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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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end user software scm:
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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In an ideal world, we can have an exception free manufacturing operations. And for the most part, it will be a "management
by exception" operations with no constraints or bottlenecks to worry about. But in reality manufacturing is all about managing
constraints. A lot of constraints! This article discus (...)
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end user software scm:
In an ideal world, we can have an exception free manufacturing operations. And for the most part, it will be a "management
by exception" operation...
Published:
2004-07-24
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By acquiring a leading PSA vendor and deciding to go public, in addition to the new functional and technological enhancements
to its flagship lawson.insight suite due in August, Lawson Software continues to boldly challenge bigger competitors, primarily
PeopleSoft and Oracle. (...)
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By acquiring a leading PSA vendor and deciding to go public, in addition to the new functional and technological enhancements
to its flagship laws...
Published:
2001-07-31
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Abstract:
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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... Moreover, a common opinion on ERP and SCM software is that they ...
Functionality; End user ease-of-use; Integration to existing applications; Price; Performance;
...
Published:
2004-10-09
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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 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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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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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 software 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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The company must clearly articulate its plans and the timeline for integration for each of its products. Otherwise it may
face confusion and/or anxiety amongst both its current and potential customers as well as within its VARs. (...)
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The company must clearly articulate its plans and the timeline for integration for each of its products. Otherwise it may
face confusion and/or an...
Published:
2002-07-30
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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 software 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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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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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 software 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:
If you are implementing or considering Microsoft Axapta as your ERP system, or providing Axapta-related services, this note
provides an overall understanding of how the system fits together to run a business. (...)
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If you are implementing or considering Microsoft Axapta as your ERP system, or providing Axapta-related services, this note
provides an overall un...
Published:
2005-02-10
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Abstract:
J.D. Edwards recently announced support for financial reporting solutions from FRx Software. This software makes it possible
to consolidate information from multiple databases, platforms, and servers to provide a complete financial picture. (...)
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end user software scm:
JD Edwards recently announced support for financial reporting solutions from FRx Software. This software makes it possible
to consolidate inform...
Published:
2000-01-14
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Lawson Software, a major privately held provider of enterprise resource planning software, today announced the delivery of
its enterprise software applications for IBM's DB2 Universal Database. This availability extends Lawson's support of the IBM
DB2 Universal Database to encompass IBM Netfinity, RS/600 (...)
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end user software scm:
Lawson Software, a major privately held provider of enterprise resource planning software, today announced the delivery of
its enterprise software...
Published:
2000-01-10
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Although glitch-plagued software implementations are nothing new, the growing number of brand-name firms reporting big troubles
with their multimillion-dollar projects is starting to look like a Who's Who of the Fortune 500. (...)
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Although glitch-plagued software implementations are nothing new, the growing number of brand-name firms reporting big troubles
with their multimi...
Published:
1999-11-10
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Thanks, in part, to the fallout from the financial scandals of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and others, the corporate spotlight
is being refocused on the audit function. However, by waiting until systems are live and in production before applying an
audit regimen, you may miss an excellent opportunity to establ (...)
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Thanks, in part, to the fallout from the financial scandals of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and others, the corporate spotlight is
being refocused on the...
Published:
2003-10-20
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Abstract:
The company must clearly articulate its plans and the timeline for integration for each of its products. Otherwise it may
face confusion and/or anxiety amongst both its current and potential customers as well as within its VARs. (...)
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end user software scm:
The company must clearly articulate its plans and the timeline for integration for each of its products. Otherwise it may
face confusion and/or an...
Published:
2002-07-30
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Abstract:
Small and medium enterprises (SME) looking for software must understand their needs and articulate their expectations to
get what they want and need from software. (...)
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Small and medium enterprises (SME) looking for software must understand their needs and articulate their expectations to get
what they want and ne...
Published:
2005-10-17
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Abstract:
On December 1, System Software Associates, Inc., a global provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services,
announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended October 31, 1999. (...)
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On December 1, System Software Associates, Inc., a global provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services,
announced financia...
Published:
1999-12-15