Topic:
ERP and Supply Chain Management

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CPG Talk in 2013: Conversations CPG Companies Need to Have Now to Compete & Survive
For consumer product goods companies—especially in apparel, footwear, cosmetics, food and beverage—this webcast highlights the internal discussions about technology that should be underway now to ensure protected or increased market share moving forward. Listen and learn first from Gartner and then from Microsoft and two of its top CPG partners, Sunrise Technologies and Edgewater Fullscope, as they discuss the impact of data, social media, consumer demand, global supply chains and more.
Sponsors: Edgewater Fullscope, Sunrise Technologies, Microsoft
Type: Video (44 minutes)
Profit Driven Execution in a Demand Driven World; How to Leap-Frog the Competition
While the need to be demand-driven has been clear to retailers for quite some time, retailers have struggled to align their organizations, systems and processes to fully realize the expected promises of being demand-driven. In this program, Mike Griswold, Research Vice President at Gartner, defines the demand-driven retailer, identifies key issues that a retailer needs to consider in becoming demand-driven while also providing a taxonomy laying out key steps in the quest to becoming the ultimate demand-driven organization. Then, Jiri Nechleba, President and CEO of 4R Systems, focuses on the start of the demand-driven supply chain, where product and buyer meet, describing a profit-centered framework for setting inventory levels and how retailers have benefited from adopting it.
Sponsor: 4R Systems
Type: Audio ( 35 minutes)
Achieving Best in Class Distribution
Every organization wants to be known as best in class. Far too many wrongly claim the distinction. When it comes to distribution, the label best-in-class can be claim by those who can document three achievements:
1 - All orders are filled
off-the-shelf with all line items completed by the customer's request
date
2 - All orders are filled with the greatest possible contribution to
profit
3 - Targeted customer service levels are high enough to increase your
market share
Of course it's not necessarily what you need to document, but how you achieve those distinctions. In this program, Ray Barger from Featured Analyst Firm, Gartner Inc. will highlight the strategic challenges which companies face building best in class distribution operations. John Helms, Vice President of Materials & Planning for The Hillman Group, will share how they overcame those challenges to become a best in class distribution organization.
Sponsor: GAINSystems
Type: Video (17 minutes)
Optimizing
Talent for Healthcare
We’re facing a looming supply and demand challenge in healthcare.
Healthcare reform, increased legislation, and increased focus on labor
laws are on the horizon for the healthcare workforce. Is your
organization prepared? In this program, leading experts from featured
analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from API Healthcare,
discuss a new approach to healthcare workforce management. They’ll
diagnose the best practices and tools healthcare organizations need to
find, retain, and manage talent, as well as retain the knowledge of
that talent even when they leave. They’ll provide successful strategies
for dealing with part-time and contingency workers. And they’ll discuss
the factors you need to consider to find the right talent optimization
solution for your healthcare-specific needs.
Sponsor: API Healthcare
Type: Video (20 minutes)
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Optimizing
Business Innovation for Success
Even in challenging economic times, or maybe especially so, innovation
around products and services remains a top strategic priority for
increasing profitability, competitive differentiation, and shareholder
value. Join industry experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc.,
and opinion leaders from CA, as they discuss why deploying Project and
Portfolio Management (PPM) is a fundamental first step for any CIO
looking to maximize the return on their innovation investment,
accelerate time to value, efficiently allocate resources and reduce new
product development costs.
Sponsor: CA
Type: Video (20 minutes)
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Hangzhou,
An ideal Outsourcing Destination from China
Every year, Gartner selects the top 30 countries for outsourcing. China
has been one of those top 30 countries for the last 5 years. And more
specifically, in Gartner’s top 30 list, China is the only country that
has been able to rival India in terms of scale of labor pool and price
points. Check out this new program and hear about the SWOT analysis
(strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threat) that featured analyst
firm, Gartner, Inc., recently published about China. Learn about the
top five strengths associated with Hangzhou, China’s outsourcing
market, namely: Hangzhou’s competitive cost structures, the scale of
Hangzhou’s labor pool, Hangzhou’s strong infrastructure, Hangzhou’s
government support, and Hangzhou’s large domestic market and high
growth rates.
Sponsor: Hangzhou
Type: Video (24 minutes)
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