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Abstract:
All the recent management trends from Continuous Improvement to Business Process Re-engineering have had the same issue we
see with E-Business. They have enterprise-wide implications and tend to become part of the corporate department that started
the initiative. This article recommends a more strategi (...)
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business activities:
... Establishing an organization with E-Business Responsibility, Authority, and Accountability
for the company's E-business activities will tend to move new ...
Published:
2003-07-05
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Abstract:
Advanced planning and optimization makes supply chain systems cost effective. It is the brain of the supply chain because
it works on top of all other software tools that plan, monitor, and control supply chain activities and control them. (...)
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Advanced planning and optimization makes supply chain systems cost effective. It is the brain of the supply chain because
it works on top of all o...
Published:
2005-08-20
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Abstract:
All the recent management trends from Continuous Improvement to Business Process Re-engineering have had the same issue we
see with E-Business. They have enterprise-wide implications and tend to become part of the corporate department that started
the initiative. This article recommends a more strategi (...)
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business activities:
... Establishing an organization with E-Business Responsibility, Authority, and Accountability
for the company's E-business activities will tend to move new ...
Published:
2003-07-05
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Abstract:
In today's highly competitive business climate, the quality and timeliness of business information for an organization is
not only a choice between profit and loss, it is a question of survival or bankruptcy. No business organization can deny the
inevitable benefits of business intelligence. (...)
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Business Intelligence: Its Ins and Outs. ... Originally published - January 10, 2005. Introduction.
Business intelligence (BI) is a big buzzword in today's IT world. ...
Published:
2009-04-29
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As the contest for the lower-end of the market intensifies, SAP is further honing a twofold strategy of promulgating its
mySAP All-in-One vertical offerings for the higher-end of the mid-market, while offering the SAP Business One product to appeal
to smaller enterprises with less complex processes. Soft (...)
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business activities:
As the contest for the lower-end of the market intensifies, SAP is further honing a twofold strategy of promulgating its mySAP
All-in-One vertical...
Published:
2004-05-07
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Peregrine Technologies, a company with strength in infrastructure management solutions and burgeoning E-commerce aspirations
has purchased Telco Research, a specialist in voice and data network monitoring. (...)
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Peregrine Technologies, a company with strength in infrastructure management solutions and burgeoning E-commerce aspirations
has purchased Telco R...
Published:
2000-02-25
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Business process analysis (BPA) vendors are trying to enter the business process management (BPM) market by marketing themselves
as BPM solutions. This article discusses the differences between BPA and BPM vendors, and examines the benefits of each. (...)
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Business process analysis (BPA) vendors are trying to enter the business process management (BPM) market by marketing themselves
as BPM solutions....
Published:
2006-10-09
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Abstract:
Without sound business process analysis, design, and possible re-design or full-blown reengineering in place before you bring
in technology, your CRM (or any IT) efforts are doomed to fail. (...)
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business activities:
Without sound business process analysis, design, and possible re-design or full-blown reengineering in place before you bring
in technology, your ...
Published:
2001-08-21
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Abstract:
As organizations face a pressing need to rationalize the cost of enterprise software, open source business intelligence (BI)
is fast becoming a viable alternative. Learn about the current state of open source BI, with particular focus on one vendor's
products. (...)
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business activities:
As organizations face a pressing need to rationalize the cost of enterprise software, open source business intelligence (BI)
is fast becoming a vi...
Published:
2009-07-17
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SCT has announced more e-commerce offerings for the process industries, including an expanded vision for their iProcess.sct
solution called 'Collaboration in Process' which is based on recognition that process manufacturers and distributors will
increasingly go to market as members of competing commerce (...)
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business activities:
SCT has announced more e-commerce offerings for the process industries, including an expanded vision for their iProcess.sct
solution called 'Coll...
Published:
2001-04-30
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Abstract:
Spurred by government mandates for more business transparency, business intelligence has emerged to extract information from
ERP systems. How has BI emerged? What does the terminology surrounding it mean, and what is its current state of affairs? (...)
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Business Intelligence Status Report.
Published:
2005-06-27
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Online SRM helps to reduce the time spent on transactional details and put more emphasis on strategic activities. (...)
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Online SRM helps to reduce the time spent on transactional details and put more emphasis on strategic activities.
Published:
2002-10-23
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Abstract:
Manufacturing and distribution companies rely heavily on their ability to ship product and meet commitments to customers.
Yet though the supply chain is the lifeline of their business, most purchasing departments are severely handicapped in their
efforts to streamline supply chain execution. (...)
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business activities:
Manufacturing and distribution companies rely heavily on their ability to ship product and meet commitments to customers.
Yet though the supply ch...
Published:
2002-10-22
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Abstract:
The face of manufacturing is constantly changing. As enterprise resource planning (ERP) software evolves and more organizations
continue to use ERP solutions, they must find a way to avoid ERP’s “tunnel vision” syndrome as manufacturing continues to
grow globally. (...)
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business activities:
The face of manufacturing is constantly changing. As enterprise resource planning (ERP) software evolves and more organizations
continue to use ER...
Published:
2009-07-29
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Abstract:
Although the promise of reduced implementation risk and time, lower upfront costs, etc. justify the hosting/ASP model, this
brings an entire new set of issues for mid-market organizations to consider when seeking a vendor company using such an approach. (...)
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business activities:
Although the promise of reduced implementation risk and time, lower upfront costs, etc. justify the hosting/ASP model, this
brings an entire new s...
Published:
2005-04-02
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Abstract:
Business process management notation (BPMN) is an initiative to increase standardization within process modeling. What are
the principles of BPMN, and what is the value of BPMN to vendors and organizations using business process modeling? (...)
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business activities:
Business process management notation (BPMN) is an initiative to increase standardization within process modeling. What are
the principles of BPMN,...
Published:
2006-11-07
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Abstract:
Business process management (BPM), having evolved over the past fifteen years, has finally reached a level of maturity where
vendors are now abolishing functional silos to allow the enterprise-wide flow of business processes. It replaces the old,
manual system of coordinating activities in a company and (...)
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business activities:
Business process management (BPM), having evolved over the past fifteen years, has finally reached a level of maturity where
vendors are now aboli...
Published:
2005-07-09
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Abstract:
If the ultimate objective is to win and retain customers, one must consider the entire chain, which includes traditional
enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management (SCM) functions as well as the once considered more remarkable
and supposedly more relevant CRM and e-commerce activity. (...)
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business activities:
If the ultimate objective is to win and retain customers, one must consider the entire chain, which includes traditional enterprise
resource plann...
Published:
2004-04-05
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Abstract:
Vendavo’s recent growth is due to its reseller partnership with SAP, and the segmentation and optimization functionalities
of its pricing solutions. But the vendor needs to stay on its toes, at least until its role in lifting almost every client
profit margins is proven. (...)
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business activities:
Vendavo’s recent growth is due to its reseller partnership with SAP, and the segmentation and optimization functionalities
of its pricing solution...
Published:
2008-05-05
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Abstract:
Sustainability can be achieved through the adoption of PLM. Find out how your organization can create a more sustainable future.
Can PLM technologies help build a more sustainable future for organizations? This article discusses the relationship between
PLM and sustainable development, using major PLM ven (...)
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Sustainability can be achieved through the adoption of PLM. Find out how your organization can create a more sustainable future.
Can PLM technologi...
Published:
2010-09-14