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Inventory Optimization software recognizes that different industries have different inventory profiles and requirements.
Research has indicated that solutions are priced in a large range from tens of thousands of Dollars to millions of Dollars.
In this niche market sector, price is definitely not an ind (...)
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Inventory Optimization software recognizes that different industries have different inventory profiles and requirements. Research
has indicated th...
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2003-04-07
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SCM vendors are adding best of breed solutions to ERP product suites and are aggressively marketing this new functionality.
The SCM market has been growing so strongly that where SCM was once viewed as a means to gain competitive advantage, companies
now see it as a necessary extension of an ERP system, (...)
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SCM vendors are adding best of breed solutions to ERP product suites and are aggressively marketing this new functionality.
The SCM market has be...
Published:
2003-04-04
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Organizations today realize that although strategies focusing on outsourcing transportation, e-business and new distribution
models are important, these are all secondary in relation to what lies at the heart of any supply chain: INVENTORY. Although
firms have invested significantly in ERP and MRP syste (...)
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Organizations today realize that although strategies focusing on outsourcing transportation, e-business and new distribution
models are important,...
Published:
2003-04-05
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In an enterprise with multiple operating divisions, should the enterprise standardize on a single set of software? Recent
broadening of major ERP products’ scope and the advent of Web-based product architecture may tempt corporations to consider
deploying this concept. Although the enterprise can gener (...)
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In an enterprise with multiple operating divisions, should the enterprise standardize on a single set of software? Recent
broadening of major ERP ...
Published:
2002-06-01
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Falling somewhere between discrete and process manufacturing, mixed-mode manufacturers haven’t always been well served by
traditional discrete or process enterprise resource planning solutions. But that’s changing now, as mixed-mode manufacturers
finally have access to solutions that truly address th (...)
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Falling somewhere between discrete and process manufacturing, mixed-mode manufacturers haven’t always been well served by
traditional discrete or ...
Published:
2009-09-09
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An investment analysis focusing on enterprise resource planning (ERP) benefits frequently applies to those firms initially
justifying an ERP implementation. It can also be used to justify a 're-implementation' when the initial efforts have failed
to produce desired results. Reprinted from Maximizing You (...)
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An investment analysis focusing on enterprise resource planning (ERP) benefits frequently applies to those firms initially
justifying an ERP imple...
Published:
2004-02-13
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Inventory Optimization software recognizes that different industries have different inventory profiles and requirements.
Research has indicated that solutions are priced in a large range from tens of thousands of Dollars to millions of Dollars.
In this niche market sector, price is definitely not an ind (...)
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erp system solutions:
Inventory Optimization software recognizes that different industries have different inventory profiles and requirements. Research
has indicated th...
Published:
2003-04-07
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Abstract:
For global trade management solutions (GTM) one should never overlook the enterprise applications leader SAP, which in most
cases opts for in-house product delivery. (...)
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For global trade management solutions (GTM) one should never overlook the enterprise applications leader SAP, which in most
cases opts for in-hous...
Published:
2005-05-13
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You are currently using enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. You want to improve your warehouse management and operations
and are considering a warehouse management system (WMS) solution. However, there is significant overlap between ERP software
and a WMS regarding inventory-related functionalit (...)
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You are currently using enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. You want to improve your warehouse management and operations
and are consider...
Published:
2003-06-17
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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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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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ERP will be redefined as a platform for enabling e-business globally. Originally focused on automating internal processes
of an enterprise, ERP systems will include customer and supplier-centric processes as well. The conclusive evidence of this
redefinition is the move of all major ERP players into CRM (...)
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ERP will be redefined as a platform for enabling e-business globally. Originally focused on automating internal processes
of an enterprise, ERP sy...
Published:
2001-10-11
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Today's ERP Showdown pits Infor SyteLine vs. Exact Software Macola ES vs. QAD Enterprise Application, all aimed at medium-sized
businesses in the $250 million (USD)–plus range. Once again, we used TEC's ERP Evaluation Center to look at all eight standard
ERP modules… (...)
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Today's ERP Showdown pits Infor SyteLine vs. Exact Software Macola ES vs. QAD Enterprise Application, all aimed at medium-sized
businesses in the ...
Published:
2008-06-23
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I'm Larry Blitz, editor of Technology Evaluation Centers’ (TEC) Vendor Showdown series. Welcome to our latest: ERP - Distribution
Showdown. You’ll notice this one has a broader focus than Showdowns we’ve done in the past. Again we’ll be comparing three
vendor solutions head-to-head, but not just (...)
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I'm Larry Blitz, editor of Technology Evaluation Centers’ (TEC) Vendor Showdown series. Welcome to our latest: ERP - Distribution
Showdown. You’ll...
Published:
2008-05-23
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This buyer’s guide looks at how a comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can help address the major challenges
facing medium and large manufacturers today. Medium and large manufacturing companies face many challenges that threaten to
disrupt their operations, processes, and ultimately (...)
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... look at the major challenges facing medium and large manufacturers today, and how the use of a comprehensive
enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can help ...
Published:
2011-05-17
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Abstract:
While the recent initiatives by Microsoft Business Solutions to piecemeal bolster its product lines' SCM capabilities should
benefit users, a lot more cohesive SCM strategy is needed for Microsoft to truly permeate the SCM mid-market. (...)
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While the recent initiatives by Microsoft Business Solutions to piecemeal bolster its product lines' SCM capabilities
should benefit users, a lot ...
Published:
2003-12-01
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Are ERP workarounds a necessary evil? Are ERP workarounds avoidable? Two TEC analysts weigh in with their thoughts. And disagree.
Are ERP workarounds a terrific way of shooting yourself in the foot? TEC Analyst Gabriel Gheorghiu says “There’s no way to
avoid ERP workarounds. And yes, they’re a probl (...)
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Are ERP workarounds a necessary evil? Are ERP workarounds avoidable? Two TEC analysts weigh in with their thoughts. And disagree.
Are ERP workaroun...
Published:
2010-09-08
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Abstract:
Companies who build specifically for a customer have unique requirements that are often not understood or dealt with well
by some ERP vendors, particularly in the mid-market, who think that systems designed around volume manufacturing fit everywhere. (...)
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Companies who build specifically for a customer have unique requirements that are often not understood or dealt with well
by some ERP vendors, par...
Published:
2003-03-12
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Because product lifecycle management (PLM) offers a host of benefits to manufacturers, it has become one of the fastest growing
categories of enterprise applications. But a PLM system needs to work hand-in-hand with an enterprise resource planning system,
so how can an organization integrate these two e (...)
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Because product lifecycle management (PLM) offers a host of benefits to manufacturers, it has become one of the fastest growing
categories of ente...
Published:
2008-09-05
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This note discusses how a flexible and agile ERP system needs an adaptable architecture, how easy integration to 3rd-party
applications has become a key selling point for ERP vendors, and how extending ERP to the Internet stems from the intent of
many IT organizations not to reinvent the wheel in their s (...)
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This note discusses how a flexible and agile ERP system needs an adaptable architecture, how easy integration to 3rd-party
applications has become...
Published:
2001-04-20
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The intangible or non-financial benefits of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be viewed from several
perspectives. For illustrative purposes, the discussion will focus on the benefits for accounting, product and process design,
production, sales, and management information syste (...)
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The intangible or non-financial benefits of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be viewed from several
perspectives. For i...
Published:
2004-02-11