| Value Delivered | |
|---|---|
| Client | Aerospace & Defense parts manufacturer |
| Title(s) | V.P. of Supply Chain Management |
| Question(s) / Issue(s) | Provide an assessment of IBM's Dynamic Inventory Optimization Solution (DIOS) |
| Assistance provided | Research ✓ Analysis ✓ System Selection ✓ |
| Work Performed | SMB Research provided an assessment of IBM's Dynamic Inventory Optimization Solution (DIOS), as well as other solutions in this software segment, assessed the fit to the client's industry and requirements, and recommended solutions which the client could consider to be best fits. |
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| Value Delivered | |
|---|---|
| Client | Analyst firm |
| Title(s) | Program Director |
| Question(s) / Issue(s) | Research trends in social influence buying from major retailers |
| Assistance provided | Research ✓ Analysis ✓ |
| Work Performed | SMB Research reached out to select list of retail executives, performed a survey, analyzed and delivered results to client. |
| Value Delivered | This firm was able to extend its resources with SMB Research's expert assistance, and gain insights into the retail sector's use of social influence channels in an expedited timeframe and with supplemental analysis and insights from SMB Research. |
| Value Delivered | |
|---|---|
| Client | Analyst firm |
| Title(s) | Group Vice President |
| Question(s) / Issue(s) | Research best practices in Product Innovation and Sustainabilty among High Tech and Medical Device Manufacturers. |
| Assistance provided | Research ✓ Analysis ✓ |
| Work Performed | SMB Research reached out a target number of High Tech and Medical Device manufacturers, administered a survey, and delivered survey research results to client. |
| Value Delivered | SMB Research's research and Insight was used to help set PLM product direction/strategy. |
| Value Delivered | |
|---|---|
| Client | Wholesale distributor / Consulting firm |
| Title(s) | President and CEO |
| Question(s) / Issue(s) | Research, qualify and recommend midsize service providers for SAP, and for Oracle's JD Edwards ERP systems. |
| Assistance provided | Research ✓ Analysis ✓ System Selection ✓ |
| Work Performed | SMB Research researched, qualified, and recommended a "long list" of service providers for provisional selection of SAP or oracle's JD Edwards for the company's ERP system. SMB Research also created documentation supporting our recommendations for presentation to the client. |
| Value Delivered | Client was able to accelerate their due diligence of service providers, while also obtaining SMB Research's expert independent assessment of the service providers' fit to the client's situation and requirements. |
| Value Delivered | |
|---|---|
| Client | Analyst firm |
| Title(s) | Group Vice President |
| Question(s) / Issue(s) | SMB Research administered a survey in order to assess the impact of the economy on Supply Chain practices within High Tech industry. |
| Assistance provided | Research ✓ Analysis ✓ |
| Work Performed | SMB Research administered a survey to a list of supply chain executives, compiled and consolidated results. |
| Value Delivered | SMB's research was used to help assess logistics opportunities that could respond to the current economic conditions. |
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