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Published monthly, technical information covers food products development and innovative processing systems. Editorial content reports on major plant visits, supplier product news, convention and meeting coverage, personal interviews, plant equipment, ingredients, packaging materials, and distribution. Editorial content is written in Spanish. Request Free!

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Industria Alimenticia

The latest Aberdeen Group report, Managing the T&E Lifecycle: Integrating Process, Driving Performance , finds that many best-in-class companies use an end-to-end travel and expense management process. Key findings from the report include: Best-in-class companies have 18% higher rates of compliance to corporate T&E policies than their competitors Employees in best-in-class companies are able to complete expense reports in 14% less time than those in all other organizations Best-in-class companies realize costs to process expense reports that are 63% lower than their peers Published by Aberdeen Group. Request Free!

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Managing the T&E Lifecycle: Integrating Processes, Driving Performance

Each issue provides a timely first look at the latest technologies of the photovoltaics/solar cell industry with topics such as solar packaging technologies, solar materials, solar equipment, solar manufacturing process, solar product applications, and other issues important to professionals in the business of solar manufacturing. Request Free!

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Photovoltaics World

This Aberdeen paper offers practical insight for Process Manufacturers as well as addresses: How best-in-class process manufacturers bring the asset online quickly during the commissioning process, and how they maximize asset effectiveness, availability, and reliability during the operation process. How effectively managing an asset’s lifecycle can have a big impact on the success of process manufacturers—specifically in reducing maintenance costs and unscheduled asset downtime, and achieving higher overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). In a case study, how Brewster Cheese, the largest manufacturer of Swiss cheese in the United States selected a solution to standardize processes across all their plants. Three strategic areas that companies in process industries are missing out. Written by: Aberdeen Group; Sponsored by: Infor Request Free!

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Best Practices in Asset Management for Process Manufacturers

Whether its key use is for predictive maintenance, general asset management or energy savings, food processors will be investing in enterprise solutions this upcoming year, according to the annual capital spending survey conducted by Food Processing. This Special Report chronicles the successes of several food & beverage processors that made such an investment and are today reaping the benefits of controlled costs and improved operations. This paper offers practical insight for food manufacturers as well as addresses: How to move from preventive to predictive mode. Why maintenance software can become a critical instrument for safety and compliance throughout the plant. How top companies like Pepsico and Heinz track and maintain their assets. Why sustainability and energy efficiency drive many current plant renovations. Request Free!

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Managing Food Manufacturing Assets: Best Practices for the Next Decade

Difficult times often prompt businesses to pull in their guns. They become inwardly focused, risk-averse and protective of their existing accounts. Faced with a business downturn, they shift their attention to conserving capital and minimizing risk. This reflexive reaction nearly always back fires. When the economy recovers, these companies find they have fallen behind their competitors and are in a poor position to catch up. Smart business executives have learned that investing in customer relationships and overall effectiveness pays big dividends when the rebound invariably occurs. A tight economy is a good time to try new tactics, educate your sales force and adopt metrics that yield insights about the effectiveness of your sales and marketing programs. Now is the time to embrace new ideas so that when business improves, you will have the edge on your competition. Start by investing in technology to support and drive these new ideas throughout your organization. Learn seven tips for leveraging customer relationship management (CRM) processes to turbo-charge your sales operation during lean economic times. Published by Oracle Corporation and IT Business Edge Request Free!

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Seven Tips for Profiting from Lean Times with CRM