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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Next R(E)volution of Lean. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. By seeing a business as a "value system" for customers, companies can shift lean strategic priorities towards
growth-oriented targets instead of cost-cutting. Instead o (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Next R(E)volution of Lean. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. By seeing...
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2010-03-11
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Begin at the End: a Good Lean Strategy Starts with Defining Your Ultimate Goal. Read Current White Paper for a Good Lean Strategy
Starts with Defining Your Ultimate Goal. You know the statistics—lean can shorten your lead times, reduce inventories, cut
operating costs, free up resources, and more. But c (...)
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Begin at the End: a Good Lean Strategy Starts with Defining Your Ultimate Goal. Read Current White Paper for a Good Lean Strategy
Starts with Defin...
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2010-03-11
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There is a new paradigm when it comes to evaluating ERP systems. With little difference between industry players' solutions,
the key is the longevity of the system, its usability, and total cost of ownership. (...)
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There is a new paradigm when it comes to evaluating ERP systems. With little difference between industry players' solutions,
the key is the longev...
Published:
2005-12-27
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You're a step ahead with TEC's Lean and Green Manufacturing Buyer's Guide. While the need for sustainable development is affecting
how organizations do business, the idea of environmental and corporate responsibility as value drivers is still relatively
new. Many companies are just beginning to adopt an a (...)
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You're a step ahead with TEC's Lean and Green Manufacturing Buyer's Guide. While the need for sustainable development
is affecting how organization...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Ramco Systems returned to Las Vegas for its annual user group meeting in North America in October of 2003. We review the
progress that Ramco has made on its promises to customers at the last user conference, the customers’ reactions to the progress,
and where Ramco and its customers will go from here. (...)
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Ramco Systems returned to Las Vegas for its annual user group meeting in North America in October of 2003. We review the progress
that Ramco has m...
Published:
2003-11-04
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The Strategic CFO. Read IT Reports Related To Strategic CFO. Financial pressures can strain even the most efficient and lean
company. So forward-thinking companies should now turn to the chief financial officer (CFO). The strategic CFO is equipped
with the tools, plans, and fiscal philosophy that can tra (...)
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The Strategic CFO. Read IT Reports Related To Strategic CFO. Financial pressures can strain even the most efficient and lean
company. So forward-th...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
You're a step ahead with TEC's Lean and Green Manufacturing Buyer's Guide. While the need for sustainable development is affecting
how organizations do business, the idea of environmental and corporate responsibility as value drivers is still relatively
new. Many companies are just beginning to adopt an a (...)
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You're a step ahead with TEC's Lean and Green Manufacturing Buyer's Guide. While the need for sustainable development
is affecting how organization...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Consult five ways to positively impact your customer retention and your business operations. Find the software information
you're looking for. Maintaining strong business performance and retaining loyal customers requires continual vigilance and
assessment. Establishing metrics that focus on value-added a (...)
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Consult five ways to positively impact your customer retention and your business operations. Find the software information
you're looking for. Main...
Published:
2010-03-11
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While lean/flow leverages practices to stay ahead of actual demand, traditional approaches better coordinate secondary, back-office
systems like accounting and HR. Moreover, flow should be a company-wide strategy that impacts more than manufacturing. (...)
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While lean/flow leverages practices to stay ahead of actual demand, traditional approaches better coordinate secondary, back-office
systems like a...
Published:
2004-01-15
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Configurability Strategy a Competitive Advantage. Download Free IT Research Reports on the Configurability Strategy. To gain
a competitive advantage, manufacturing companies that sell complex products are implementing a configurability strategy that
provides more options using fewer resources. Learn about (...)
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Configurability Strategy a Competitive Advantage. Download Free IT Research Reports on the Configurability Strategy. To gain
a competitive advantag...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Ensuring Food Safety and Brand Protection through Supply Chain Traceability.Reports and Other Software Program to Use In Your
System of Supply Chain Traceability. To ensure the safety of domestic and global food supplies, demands for brand protection
assurance are on the rise from customers in the food in (...)
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Ensuring Food Safety and Brand Protection through Supply Chain Traceability.Reports and Other Software Program to Use In Your
System of Supply Chai...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Microsoft announced plans to increase resources and provide new tools and offerings for MBS independent software vendors
(ISV) and value-added resellers (VAR). These efforts are designed to accelerate the MBS Group's partner-driven vertical strategy,
providing stronger opportunities for partners to align (...)
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Microsoft announced plans to increase resources and provide new tools and offerings for MBS independent software vendors (ISV)
and value-added res...
Published:
2005-08-24
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Managing assets needs to be done in a truly proactive approach, one that ties the management of physical assets to the corporate
objectives. The initial momentum to begin the sequence comes from the vision of a future state. This needs to clearly represent
the corporate objectives and goals, and expressi (...)
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... more than any other management initiative, asset management ... future
acceptable level of poor quality will be ... In stark contrast to conventional thinking
in field ...
Published:
2003-12-20
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MAPICS remains a customer-focused organization with the mantra of helping customers in select verticals become world-class
manufacturers. (...)
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MAPICS remains a customer-focused organization with the mantra of helping customers in select verticals become world-class
manufacturers.
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2003-10-11
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This PLM research note provides insight on the importance of business objectives when adopting PLM. This article presents
research findings on business objectives to adopt PLM based on software selection projects and surveys conducted by TEC. Drawing
and product documentation management, product collabora (...)
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... drawbacks such as delivery time, quality control, and ... expectation
when business users are thinking about adopting ... it comes to a specific PLM initiative
that an ...
Published:
2010-02-04
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World-Class Manufacturing helps maximize efficiency and productivity!Acquire Free White Papers or Case Studies Related To
lean manufacturing. What does it mean to be a world-class competitor? It means being successful in your market against any
competition—regardless of size or country of origin. It (...)
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The Seven Keys to World-class Manufacturing. Source: Infor. Document Type: White Paper.
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...
Published:
2004-11-09
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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...
Published:
2004-11-09
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To maximize the return on investment of a customer relationship management system, a new CRM best practices model should
be used. A point-based system, self-assessment model that emphasizes senior management leadership and the need to create a
culture consistent with CRM can lead to a deployment strategy (...)
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To maximize the return on investment of a customer relationship management system, a new CRM best practices model should be
used. A point-based sy...
Published:
2004-10-22
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Customer relationship management is a sophisticated set of customer-facing tools; however, its technology has outpaced the
management strategy used to implement it. Moreover, murky definitions and objectives have caused varying degrees of success
and failure to emerge from the same initiative. Clearly de (...)
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Customer relationship management is a sophisticated set of customer-facing tools; however, its technology has outpaced the
management strategy use...
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2004-10-21