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Best Practices in Extending ERP : a Buyer's Guide to ERP versus Best-of-breed Decisions. Download RFP Templates and Other
Software to Define Your Self-assessment about ERP and Best-of-breed Decisions. The trade-off between best-of-breed functionality
and ease of integration is no longer so simple. Enterpr (...)
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Best Practices in Extending ERP : a Buyer's Guide to ERP versus Best-of-breed Decisions. Download RFP Templates and Other
Software to Define Your S...
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2010-03-11
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Integrated Development Enterprise (IDe)'s IDeWeb 5.3 is a product portfolio management best-of-breed solution for new product
development. It is tailored to discrete and process manufacturers in the electronics, food and beverage, specialty chemicals,
and telecommunications sectors. (...)
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Integrated Development Enterprise (IDe)'s IDeWeb 5.3 is a product portfolio management best-of-breed solution for new
product development. It is t...
Published:
2006-02-08
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There are two types of extract transform and load (ETL) vendors. Business intelligence (BI) vendors integrate ETL functionality
into their overall BI framework, while best-of-breed data integration vendors, who provide enhanced ETL functionality, have
an increased focus on data cleansing and integrity. (...)
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plm small business versus best of breed decisions:
There are two types of extract transform and load (ETL) vendors. Business intelligence (BI) vendors integrate ETL functionality
into their overall...
Published:
2006-03-07
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Collaboration and interoperability are critical where multiple business units reside under one larger corporation, or where
there is a requirement to integrate the system into a disparate system when a business-to-business or business-to-consumer
extension is part of the business model. (...)
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Collaboration and interoperability are critical where multiple business units reside under one larger corporation, or where
there is a requirement...
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2006-09-20
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Lately demand-driven supply networks (DDSN) are a much talked about topic, yet little is written about SMBs and DDSN. By
understanding the basics of DDSN, and through selective implementation, SMBs can experience the agility, adaptability, and
alignment of DDSN. (...)
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Lately demand-driven supply networks (DDSN) are a much talked about topic, yet little is written about SMBs and DDSN. By understanding
the basics ...
Published:
2005-10-10
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The dot-com revolution has left few impressions as significant as the hosted software phenomenon. In fact, its success has
caused many organizations with reservations about hosted solutions to think twice. So what exactly are its advantages and
disadvantages? (...)
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plm small business versus best of breed decisions:
The dot-com revolution has left few impressions as significant as the hosted software phenomenon. In fact, its success has
caused many organizatio...
Published:
2006-07-07
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Maintaining an effective supply chain is clearly an integral part of a manufacturing company’s livelihood. Using Web-enabled
tools, the enterprise is able to transform the procurement function of its supply chain from a cost center to a powerful business
unit. (...)
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Maintaining an effective supply chain is clearly an integral part of a manufacturing company’s livelihood. Using Web-enabled
tools, the enterprise...
Published:
2002-10-24
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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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plm small business versus best of breed decisions:
There remains no shortage of experts and solutions that purport to have the keys to improving your supply chain. However,
executives who bear bot...
Published:
2002-11-13
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Make sure that what you select now will keep abreast of the technology changes in the future. It may sometimes be more beneficial
to implement the right solution slowly than to rush the wrong one into place. (...)
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plm small business versus best of breed decisions:
Make sure that what you select now will keep abreast of the technology changes in the future. It may sometimes be more beneficial
to implement the...
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2004-05-12
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French integrator Cap Gemini has announced that it may buy the business consulting division of Big 5 firm, Ernst & Young.
The deal would create an $8.5 billion global consulting giant. (...)
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French integrator Cap Gemini has announced that it may buy the business consulting division of Big 5 firm, Ernst & Young.
The deal would create an...
Published:
1999-12-08
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Implementing information technology (IT) governance means using a structure of relationships and processes to direct an organization.
Some project portfolio management (PPM) vendors have adopted the IT governance mantra to differentiate their solutions from
those offered by the enterprise resource planni (...)
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Implementing information technology (IT) governance means using a structure of relationships and processes to direct an organization.
Some project...
Published:
2005-12-13
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. In this part of the article we review 3 vendors
who offer products to the PLM market - IDe, Thetis, and PDM (...)
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plm small business versus best of breed decisions:
In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the righ...
Published:
2003-05-26
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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 more cohesive SCM strategy is needed for Microsoft to truly permeate the SCM mid-market. (...)
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plm small business versus best of breed decisions:
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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Material requirements planning is a system that strives to plan replenishment just before a withdrawal from stock, which
does not work in some manufacturing environments. (...)
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Material requirements planning is a system that strives to plan replenishment just before a withdrawal from stock, which does
not work in some man...
Published:
2005-08-08
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Biomet, a manufacturer of orthopedic medical products needed to support its worldwide need for sales information. (...)
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Biomet, a manufacturer of orthopedic medical products needed to support its worldwide need for sales information.
Published:
2001-09-25
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On October 27, MAPICS, Inc. reported revenues and net income for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 1999.
For fiscal 1999, total revenues amounted to $134.7 million compared with $129.7 million in fiscal 1998. Net income for the
year totaled $13.2 million, or $0.62 per share (diluted) (...)
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On October 27, MAPICS, Inc. reported revenues and net income for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 1999.
For fiscal 1999, tot...
Published:
1999-11-03
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In both retail and consumer goods sectors, the gap between winners and losers widens every day. What is it about the winners
that make them more and more successful, extending their lead every quarter? (...)
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plm small business versus best of breed decisions:
In both retail and consumer goods sectors, the gap between winners and losers widens every day. What is it about the winners
that make them more a...
Published:
2005-03-18
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While smaller businesses must be attuned to what their larger customers and trading partners require, and thus consider the
Microsoft Business Network (MBN) as a relatively simple and inexpensive way to support those customers' demands, MBN is only
a small part of the trading relationship equation. (...)
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While smaller businesses must be attuned to what their larger customers and trading partners require, and thus consider the
Microsoft Business Net...
Published:
2003-12-02
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Having traditionally done implementations via their product delivery organization, IFS and Intentia also have long exhibited
a focus on product quality and customer satisfaction, which manifests into a lasting relationship with each client. However
like other enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply (...)
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plm small business versus best of breed decisions:
Having traditionally done implementations via their product delivery organization, IFS and Intentia also have long exhibited
a focus on product qu...
Published:
2004-03-17
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The central premise of price segmentation, especially in business-to-business environments, is that pricing should be consistent
for similar deals. The process quantifies similarity by empirically determining which deal circumstances affect price response,
enabling companies to benchmark prices against s (...)
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plm small business versus best of breed decisions:
The central premise of price segmentation, especially in business-to-business environments, is that pricing should be consistent
for similar deals...
Published:
2007-05-25