ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning
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The following are selected white papers and links which could help in your decision to consider alternative ERP solutions: ERP White Papers:   ERP in 2009.   Best Practices for Strategic Service Management   Collaboration & Manufacturing Enterprises.   ERP and Lean (Powerpoint)   ERP for Food Companies   ERP for the Masses?   ERP Meets Lean Management   Economic Downturn: Now is the Time to Invest in Your Supply Chain.   GMA Informnation Technology Investment & Effectiveness Study.   HACCP - Will your Foundation Crumble?   Midsize Business Roadmap for Selecting IT Vendors.   Roughly West: Focusing the Enterprise in Unfocused Times.   Selecting A Platform For Your ERP   Software Evaluation Guide   Solving the Connectivity Nightmare in Supply Chain Operations.   Total Cost of ERP Ownership Vendor Comparison Study. Valuable ERP Links: Aberdeen: Exteremely Valuable, Credible Supply Chain Research, Customer Focused. The Accounting Library: Tools for Software Selection. AMR Research: For executives who seek to improve business process performance with technology. Business.com: Software Search Engine. Capterra: Another ERP+ Search Engine. Engineer To Order (ETO) Institute: Valuable Information for ETO Companies. IMS: An industry-led, international research program for next generation manufacturing and processing technologies. Knowledge Storm: Business/ Technology search. Knowledge Storm: CRM Buyers Guide. Managing Automation: Another good site for researching manufacturing technology. MSI Magazine: IT for Manufacturing Executives. Service Management: One of the few sites dedicated to (field) service management. Technology Evaluation: Technology evaluation center.