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Extended Enterprise Vision.Find Free IT Reports, Case Studies, and Other Resources Linked to the Extended Enterprise. Small
and medium enterprises (SMEs) are facing new challenges and opportunities. By linking people, processes, and workflows from
inside and outside your company, business management softw (...)
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Extended Enterprise Vision.Find Free IT Reports, Case Studies, and Other Resources Linked to the Extended Enterprise. Small
and medium enterprises ...
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2010-03-11
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About two-thirds of SoftBrands' revenue comes from its manufacturing division, which includes evolution, a platform neutral,
extended enterprise resource planning product, and DemandStream for lean automation. (...)
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About two-thirds of SoftBrands' revenue comes from its manufacturing division, which includes evolution, a platform neutral,
extended enterprise r...
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2006-03-01
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SSA Global seems to be doing some proper thinking while continuing to acquire new software companies. Recent unification
of its broadening collection of supply chain management (SCM) solutions under the SSA SCM brand and formation of a specialized
Strategic Solutions division--which also includes other e (...)
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SSA Global seems to be doing some proper thinking while continuing to acquire new software companies. Recent unification of
its broadening collect...
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2004-09-15
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The added value of both SSA Global and Infor is that existing users of relatively small and dubious ERP products should now
gain the benefits of synergistic software developments from other ERP siblings. (...)
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The added value of both SSA Global and Infor is that existing users of relatively small and dubious ERP products should now
gain the benefits of s...
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2006-05-02
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While the Strategic Unit team formation should help SSA Global to figure out how to fully integrate organizational structure
where employees are best integrated, service offerings best coordinated and cross-selling opportunities best tracked and pursued,
the vendor must continue to clarify the position a (...)
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While the Strategic Unit team formation should help SSA Global to figure out how to fully integrate organizational structure
where employees are b...
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2004-09-17
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Increasingly, every user company's success is contingent upon its ability to make an almost immediate finished product or
service delivery to customers. As supply chains become more dynamic and operate in near real-time, the lines between planning
and execution continue to blur, which bodes well for thei (...)
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Increasingly, every user company's success is contingent upon its ability to make an almost immediate finished product
or service delivery to cust...
Published:
2004-07-01
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Through its recently formed Strategic Solutions team, SSA Global might be showing that it is not just an ERP collector that
is living off milking its install base, but rather an extended enterprise applications provider that can appeal to both its
current and new users. (...)
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Through its recently formed Strategic Solutions team, SSA Global might be showing that it is not just an ERP collector that
is living off milking ...
Published:
2004-09-16
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The recent merger of Lawson Software and Intentia, two vendors of similar size, but servicing different markets, will complement
each other to become the largest enterprise applications supplier that is dedicated to the mid-market customer segment. (...)
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The recent merger of Lawson Software and Intentia, two vendors of similar size, but servicing different markets, will complement
each other to bec...
Published:
2005-10-25
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Although their consolidation appetite is not diminishing by any means, some major acquisition protagonists like SSA Global
and Infor seem to be showing signs of more deliberation and even restraint, rather than jumping the gun to indiscriminately
gain market share. (...)
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Although their consolidation appetite is not diminishing by any means, some major acquisition protagonists like SSA Global
and Infor seem to be sh...
Published:
2006-04-24
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ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization's underlying business processes - accounting/financial, manufacturing,
distribution, and human resources/payroll. (...)
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ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization's underlying business processes - accounting/financial, manufacturing,
distribution, and...
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2000-12-27
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Strategic Systems International (SSI) needs no special introduction to British process industries (such as consumer products
manufacturers and whisky distillers), but it largely remains a well-kept secret elsewhere. (...)
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Strategic Systems International (SSI) needs no special introduction to British process industries (such as consumer products
manufacturers and whi...
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2006-07-24
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The worsening plight of most ERP vendors, caused by the market slowdown, which started in the fourth quarter of 1998, continued
in full force throughout 1999. The market size for 1999, with the 4th quarter yet to be reported, is estimated at $18.5B-$19.5B
(12%-16% growth over 1998), with sales expected t (...)
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The worsening plight of most ERP vendors, caused by the market slowdown, which started in the fourth quarter of 1998, continued
in full force thro...
Published:
1999-01-01
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Intentia, Fujitsu Glovia, QAD, and SSA Global's solutions supporting lean manufacturing are examined. Which areas the extended
enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors excel in depends on their original ERP system's suitability for repetitive versus
to-order environments. (...)
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Intentia, Fujitsu Glovia, QAD, and SSA Global's solutions supporting lean manufacturing are examined. Which areas the
extended enterprise resource...
Published:
2006-02-20
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Webplan believes its offering should benefit many departments within a manufacturing organization. When it comes to operations
and manufacturing, the benefit is in getting the right information to the right people and ensuring the results of decisions
align with goals and objectives. (...)
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Webplan believes its offering should benefit many departments within a manufacturing organization. When it comes to operations
and manufacturing, ...
Published:
2004-07-02
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Infor cites continued organic growth, license revenue from new customers, and install base cross-selling and up-selling as
key growth drivers for the group. The acquisition of Formation Systems and Geac can only fuel Infor growth. (...)
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Infor cites continued organic growth, license revenue from new customers, and install base cross-selling and up-selling as
key growth drivers for ...
Published:
2006-05-01
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Manufacturers today need to react quickly in order to remain efficient and competitive, given that the biggest problem they
face is that change is the only constant in manufacturing. For those who are lucky, only minor changes will happen between
the "as planned" and "as executed" worlds. (...)
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Manufacturers today need to react quickly in order to remain efficient and competitive, given that the biggest problem they
face is that change is...
Published:
2004-06-17
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Tools under the business intelligence (BI) umbrella combine to convert data into information, and information into decisions
for action. Dashboards and scorecards are two such tools. Though often confused, they have functional difference, especially
in modern BI suites. (...)
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... and systems that play a key role in the strategic planning process
of ... complex nor expensive to deploy (compared to their extended enterprise
resource planning ...
Published:
2005-06-28
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Supply chain planning vendors have moved beyond enterprise planning to solutions that encompass the whole supply chain. Companies
like Kinaxis are using enterprise response management to manage events and responses as they occur and align results at the
point-of-action. (...)
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Supply chain planning vendors have moved beyond enterprise planning to solutions that encompass the whole supply chain. Companies
like Kinaxis are...
Published:
2005-12-09
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The latest acquisitions of SSA Global indicate a new phase in the vendor's acquisition strategy and development cycle, and
are furthering its goal to be number three (after SAP and Oracle) in the world of enterprise resource planning vendors. (...)
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The latest acquisitions of SSA Global indicate a new phase in the vendor's acquisition strategy and development cycle,
and are furthering its goal...
Published:
2006-04-26
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Within recent years, enterprise resource planning (ERP) has been redefined as a platform for enabling collaborative e-business
globally. Originally focused on automating internal processes of an enterprise, extended ERP systems increasingly include
customer and supplier-centric processes. (...)
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Within recent years, enterprise resource planning (ERP) has been redefined as a platform for enabling collaborative e-business
globally. Originall...
Published:
2004-04-03