While the Y2K scare may seem like a distant memory, your IT department may still be paying the consequences. For many companies, the threat of software meltdowns resulted in hasty solutions that plugged the gaps. Due diligence is best done when it's due, but late is better than never. While you give your ERP system a hard look, think about how you can further integrate your company's applications. EAI integrates business processes, making companies more nimble.
Employees can do their jobs without having to open a half-dozen programs.
To be able to do that, order management functionality has to be integrated with inventory, scheduling, service . . . The same holds true for your strategic partners. To better serve its customers, the company knows the key is information. To answer the challenge, FedEx is replacing its infamous tracking wands with powerful wireless Internet devices code-named PowerPads. Outside the US, click here .