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ERP: Uniting Manufacturing and Inventory in Lean Times

February 12, 2011

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Why manufacturers are reading this research right now:

    * Now more than ever, businesses need to discover new production efficiencies
    * It's easy to be out of step with the latest ERP solutions
    * This resource is written by an ERP expert exclusively for manufacturers

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