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TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic examines new SAP products for supply chain executives to expand beyond the traditional
boundaries of SCM, PLM, and ERP. Major new SAP products are being released in the realms of supply chain management (SCM),
manufacturing execution systems (MES), and product lifecy (...)
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TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic examines new SAP products for supply chain executives to expand beyond the traditional
boundaries of SCM, PL...
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2012-02-28
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NetSuite Wholesale Distribution Edition v11.2 is now TEC Certified for online evaluation of enterprise resource planning
(ERP) solutions for distribution in the ERP Evaluation Center. The certification seal is a valuable indicator for organizations
relying on the integrity of TEC research for assistance (...)
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... Report Description: NetSuite Wholesale Distribution Edition v11.2 is now TEC Certified for online evaluation
of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions ...
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2012-02-27
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... North American manufacturing and distribution enterprise resource planning (ERP) products
... experts who need integrated shop floor control, manufacturing cost ...
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2012-02-27
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... By transcending and replacing disparate planning and performance management tools ...
performance breakthroughs, because from a single system (control tower, if you ...
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2012-02-21
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... opportunity for companies looking for a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution
... All products offer strong support for shop floor control, with scores ...
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2012-02-21
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TEC analyst Aleksey Osintsev explores the main reasons why manufacturers are staying away from the cloud and overturns them.
There is no shortage of cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software offerings nowadays, for almost any vertical
manufacturing market segment. But while cloud solutions a (...)
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TEC analyst Aleksey Osintsev explores the main reasons why manufacturers are staying away from the cloud and overturns them.
There is no shortage o...
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2012-02-20
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The retail experience is no longer limited to the showroom due to mobile and Web sales, social media, and complex pricing,
among other considerations. Read TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic’s article and see how Microsoft’s recently released
end-to-end retail solution, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 (...)
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The retail experience is no longer limited to the showroom due to mobile and Web sales, social media, and complex pricing,
among other considerati...
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2012-02-20
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In 2002, Bathstore conducted an assessment to determine if its IT infrastructure could support its growing business. At the
time, Bathstore consisted of 10 branches, with a new 80,000-square-foot warehouse due to open soon after. Bathstore quickly
determined that implementing a new IT system was essentia (...)
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Kerridge Commercial Systems Case Study: Bathstore. Source: Kerridge Commercial Systems. Document Type: Case Study Description:
In ...
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2012-02-17
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... Program Management offers greater control, governance, and guidance of programs with
a ... we have all seen that the enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers ...
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2012-02-15
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What has ToolsGroup, the expert in demand-driven SCP, been doing to address demand and supply variability? Read P.J. Jakovljevic’s
article and see how ToolsGroup has developed sophisticated software that analyzes demand history across multiple dimensions,
enabling companies to obtain more accurate fore (...)
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What has ToolsGroup, the expert in demand-driven SCP, been doing to address demand and supply variability? Read PJ Jakovljevic’s
article and see...
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2012-02-08
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To increase profits, many companies are turning to imported goods and materials due to lower manufacturing costs. However,
purchasing products from other countries contains many hidden costs. In this paper, PM War Stories, together with Pronto Software,
examines how to effectively track the total cost of (...)
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Total Cost of Goods Shipped: A Guide to Better Sourcing Decisions. Source: Pronto Software. Document Type: White Paper Description
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2012-02-06
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... global projects that involve many people needing to obtain data and control project
tasks at ... The software is strong in project resource planning and scheduling ...
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2012-02-06
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Is Ventyx a true "total solution provider" for energy and utility companies? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic discusses
Ventyx's strategy with its product marketing team. In 2012, there is still no such thing as a true “total solution provider”
for energy and utility companies. These companies j (...)
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Ventyx—Utilities’ One-Stop-Shop Provider? PJ Jakovljevic - February 2, 2012.
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2012-02-02
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... Product Data Management (PDM), Material Management. Product/Item Configurator, Product Costing. Shop
Floor Control. Production Planning. ...
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2012-01-30
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Most high-tech firms need to do a better job of capturing and sharing corporate and supply-chain data. Lean manufacturing
practitioners often use a process metric called “right first time on time” (RFTOT). It not only applies to delivery of components
and products moving through a value stream, but t (...)
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... and products moving through a value stream, but to delivery of information as well—product development,
forecasting, sales and operations planning, etc. ...
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2012-01-30
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To boost efficiency, run leaner, and drive down the cost of supply, many organizations are exploring inventory optimization—a
technique for improving operational inventory targets to address the realities of today’s highly complex, ever-evolving global
supply chains. This paper examines how the stoch (...)
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Inventory Optimization: A Technique for Improving Operational Inventory Targets. Source: SAP. Document Type: White Paper Description
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2012-01-27
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What do Einstein’s theory of relativity and quantum theory have to do with SYSPRO? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic
explains, as he discusses how SYSPRO has applied these famous physics theories to produce a ‘simply smarter’ ERP system and
comprehensive ERP framework for effective material, c (...)
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What do Einstein’s theory of relativity and quantum theory have to do with SYSPRO? TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic explains,
as he discusse...
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2012-01-23
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... Software has recently released a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) offering ...
to manufacturing companies looking for shop floor control, manufacturing cost ...
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2012-01-20
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Why are some companies still managing their prices with spreadsheets—and leaving their single most important profit lever
to such inadequate if not harmful practices? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic finds out and sits down with two vendor
execs to see how B2B pricing software allows companies to (...)
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Why are some companies still managing their prices with spreadsheets—and leaving their single most important profit lever
to such inadequate if no...
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2012-01-16
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TEC analyst Sherry Fox reviews some of the key features of current time tracking software and highlights some popular vendors.
Punch clocks, clock card machines, Bundy clocks, time recorders. Most organizations are opting for newer methods to track
their employees’ time and attendance. Today’s time tr (...)
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TEC analyst Sherry Fox reviews some of the key features of current time tracking software and highlights some popular vendors.
Punch clocks, clock ...
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2012-01-12