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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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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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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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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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Intense product architecture rejuvenation, functional enhancements cycles, and market consolidation exert pressure on all
mid-market vendors offering ERP and warehouse management solutions. Adonix must carefully allot research and development funds
and screen its new assets to increase its competitive ed (...)
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Intense product architecture rejuvenation, functional enhancements cycles, and market consolidation exert pressure on all
mid-market vendors offer...
Published:
2005-09-22
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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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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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As componentization and Web services mature, packaged software will be less rigid and easier to adjust to unique practices--
thereby gaining some of the benefit of the custom approach. Although an enterprise can generate many benefits from standardization,
it may also create other issues that may often r (...)
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As componentization and Web services mature, packaged software will be less rigid and easier to adjust to unique practices--
thereby gaining some ...
Published:
2004-05-22
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Mid-market enterprises might benefit from objectively evaluating the value propositions represented in successful next-generation
applications service providers (ASP). (...)
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Mid-market enterprises might benefit from objectively evaluating the value propositions represented in successful next-generation
applications ser...
Published:
2004-05-19
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Radio frequency identification or RFID has a potential of becoming a new technology inflection point. It can be a missing
piece in the long-lasting puzzle of squeezing excess inventory out of supply chains, but only when (and if) it reaches a critical
mass of adoption and maturity over the next several y (...)
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Radio frequency identification or RFID has a potential of becoming a new technology inflection point. It can be a missing
piece in the long-lastin...
Published:
2004-04-23
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The integration solutions market will be an interesting area of growth. IBS has an attractive offer for companies with complex
and expensive business software at the group and headquarters level, wanting to lower costs and quicken implementation in
their subsidiaries. (...)
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The integration solutions market will be an interesting area of growth. IBS has an attractive offer for companies with complex
and expensive busin...
Published:
2005-09-08
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Follow up with analysis on the recent executive panel titled "The Future of Enterprise Software and How It Impacts Your Profitability"
at the recent IFS Executive Forum. (...)
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Follow up with analysis on the recent executive panel titled "The Future of Enterprise Software and How It Impacts Your
Profitability" at the rece...
Published:
2004-05-17
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Small and medium businesses wanting the benefits of business intelligence (BI) without having to implement a large enterprise
system may find a viable option in Excel-based BI and analytics tools that leverage add-in applications from vendors.
(...)
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Small and medium businesses wanting the benefits of business intelligence (BI) without having to implement a large enterprise
system may find a vi...
Published:
2005-06-22
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PeopleSoft manufacturing customers and J.D. Edwards customers in service industries should assess the vendor's product plans
given these customers might benefit if PeopleSoft shares functions between the product sets. (...)
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... SCM Wherewithal Part Four: Challenges and User Recommendations. ...
To that end, Enterprise One is the general ... their product through the XPI technology,
and should ...
Published:
2004-01-28
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Baan's viability is no longer an issue. Baan's rejuvenated management team has done a praiseworthy job of bringing the company
back to health while concurrently unveiling a new product release that can compete with the other products in the market.
Challenges however remain. (...)
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Baan's viability is no longer an issue. Baan's rejuvenated management team has done a praiseworthy job of bringing
the company back to health whil...
Published:
2002-02-22
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J.D. Edwards believes in the possibilities (both in terms of technology and sell-ability) of Collaborative Commerce. How
far have they gotten in that vision? Are they a good bet if you also have visions of C-Commerce dancing in your head? (...)
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JD Edwards believes in the possibilities (both in terms of technology and sell-ability) of Collaborative Commerce. How far
have they gotten in ...
Published:
2001-09-18
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For retailers and the other vertical industries, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags present enormous opportunities
to improve supply chain operations, since real-time inventory control, tracking, and alerting capabilities could be very important
advantages of RFID. As tagged inventory goes throug (...)
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For retailers and the other vertical industries, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags present enormous opportunities
to improve supply chain...
Published:
2004-04-22
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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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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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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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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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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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Abstract:
If your data does not reflect reality, the system can never be effective. In today’s world of collaboration, showing a trading
partner dirty data is giving them the wrong message and tearing down the trust called for in a collaborating partnership. (...)
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If your data does not reflect reality, the system can never be effective. In today’s world of collaboration, showing a trading
partner dirty data ...
Published:
2003-07-04
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ROI System is definitely a "user's vendor" that should raise the bar for customer care best practices amongst its competitors. (...)
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ROI System is definitely a "user's vendor" that should raise the bar for customer care best practices amongst
its competitors.
Published:
2003-06-04