• The grill: W. Craig Fugate

  Before becoming administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in May 2009, Craig Fugate was a customer. As director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, he oversaw the state's response to many hurricanes. Since coming to FEMA, he has responded to disasters such as the tsunami in American Samoa and the massive floods in Tennessee last year. Fugate spoke recently about the need for emergency data feeds, how social media can play a role in disaster response, and his vision of a future that includes a proactive, location-based warning system that contacts cell phone users in harm's way and provides detailed instructions on what to do.

Whitepapers about Federal Emergency Management Agency

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  6 STEPS TO ERP IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS

  Like a civil engineering endeavor or sizable construction project, implementing an enterprise-wide application like an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to help run your business is a costly and complex process. And just as would be the case with any significant undertaking, success is not a given. A certain amount of planning, discipline and wisdom are required to complete implementation in a timely manner and to make sure that the new enterprise system put into place meets the requirements of your business.

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  USABILITY AS AN ERP SELECTION CRITERIA

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  Business Processes and Customers - Difficult Domains to Integrate

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  Case Study: Crazy John’s - Fulfil their Speedy Expansion Plan