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For the past few weeks, all eyes (and hearts) have been on the devastation caused by the Indian Ocean Tsunami. What is needed
in a disaster like this is an "Instant Supply Chain"--ultra-rapid creation of a distribution network with coordination between
the many decentralized players. To meet these chall (...)
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For the past few weeks, all eyes (and hearts) have been on the devastation caused by the Indian Ocean Tsunami. What is needed
in a disaster like ...
Published:
2005-01-28
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Although Click Commerce is a thriving provider of on-demand supply chain management (SCM) solutions for a variety of worldwide
industries, it does have to face up to a variety of challenges, some of which are of its own making. (...)
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Although Click Commerce is a thriving provider of on-demand supply chain management (SCM) solutions for a variety of worldwide
industries, it does...
Published:
2006-11-16
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Professional service providers are starting to apply supply chain management concepts to their strategies for hiring and
retaining talent. Adapting to market demands such as globalization and a more sophisticated client base means human resources
departments need a complete and integrated process of tale (...)
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How to Use Talent Supply Chain Management to Overcome Challenges in the Professional Services
Market. Source: SAP. Document Type: White ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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This article describes the unique challenges of the service supply chain, provides a framework for understanding the service
management decision hierarchy, and highlights the dramatic value proposition available to companies that deploy advanced service
strategies and decision-support tools to address th (...)
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This article describes the unique challenges of the service supply chain, provides a framework
for understanding the service management decision h...
Published:
2004-06-22
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Since supply chains, by definition, are about the end-to-end inter-enterprise process, we highlight the growing importance
of looking outside your four walls when thinking about supply chain performance management. If you are overwhelmed by the
number of supply chain measures you are tracking, it’s bet (...)
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Since supply chains, by definition, are about the end-to-end inter-enterprise process, we highlight the growing importance
of looking outside your...
Published:
2005-05-20
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There are critical objectives that Supply Chain Management Software must satisfy to meet the challenges faced by wholesale
distributors. (...)
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There are critical objectives that Supply Chain Management Software must satisfy to meet the challenges
faced by wholesale distributors.
Published:
2001-09-12
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While the merger is justifiable it does not provide the new entity with much room for mistakes. SynQuest also needs to quickly
figure out the best combination of its disparate products and technologies and articulate a clear and assuring message to
the market that it can deliver a strategy for the planni (...)
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While the merger is justifiable it does not provide the new entity with much room for mistakes. SynQuest also needs to quickly
figure out the best...
Published:
2002-10-10
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Because the technology has become easier to implement, use, and maintain, many of the challenges to achieving the benefits
that supply chain management software applications can provide have been removed. (...)
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Because the technology has become easier to implement, use, and maintain, many of the challenges to achieving
the benefits that supply chain manag...
Published:
2001-09-14
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Properly implemented supplier relationship management solutions can help companies overcome some of today's business challenges
by allowing them to restructure their supply chains, align business processes, define and establish company-supplier relationships,
and integrate information systems to share in (...)
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Properly implemented supplier relationship management solutions can help companies overcome some of today's business challenges
by allowing them t...
Published:
2007-01-19
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This paper examines the steel service center segment of the wholesale distribution industry as a case in point of the challenges
facing distributors and the relief offered through supply chain software. (...)
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This paper examines the steel service center segment of the wholesale distribution industry as a case in point of the challenges
facing distributo...
Published:
2001-09-08
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For chemical companies, optimizing the distribution network and rationalizing inventories are the keys to an efficient supply
chain and smoother operations. They must also resolve the challenges posed by environmental regulations and the need for seamless
data integration. (...)
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For chemical companies, optimizing the distribution network and rationalizing inventories are the keys to an efficient supply
chain and smoother o...
Published:
2006-05-11
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The business remains challenging to even the most established vendors, since an intensifying product architecture rejuvenation
and functional enhancements cycle, the pressure from the ERP intruders, and continued market consolidation exert fiscal pressure
across the sector. (...)
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The business remains challenging to even the most established vendors, since an intensifying product architecture rejuvenation
and functional enha...
Published:
2005-08-31
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In the long term, Eqos’s current stature and means may not be enough to maintain its competitive position against current
and potential competitors, especially those with significantly greater financial resources, name recognition, and other resources. (...)
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In the long term, Eqos’s current stature and means may not be enough to maintain its competitive position against current
and potential competitor...
Published:
2007-10-26
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Key concerns for PLM prospects will be domain knowledge in design and engineering-specific functions and integration, including
currently poor connections from Oracle workflow to third-party business applications and CAD/PLM interfaces. (...)
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... Challenges. Recently, Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL), claims to have experienced
a rebirth of interest in its supply chain management (SCM) capabilities as ...
Published:
2004-01-06
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The global trade management market is competitive, rapidly evolving, and highly fragmented, and competition will only increase
in the future. While each GTM package will have a unique combination of features and components, it will still require data
input and updating by users. (...)
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The global trade management market is competitive, rapidly evolving, and highly fragmented, and competition will only increase
in the future. Whil...
Published:
2005-06-08
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Among its promising initiatives, IBS offers flexible rescheduling tools that integrate with existing manufacturing resource
planning systems. Its warehousing solution also promises better use of space, and automates reception put-away, etc. However,
the vendor still must navigate through some rough compe (...)
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Among its promising initiatives, IBS offers flexible rescheduling tools that integrate with existing manufacturing resource
planning systems. Its ...
Published:
2005-09-09
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GTM software should be able to gather information and feed it back into the parent company, creating visibility into what
remote divisions are doing and how they are doing it. Software providers must strike the right balance between global consistency
and special local needs. (...)
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GTM software should be able to gather information and feed it back into the parent company, creating visibility into what
remote divisions are doi...
Published:
2005-06-20
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Despite FreeFlow's success at helping organizations regain some margin of profitability for excess inventory, the company
still strives for expansion and improvement as a product inventory disposition vendor, with the aim of meeting international
environmental regulations down the track. (...)
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Despite FreeFlow's success at helping organizations regain some margin of profitability for excess inventory, the company
still strives for expans...
Published:
2007-02-02
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Users would do well to take PeopleSoft’s claims with a vein of salt and maintain realistic expectations regarding the challenges
they will face in integrating their supply chains. (...)
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Users would do well to take PeopleSoft’s claims with a vein of salt and maintain realistic expectations regarding the challenges
they will face in...
Published:
2000-12-29
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Still, although it is indisputably better that Agilisys had not stayed any longer under a parent that did not quite fathom
its direction, and had even imposed a heavy overhead burden on it to be part of that company, and hindered its growth, the
company faces both new and many old challenges. (...)
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Still, although it is indisputably better that Agilisys had not stayed any longer under a parent that did not quite fathom
its direction, and had ...
Published:
2002-10-16