems can actually make it easier for growing mid-sized companies to do the things they need to do.
Transitioning to a new ERP system is a challenging process. But it is nowhere near as complex and daunting as the myths that have grown up around Tier 1 systems would have it. These false perceptions are worth examining, because they distort the true cost/benefit ratio of Tier 1 systems and cloud the decision-making process.

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• Best-in-Class companies enjoy 97% On-Time and Complete Shipments.
• Best-in-Class companies extend their Manufacturing Operations Management platform across 70% more facilities in their manufacturing network.
• Over 90% of Best-in-Class companies have a focus on improving manufacturing operations at the executive level.

From the perspective of a manufacturing executive, the key reason to focus on an open and flexible Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) platform is to create a competitive weapon. Firms that are able to accomplish this enjoy a more profitable and market-responsive supply chain with a holistically managed manufacturing network. However, many executives still have questions regarding how to implement such a platform.

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This white paper will discuss the impact of Tier 1 systems on IT departments in terms of ongoing maintenance, demonstrating that Tier 1 systems make many IT tasks easier, ranging from new-report generation to user training to upgrade management.
When CEOs, CFOs and CIOs of mid-sized companies face the prospect of transitioning to a top-tier enterprise application system, one of the most problematic issues they must address is maintaining and upgrading the system after it’s in place.

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• Best-in-Class companies realize a 109% year-over-year ROI on their TLM investment.
• Best-in-Class companies had 55% greater executive participation in purchasing a TLM solution than Laggard companies.
• Best-in-Class companies reduced their overall network and telecom spend by 39%.

By adopting Best-in-Class practices and executive commitment, the typical Laggard company could reduce its telecom and network expenses by over 10 million dollars per year, a savings that equates to the median income of over 200 American households. C-level commitment is a consistent Best-in-Class practice for the telecom expense and telecom lifecycle management initiatives needed to reduce these costs, but what level of commitment is appropriate for a senior executive?

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• Best-in-Class companies achieved a 90% contract renewal rate.
• Best-in-Class companies experienced a 28% improvement in service-level agreement / contract compliance over the past two years.
• Best-in-Class companies achieved a 26% increase in total service revenue over the past two years.

Closing the sale of a service contract is not an end unto itself. Rather, it represents the culmination of one set of business development processes, and the start of a subsequent set of after-sale processes. All of these business processes must focus on assisting the organization’s ability to make a real contribution to the bottom line, improve customer satisfaction and yield a larger - and more predictable - revenue stream. Best-in-Class organizations do a much better job of packaging, selling, and managing service contracts than do all others; but there are some key areas where even the leading service organizations still fall short.

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Retailers: How can Retail Pro POS / Inventory Control system help you beat the recession?
If your POS system is a dinosaur, you could be running leaner, smarter and less expensively than you currently are, saving money every day. Get a live on-line demo to find out how.

If you are:

• A retailer
• With 3+ brick & mortar stores
• Doing over .5 million in sales annually

…you could be saving hundreds of thousands of dollars utilizing the leading-edge POS / inventory control technology for brick & mortar stores: Retail Pro. And your web-site can be integrated into the same system!

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• Best-in-Class companies are experiencing 6.5x higher year-over-year improvement in customer operations performance.
• Best-in-Class companies are 84% more likely to use operational forecast tools as part of their sales & customer-facing management process.
• Best-in-Class companies are 79% more likely to enable access to operational data within an hour or less of business activity taking place.

This is an age of urgency. Organizations are being pushed to deliver results despite budget constraints and economic conditions. Eighty-two percent (82%) of respondents to this study report that they are cutting budgets to some degree as a result of the recession. In light of the economic downturn, organizations are attempting to increase customer loyalty, and in so doing, reduce customer churn and defections at a time when the customer relationship may be the only source of revenue that can be counted on.

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Learn about best practices, key benefits, and the elements and risk factors characteristic of an accelerated implementation.
Companies who implement Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software tend to be intimidated by the time and cost of an implementation and seek to accelerate the go-live date. Without the right strategy and tools, implementation acceleration carries the risk of abbreviated end user training and change management, over-engineering of business processes, and other problems that can lead to higher over-all cost of ownership and the erosion of business benefit. You’ll quickly see how reduced costs, minimized disruption to the business, and an accelerated go-live date are all well within reach.

Written by Performance Monitor LLC

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The business value of data varies widely and changes over time; therefore, storage systems should flex to accommodate those changes.
View this Webinar to learn how QoS technology does just that. You will see how storage Quality of Service (QoS) technology enables the business agility that traditional networked storage systems promise, but have not delivered.

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• Best-in-Class companies report a 114% average improvement in application response.
• Best-in-Class organizations reported an 83% success rate in preventing performance issues before end-users are impacted.
• Best-in-Class organizations are 2x as likely to reduce labor cost to manage application performance as compared to Laggards.

Aberdeen surveyed 158 organizations to examine best practices for managing application performance. The research revealed that nearly half of all respondents surveyed do not have the ability to measure the business impact of issues with application performance. This report serves as a guide to organizations looking to improve the performance of their business-critical applications.

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