White Papers from the publishing and book distribution industryDelivering digital content in the publishing industryThe delivery of digital content is an emerging and rapidly changing technology that is working hard to find its place in the overall publishing industry. While not exactly taking the consumer market by storm, digital content has established a significant place in the education and reference market. For most publishers, digital content is an important new route to market. This white paper explores the key question - is it going to reduce market value or deliver significant incremental value?
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Winning IT strategies for publishers and book distributorsThe modern publishing industry is rapidly evolving. Print-on-demand technology is transforming printing and distribution models. Electronic books are growing in popularity. Supermarkets are major retailers of books, affecting trading terms and pushing the industry to utilize sophisticated supply chain technologies such as RFID and EDI. ONIX compliance and 13-digit ISBN require publishers and distributors to re-assess their systems’ capabilities. This white paper addresses current trends and technologies.
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Using EAI software to achieve best business practice in system and process integrationMany IT development initiatives now focus on linking systems, applications and databases to create new views of the existing business and to make new ways of doing business possible. Integration systems require more flexibility than ERP, CRM and other prefabricated applications. When you select an integration solution the only thing you do know is that there is no way of telling what systems, applications and databases will need to be integrated in the future. This white paper demonstrates how EAI software can be used in a simple business scenario to link disconnected systems both within and between companies.
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Delivering supply chain excellenceThe proliferation of IT systems has transformed the face of business. There is very little in terms of the operational processes within an enterprise that is not affected by IT. If there is a definable process, there is an IT solution that can automate it. This white paper concentrates on IT’s contribution to Supply Chain Execution and Management. IT systems have had a massive impact on how companies operate, both internally and with their suppliers and customers. Business processes, expectation levels and system requirements are likely to have changed significantly and in five years time, they are sure to have changed again.
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Download competitive supply chain white paperStreamlining your supply chain can boost revenue, reduce costs and help to grow your business. The days of managing
your supply chain from the back-office are over. Today’s successful companies understand that a lean, efficient supply chain maximizes revenue and helps stimulate growth – and the top executives at these companies aren’t afraid to wield their supply chains like competitive weapons in the boardroom. This white paper explores several real life company examples of leveraging supply chain efficiencies.
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