Manufacturing Executive - November 2008 - (Page 37) Title: TRANSFORM TO A DEMAND DRIVEN INDUSTRY LEADER Download: manufacturing-executive.com/oracle11 Summary: Most supply chain projects to date have focused on reducing operating costs through inventory reductions, better transportation planning, lower transaction costs, and improved supplier management. Industry-leading companies are transforming their supply chains to be demand driven, however, with the key objectives to grow revenue and profits. This white paper discusses the five best practices these demand-driven companies have in common. These best practices make it possible to increase demand visibility, make better decisions with this information, and ensure that the new collaborative processes are scalable and repeatable to sustain revenue and profitability gains. This white paper looks at each of these best practices in detail and then lays out the technology building blocks to achieve them. Title: SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING - DELIVERING PROFITABLE FINANCIAL PLANS Download: manufacturing-executive.com/oracle12 Summary: With economic soothsayers predicting leaner times ahead for the world economy, there has never been a more appropriate time for financial directors to use sales and operations planning (S&OP) to ensure demand-driven business plans are delivering in terms of that all-important profitability. Title: PROFITING FROM PLM: STRATEGY AND DELIVERY OF THE PLM PROGRAM Download: manufacturing-executive.com/oracle13 Summary: Management (PLM) technologies are recognizing significant top- and bottom-line benefits, such as increasing product revenue by 19%, decrease single product cost by 15%, and reducing development costs by 16% on average. Of course, putting PLM practices and solutions into action requires more than technology. Companies that adopt Best-in-Class approaches to implementing PLM are realizing even greater benefits and returns on their PLM investments. November 2008 37 http://www.manufacturing-executive.com/oracle11 http://www.manufacturing-executive.com/oracle12 http://www.manufacturing-executive.com/oracle13
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