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Hiring the former APICS president to head its manufacturing industry efforts a year ago, the high profile acquisition of
renowned manufacturing ERP provider J.D. Edwards this summer, and most recently, the acquisition of demand flow and lean manufacturing
software solutions from JCIT, might indicate that (...)
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Hiring the former APICS president to head its manufacturing industry efforts a year ago, the high profile acquisition of renowned
manufacturing ER...
Published:
2004-01-24
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Is business intelligence (BI) an application that pays off? We have all heard mixed results but a 2003 extensive study on
on-line analytical processing (OLAP) states that BI usually pays off over 60 percent of the time , explains where the value
is found, and describes what’s required to get the pay (...)
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... common opinion on ERP and SCM software is ... what they considered
important in product selection, they ... Functionality; End user
ease-of-use; Integration to existing ...
Published:
2004-10-09
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Application vendors are focusing on their install base as their primary source of revenue while cutting costs to provide
profitability. Most vendors will tell you that they are both new account and customer oriented, and some have struck this
balance. But the vast majority have been worshipping at the (...)
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Application vendors are focusing on their install base as their primary source of revenue while cutting costs to provide profitability.
Most vend...
Published:
2003-05-09
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The most important factor in industry is no longer the mere price of the product. Increasingly, the purchaser's task has
become to obtain the right product of the right quality at the right time—and for the right price. (...)
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The most important factor in industry is no longer the mere price of the product. Increasingly, the purchaser's task has
become to obtain the righ...
Published:
2006-04-19
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Abstract:
Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition
of mid-to-large ERP system developer J.D. Edwards this summer, and most recently demand flow and lean manufacturing software
solution from JCIT, might indicate some deep though (...)
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end user product scm:
Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition
of mid-to-large ERP...
Published:
2004-01-27
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Abstract:
SSA Global's strategy to grow both organically and through acquisition while developing an end-to-end suite of applications
with one open platform architecture has allowed this traditional enterprise resource planning vendor to evolve into a supply
chain management solutions provider. (...)
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end user product scm:
SSA Global's strategy to grow both organically and through acquisition while developing an end-to-end suite of applications
with one open platform...
Published:
2006-01-19
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Abstract:
The PeopleSoft-J.D. Edwards merger was, in great part, about retaining the big five (or big four, or big three) seat and
the need to be bigger within shrinking market opportunities. The combined vendors should now a have solid foothold against
SAP and Oracle, particularly because one better-performing si (...)
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end user product scm:
The PeopleSoft-JD Edwards merger was, in great part, about retaining the big five (or big four, or big three) seat and the
need to be bigger wit...
Published:
2004-01-26
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Abstract:
Many, if not most categories of software have become commodities. Vendors hate to hear it, but most of the products in a
category produce the same results, pretty much in the same way. If this is true, how do user select the right vendor? How
does a vendor get selected? (...)
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Many, if not most categories of software have become commodities. Vendors hate to hear it, but most of the products in a category
produce the sam...
Published:
2003-07-31
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It appears as though SAP feels confident now that its software solutions outside of its core ERP can stand on their own and
attract new customers. (...)
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It appears as though SAP feels confident now that its software solutions outside of its core ERP can stand on their own and
attract new customers.
Published:
2001-08-06
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Abstract:
IFS arrived over five years ago on U.S. shores, with a Christmas-bag full of software components that run from the front-office
to back-office and back again. They’re here to play, to get recognized, and win some big Collaborative Commerce engagements.
We’ll see if they’ve got the stuff to do it. (...)
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end user product scm:
IFS arrived over five years ago on US shores, with a Christmas-bag full of software components that run from the front-office
to back-office and...
Published:
2001-10-22
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IFS was one of the first ERP vendors to incorporate concepts of component technology and a high-level of integration with
both its own and other vendors' components, all providing for flexibility, modularity and ongoing post-implementation system
agility and incremental deployment. The Company supports m (...)
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end user product scm:
IFS was one of the first ERP vendors to incorporate concepts of component technology and a high-level of integration with
both its own and other v...
Published:
1999-12-01
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Abstract:
The objectives of end-to-end supply chain visibility are better plans, better service, increased inventory turns, and higher
profit margins, where MBN might answer only some of these requirements at this stage. In any case, MBN is a great, initial
idea that can lay the foundations for a future product of (...)
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end user product scm:
The objectives of end-to-end supply chain visibility are better plans, better service, increased inventory turns, and higher
profit margins, where...
Published:
2004-09-04
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Abstract:
There has been an intensifying hullabaloo in the mid-market, with all Tier 1 players delivering solutions tailored for small-to-medium
enterprises (SMEs) and incumbent Tier 2/Tier 3 vendors defending their turf. PeopleSoft expands its forays outside the US
with its recent announcements. (...)
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end user product scm:
There has been an intensifying hullabaloo in the mid-market, with all Tier 1 players delivering solutions tailored for small-to-medium
enterprises...
Published:
2002-09-26
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Abstract:
The major factors of success in business applications for the mid-market segment have traditionally been--flexible pricing,
packaging and deployment options; speed of implementation; vertical focus; interconnectivity to other applications and legacy
systems; product scalability and scope expandability; I (...)
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end user product scm:
The major factors of success in business applications for the mid-market segment have traditionally been--flexible pricing,
packaging and deployme...
Published:
2004-07-27
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Abstract:
As security breaches become increasingly more frequent, minimizing user access to back-end systems and web applications without
impacting legitimate usage is more important than ever before. (...)
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... to mask the complexity of authentication, authorization and administration (3As) to users while empowering
portal administrators to provide end-user single sign ...
Published:
2001-12-22
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Abstract:
SAP AG has seemingly crossed a strategy chasm, from a strict, stodgy, Not-Invented-Here (NIH) approach to software development
and delivery, to a seemingly quite open approach of broad development alliances, company acquisitions, Internet portals development,
and a deep, new relationship with IBM for bot (...)
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end user product scm:
SAP AG has seemingly crossed a strategy chasm, from a strict, stodgy, Not-Invented- Here (NIH) approach to software development
and delivery, to a ...
Published:
2001-09-22
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Abstract:
This article summarizes the findings from a study of why customers failed to attain the full value potential of their SCM
projects. Most SCM projects continue to focus much of their energy on technology implementations and simply pay lip service
to end-user training and executive alignment. Learn the (...)
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end user product scm:
This article summarizes the findings from a study of why customers failed to attain the full value potential of their SCM
projects. Most SCM proj...
Published:
2004-07-31
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Abstract:
The star above small and medium businesses (SMB) has never been so bright. CRM solution vendors are courting this market
segment extensively. This is the second of a series of articles that look at strategies deployed by major enterprise solution
vendors to attract the SMB decision makers and whether t (...)
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end user product scm:
The star above small and medium businesses (SMB) has never been so bright. CRM solution vendors are courting this market segment
extensively. Th...
Published:
2003-06-30
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ERP vendor UNIT4 has joined the discussion on the topic of its current state of affairs. Rather than pursuing the usual route
of writing analyses of major market trends, I’ve decided to ask vendors about their opinions and approaches. UNIT4 has joined
the discussion on the topic of its current state of (...)
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ERP vendor UNIT4 has joined the discussion on the topic of its current state of affairs. Rather than pursuing the usual route
of writing analyses o...
Published:
2010-08-04
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Abstract:
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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... acquire it does not go through at the end of the ... User
Recommendations. ... comprehensive functionality, updated technology, and greatly improved product
quality and ...
Published:
2004-01-06