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As an enterprise’s data grows in volume and complexity, a comprehensive data quality strategy is imperative to providing
a reliable business intelligence environment. This article looks at issues in data quality and how they can be addressed. (...)
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... to emphasize the quality of data that is used for analysis and subsequent decision making.
... Master data management is growing in importance and relevance. ...
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2009-07-17
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Information technology organizations are faced with the challenge of managing a host of diverse enterprise applications,
and the need to evaluate application metrics and performance. To address this challenge, it is worth considering application
portfolio management solutions. (...)
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Information technology organizations are faced with the challenge of managing a host of diverse enterprise applications, and
the need to evaluate ...
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2006-05-15
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IT Investment Decision Making: Getting to 'Yes' Read White Papers and Other Software for Your Investigation of IT Investment
Decision Making. Many technology sales cycles get bogged down in the IT department. But while it is unlikely that a sale will
get anywhere without IT management buy-in, IT approval (...)
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IT Investment Decision Making: Getting to 'Yes' Read White Papers and Other Software for Your Investigation of IT
Investment Decision Making. Many ...
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2010-03-11
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Enterprises that have manufacturing or plant-level intelligence systems can be guided through the forking paths of exception-based
decision-making. Not only will they be better prepared for unplanned events, but they will also know how their responses will
impact the company. (...)
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Enterprises that have manufacturing or plant-level intelligence systems can be guided through the forking paths of exception-based
decision-making...
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2005-12-20
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With its third installation at Lanier Worldwide, Provia Software marks the 500th implementation of its VIAWARE application
suite. (...)
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With its third installation at Lanier Worldwide, Provia Software marks the 500th implementation of its VIAWARE application
suite.
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2000-09-14
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Solid financial reporting applications are as different from run-of-the-mill reporting tools as financial accountancy is
from bookkeeping. Organizations routinely use common reporting tools for management accounting. But financial reporting applications
can elaborate financial statements for external use (...)
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Solid financial reporting applications are as different from run-of-the-mill reporting tools as financial accountancy is from
bookkeeping. Organiz...
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2011-06-14
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There has been a hubbub in the public sector, with all major players fiercely competing and eventually winning important
new federal contracts, primarily for components of enterprise applications. This strong government interest in ERP applications
might explain a number of recent pundits’ retractions (...)
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There has been a hubbub in the public sector, with all major players fiercely competing and eventually winning important new
federal contracts, pr...
Published:
2001-06-21
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There remains no shortage of experts and solutions that purport to have the keys to improving your supply chain. However,
executives who bear bottom line responsibility for the performance of the enterprise would do well to evaluate every potential
new program from the perspective outlined here. (...)
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There remains no shortage of experts and solutions that purport to have the keys to improving your supply chain. However,
executives who bear bot...
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2002-11-13
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Business Intelligence for Process Industries: Actionable Insights for Business Decision Makers. Download Free Technology Research
Guides Linked to Business Intelligence for Process Industries. The IT investments that have allowed firms in process industries
to increase the efficiency of their operations a (...)
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Business Intelligence for Process Industries: Actionable Insights for Business Decision Makers. Download Free Technology Research
Guides Linked to ...
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2010-03-11
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Business Management Software. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. For most companies, changing accounting software is a daunting challenge. Not only is transitioning the accounting
function to a new software package tricky in itself, (...)
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... Introduction: Preparation Is a Major Element in Making the Right Decision.
... This may sound trivial, but many companies change systems as a result of growth ...
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2010-03-11
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Knowledge Based Selections allow companies to truly reach an optimum and justifiable technology decision. Knowledge Based
Selections have several unique characteristics that enable a company to rapidly and effectively marry internal business requirements
with a myriad of vendor attributes that relate to (...)
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Knowledge Based Selections allow companies to truly reach an optimum and justifiable technology decision. Knowledge Based
Selections have several...
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2001-03-14
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Data Integration: Creating a Trustworthy Data Foundation for Business Intelligence. Find Free Guides and Other Solutions to
Define Your Implementation In Relation To Data Integration and Business Intelligence. If you can’t see how your business is
performing, how can you make the right decisions? For a (...)
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Data Integration: Creating a Trustworthy Data Foundation for Business Intelligence. Find Free Guides and Other Solutions to
Define Your Implementat...
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2010-03-11
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Master Data Management: Extracting Value from Your Most Important Intangible Asset. Secure Documents and Other Software Program
to Use In Your Complex System and Your Master Data Management. In a 2006 SAP survey, 93 percent of respondents experienced
data management issues during their most recent project (...)
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... Discover the importance of master data and how the ideal master data management (MDM)
solution can help your business get it under control. ...
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2010-03-11
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Since supply chains, by definition, are about the end-to-end inter-enterprise process, we highlight the growing importance
of looking outside your four walls when thinking about supply chain performance management. If you are overwhelmed by the
number of supply chain measures you are tracking, it’s bet (...)
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Since supply chains, by definition, are about the end-to-end inter-enterprise process, we highlight the growing importance
of looking outside your...
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2005-05-20
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Get hooked on strategic considerations for evaluating enterprise performance management (EPM) solutions. Download this white
paper. Absolutely free! Consolidation in the enterprise performance management (EPM) market has led to a glut of misleading,
and sometimes overstated, vendor claims. This has served (...)
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... IBM. "Few areas are more important to business performance than your decision-making
ability.Performance managers use metrics, plans and reports to make better ...
Published:
2010-06-23
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Combining deep analytics with BI solution functionality, expanding in certain verticals, and by acquiring several well thought
out companies, have been key for SAS to further entrench itself in the market. (...)
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Combining deep analytics with BI solution functionality, expanding in certain verticals, and by acquiring several well thought
out companies, have...
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2005-08-11
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... so minimizing it is of the utmost importance. ... time field data with
automatic decision-making algorithms, service ... It may sound
impersonal, but time will likely ...
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2010-04-21
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There remains no shortage of experts and solutions that purport to have the keys to improving your supply chain. However,
executives who bear bottom line responsibility for the performance of the enterprise would do well to evaluate every potential
new program from the perspective outlined here. (...)
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importance of sound decision making:
There remains no shortage of experts and solutions that purport to have the keys to improving your supply chain. However,
executives who bear bot...
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2002-11-13
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Powerful strategies for taking charge of your ERP System.Read Free White Papers or Case Studies Related To Avoid the 8 Implementation
Sins. As global economies become more uncertain, companies face increasing pressure to remain competitive. While an enterprise
resource planning (ERP) system can help, it (...)
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Optimize Your ERP System: How to Avoid Implementation Sins. Source: Sage. Document Type: White Paper Description: As global
economies ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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An effective business case must link CRM with achieving organizational objectives; but this step is just the beginning. Credibility
implies that the document clearly delineates assumptions regarding cause and effect plus the mechanism that will be used to
assess results and declare success. (...)
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An effective business case must link CRM with achieving organizational objectives; but this step is just the beginning. Credibility
implies that t...
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2004-11-09