Touchstar White Papers
Please select your required white paper from the list below:
2011 White Papers
Mobile Application Development: The fundamentals of Architecture & Platforms
This link will take you to a video 'webinar' presentation by Michael King, Research Director for the Gartner organisation. The presentation covers conflicting mobile priorities, mobile architecture styles, mobile application tools & other key areas of current debate.
The New World of Planning
Discover the value of innovations in resource planning. An article by Ronald Buijsse and Goos Kant of award winning Dutch organisation Ortec ( an authorised partner of TouchStar Technologies ). Subject areas include What is planning? Why and when to plan? Plan for Success Model. What is new in the New World of Planning?
Rationalising Fuel Distribution Processes
Some 40% of delivery cost is made up of vehicle costs, while approx 40% of vehicle costs is expended on fuel. So for every 10% rise in fuel costs an additional 1.6% is additionally added to the cost of fuel at the pump. This paper, by TouchStar business consultant Peter Lombardelli, examines how strategic planning and operational initiatives at both refinery and depot level can yield significant cost savings.
Five Ways to Reduce Fuel Consumption Using GPS Tracking
This article was originally published on the 'Discrete Wireless' web site. It is an excellent feature that offers examples of how system implementation can directly impact upon fleet running costs. For example, moving from a traditional dispatcher process to an automated GPS-driven fleet tracking and management solution can increase productivity by 25% or more.
Joined Up Thinking - Integrating Information Across The Enterprise
A thought-provoking article by Sage on the advantages, and potential pitfalls, of adopting cohesive system integrations approach. Companies are increasingly being forced to look at how they can increase the value they provide by tailoring their offer to customers' individual needs whether that is through customising the company's core product or adapting a range of supporting services (e.g. billing, shipping, customer support etc). Such an approach not only serves to provide a basis for short term differentiation, it also has longer term strategic benefits.
This link will take you to a video 'webinar' presentation by Michael King, Research Director for the Gartner organisation. The presentation covers conflicting mobile priorities, mobile architecture styles, mobile application tools & other key areas of current debate.
The New World of Planning
Discover the value of innovations in resource planning. An article by Ronald Buijsse and Goos Kant of award winning Dutch organisation Ortec ( an authorised partner of TouchStar Technologies ). Subject areas include What is planning? Why and when to plan? Plan for Success Model. What is new in the New World of Planning?
Rationalising Fuel Distribution Processes
Some 40% of delivery cost is made up of vehicle costs, while approx 40% of vehicle costs is expended on fuel. So for every 10% rise in fuel costs an additional 1.6% is additionally added to the cost of fuel at the pump. This paper, by TouchStar business consultant Peter Lombardelli, examines how strategic planning and operational initiatives at both refinery and depot level can yield significant cost savings.
Five Ways to Reduce Fuel Consumption Using GPS Tracking
This article was originally published on the 'Discrete Wireless' web site. It is an excellent feature that offers examples of how system implementation can directly impact upon fleet running costs. For example, moving from a traditional dispatcher process to an automated GPS-driven fleet tracking and management solution can increase productivity by 25% or more.
Joined Up Thinking - Integrating Information Across The Enterprise
A thought-provoking article by Sage on the advantages, and potential pitfalls, of adopting cohesive system integrations approach. Companies are increasingly being forced to look at how they can increase the value they provide by tailoring their offer to customers' individual needs whether that is through customising the company's core product or adapting a range of supporting services (e.g. billing, shipping, customer support etc). Such an approach not only serves to provide a basis for short term differentiation, it also has longer term strategic benefits.

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