Supply Chain Innovation & Performance Management - Part 1 (duration: 14:53)
Colin Snow, Vice President & Research Director, Ventana Research
Paul Hoy, Manufacturing Industry Director, Cognos, an IBM company

Many manufacturing companies struggle with poor visibility into supply chain performance, despite substantial investments in ERP. Colin Snow of Ventana Research explains why. Find out what separates the 35% of companies Ventana describes as "tactical" from those in the advanced, strategic, and innovative categories. And why the top-performing enterprises are not just more efficient, but more effective.

Supply Chain Innovation & Performance Management - Part 2 (duration: 7:40)
Colin Snow, Vice President & Research Director, Ventana Research
Paul Hoy, Manufacturing Industry Director, Cognos

What should companies consider when evaluating supply chain BI and performance management solutions? Colin Snow of Ventana Research sorts out the key capabilities to look for. Beyond technology, Snow recommends choosing a vendor with domain expertise in supply chain. Find out why operational business intelligence is critical, as well as a tight integration of supply chain BI and financial planning.

Sales and Operations Planning (duration: 18:57)
Colin Snow, Vice President & Research Director, Ventana Research
Paul Hoy, Manufacturing Industry Director, Cognos

Learn the secrets to success in sales and operations planning (S&OP), as Colin Snow of Ventana Research explains the best practices used by top manufacturing companies. Although S&OP has existed as a discipline for 20 years, few companies have reaped the benefits of S&OP beyond narrow short-term planning, and those that do have significantly outperformed their competitors. Drawing from a major Ventana Research study, Snow offers a series of recommendations for solutions and best practices to unite performance management around a common S&OP discussion.

Fiskars Brands, Inc. (duration: 09:09)
Carl Try, Jr., Manager of Ecommerce and Advanced Technology, Fiskars Brands

Discover how Fiskars Brands, a global marketer of branded products, is using Cognos to gain a true strategic advantage in the hotly competitive CPG industry. By integrating Web-based reporting capability with existing ERP investments, Fiskars enables both internal and external customers to access information more easily and respond rapidly to solve problems.

Vicor Corp. (duration: 17:32)
Joe Jeffery, Director of Manufacturing Systems, Vicor Corp.
Moderated by Paul Gillin, Author of 'The New Influencers'

Hear how Vicor, a high-volume manufacturer of power components and systems, leveraged Cognos and Oracle to improve insight across the supply chain - and double its gross margins in just a few years. After implementing an ERP system in 2001, Vicor found it needed more than standard reports. Learn how Cognos delivered Web-enabled dashboard technology with dynamic trend analysis and drill-down capability, to provide insights across all areas of the business.

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