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• An E-Learning Proposition

  BNET - 2006-04-28

  Skillsoft is an e-learning specialist that has been around for nearly two decades. The company's been busy during that time, having come up with nearly 3,000 online courses (spanning business skills, IT, compliance, and desktops) and indexed think Google Books 10,000 searchable business/IT books via its acquisition of Books24/7, and...

  Tags: Line56 Media, E-learning, Training And Certification, Content Management, Web Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Enterprise Software, Software, Investment, Finance

• On Demand SCM

  BNET - 2006-04-25

  Supply chain inefficiency is one of the most prevalent issues facing the Small to Mid-size Enterprise SMEs market today. The SME market continues to struggle to find ways to improve their supply chain while competing with larger enterprises that have the capital to invest in sophisticated systems. On Demand supply...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Small And Medium Enterprise, SCM, Line56 Media, Supply Chain Inefficiency, Smb/Sme, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

• Transforming the Supply Chain

  BNET - 2005-08-31

  Today's business imperative is growth. However, the strategies to enable growth in the future are clearly different from those in the past. Smart companies are realizing the need to become less rigid, internally focused, and application-centric and more adaptive, externally focused and business-process centric. The transformation from the old to...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Line56 Media, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

• Tapping the Service Supply Chain

  BNET - 2005-06-07

  The aftermarket has become the new frontier for manufacturers - providing significant opportunity for increasing revenue, strengthening customer relationships and building more dynamic product lifecycles. Industry giants and small companies alike that transform their businesses into service-centric organizations will realize multi-million dollar savings and increased customer satisfaction-a winning combination. Traditional...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Service, Line56 Media, Aftermarket, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Product Marketing, Strategy, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Management, Finance

• SSA's Supply Chain Plan

  BNET - 2005-02-07

  SSA is most familiar as the enterprise resource planning ERP company that has pursued a strategy of aggressive acquisition within that space; but, after two years of product development, the company wants to get the word out that it is also an increasingly sophisticated Supply Chain Management SCM provider. This...

  Tags: Supply Chain, ERP, Line56 Media, SSA, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Mergers & Acquisitions, Enterprise Software, Software, Investment, Finance

• Knowledge-Powered Service

  BNET - 2004-05-25

  Across industries, profit margins are being squeezed as enterprises face relentless competition and customers increasingly regard products as commodities. These market conditions are driving enterprises to distinguish themselves through the delivery of exceptional customer service in order to increase customer satisfaction and retention. At the same time, enterprises expect improvements...

  Tags: Knowledge, Enterprise, Line56 Media, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Strategy, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Management

• Supply Chain Enlightenment

  BNET - 2004-03-11

  As defined by the non-profit Supply Chain Council, the supply chain "Encompasses every effort involving in producing and delivering a final product or service, from the supplier's supplier to the customer's customer." It's a lot to consider. Line56 has published their own Supply and Demand Chain maps years ago to...

  Tags: Supply Chain, Line56 Media, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

• Five Roles for Team Leaders

  BNET - 2004-02-22

  In the wake of the global information explosion, Knowledge Management KM has risen to become a core competency for many organizations, so leading KM project teams becomes critical. In light of this, it is instructive to examine the management styles represented by these two icons of military history. Would Patton's...

  Tags: Team, Line56 Media, Team Management, Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

• The Politics Of Offshore

  BNET - 2004-02-19

  Outsourcing has become a burning issue in America. The current crisis doing the rounds in U.S is the outsourcing of business functions like contact centers. However, there is a silver lining in the cloud, which depicts that, hopefully, a more pragmatic discussion will ensue, which will provide an alternative. The...

  Tags: Offshore, Contact Center, Line56 Media, Call Centers, Outsourcing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Enterprise Software, Software

• Your Customer, Your Boss

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  This article is about fundamental business shift which is taking place—companies' strongly focus on Products which are shifting to an equally strong focus on customers. The entire interaction that a company has with its customers is being scrutinized and dissected with one thought in mind: to win and retain the...

  Tags: Customer, Line56 Media, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software