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The textile industry is famous for its very different characteristics when compared to industries in either process or discrete
manufacturing. Developing production planning and scheduling software for any textile mill is a real challenge even for seasoned
industry experts. This article focuses on some o (...)
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The textile industry is famous for its very different characteristics when compared to industries in either process or discrete
manufacturing. Dev...
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2004-09-27
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Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production
capacity for calculating quantities of raw material and work in progress (WIP) requirements or infinite quantities of raw
and WIP materials for calculating production capacity. There a (...)
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Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software
which assume either infinite production capacity for calculating ...
Published:
2004-10-12
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In an ideal world, we can have an exception free manufacturing operations. And for the most part, it will be a "management
by exception" operations with no constraints or bottlenecks to worry about. But in reality manufacturing is all about managing
constraints. A lot of constraints! This article discus (...)
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In an ideal world, we can have an exception free manufacturing operations. And for the most part, it will be a "management
by exception" operation...
Published:
2004-07-24
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Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production
capacity for calculating quantities of raw material and work in progress (WIP) requirements or infinite quantities of raw
and WIP materials for calculating production capacity. There a (...)
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production planning software:
Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software
which assume either infinite production capacity for calculating ...
Published:
2004-10-12
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Mature sales and operations planning (S&OP) is more than a sales forecasting or tactical planning tool. S&OP is a decision-making
mechanism for aligning strategic plans with sales, operational, and financial plans. Download this TEC executive brief for
pointers on selecting an S&OP system, information ab (...)
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... bring you up to speed and keep you up to date with changes in the enterprise software
landscape. How to Select a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) System. ...
Published:
2010-09-08
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SCT Corporation is taking its new business-to-business software solution supply chain for process manufacturers and distributors
on a road trip. Find out first impressions of its bold entry into Internet B2B. (...)
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SCT Corporation is taking its new business-to-business software solution supply chain for process manufacturers and distributors
on a road trip. F...
Published:
2000-02-23
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The supply chain planning market will top $2.5 billion in 2000, driven in large part by the needs of Internet customer fulfillment. (...)
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The supply chain planning market will top $2.5 billion in 2000, driven in large part by the needs of Internet customer fulfillment.
Published:
2000-04-04
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Thanks, in part, to the fallout from the financial scandals of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and others, the corporate spotlight
is being refocused on the audit function. However, by waiting until systems are live and in production before applying an
audit regimen, you may miss an excellent opportunity to establ (...)
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Thanks, in part, to the fallout from the financial scandals of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and others, the corporate spotlight is
being refocused on the...
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2003-10-20
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Read this guide to discrete ERP functions & features to determine which discrete ERP features are a high priority for your
manufacturing organization. This reference guide provides insight into the discrete manufacturing ERP features and functions
currently available on today’s market. It will help you (...)
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Read this guide to discrete ERP functions & features to determine which discrete ERP features are a high priority for
your manufacturing organizati...
Published:
2010-02-25
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The face of business is rapidly evolving from traditional brick-and-mortar facades to electronic ones. While web businesses
spend considerable effort in polishing Internet front ends with sophisticated graphics and animation, they must also give
attention to back end fulfillment operations. Invisible to (...)
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The face of business is rapidly evolving from traditional brick-and-mortar facades to electronic ones. While web businesses
spend considerable eff...
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1999-11-01
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Invensys has created a new group within its Production Management Division called Invensys Production Solutions. The group
includes the PRISM and Protean process ERP products plus the resources of Invensys Validation Services group. While the unit
should have much strength, it also has certain liabilit (...)
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Invensys has created a new group within its Production Management Division called Invensys Production Solutions. The group
includes the PRISM and...
Published:
2003-05-13
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Cover-time planning (CTP) is a "pull" system, but with the intent of planning and not merely waiting for the execution time
to act. (...)
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Cover-time planning (CTP) is a "pull" system, but with the intent of planning and not merely waiting for the execution
time to act.
Published:
2005-08-09
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Logility’s flagging revenues might cause day traders to panic and throw all their money into i2 stock, but cooler heads (and
current customers) should not be overly concerned. (...)
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Logility’s flagging revenues might cause day traders to panic and throw all their money into i2 stock, but cooler heads (and
current customers) sh...
Published:
2000-09-11
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SAP has gained connectivity to virtually any source on the plant floor and analytical functionality through its acquisition
of Lighthammer's products for plant intelligence. SAP users in the process of evaluating plant intelligence solutions should
seriously consider Lighthammer. (...)
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SAP has gained connectivity to virtually any source on the plant floor and analytical functionality through its acquisition
of Lighthammer's produ...
Published:
2006-02-07
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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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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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Aspen Technology recently acquired Petrolsoft Corporation, a maker of software for downstream refining distribution and replenishment. (...)
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Aspen Technology recently acquired Petrolsoft Corporation, a maker of software for downstream refining distribution and replenishment.
Published:
2000-06-22
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About two-thirds of SoftBrands' revenue comes from its manufacturing division, which includes the Classic Fourth Shift solution
and Fourth Shift Edition for SAP Business One, the result of a joint initiative to integrate Fourth Shift functionality with
SAP Business One. (...)
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About two-thirds of SoftBrands' revenue comes from its manufacturing division, which includes the Classic Fourth Shift
solution and Fourth Shift E...
Published:
2006-02-28
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While enterprise applications solutions are moving closer to the plant floor, and plant-level systems are moving closer to
enterprise planning application functionality, these systems will not likely converge anytime soon, because they use different
technologies and have different user requirements. (...)
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While enterprise applications solutions are moving closer to the plant floor, and plant-level systems are moving closer to
enterprise planning app...
Published:
2008-03-28
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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...
Published:
2006-03-01
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Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition
of mid-to-large ERP system developer J.D. Edwards this summer, and most recently demand flow and lean manufacturing software
solution from JCIT, might indicate some deep though (...)
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Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition
of mid-to-large ERP...
Published:
2004-01-27