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Abstract:
To provide useful financial insight on projects, financial managers need to think about business strategy more like a series
of options than a single projected cash flow. While the concepts of options are certainly familiar to most executives, the
trick to valuing strategic choices lies in the complex an (...)
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To provide useful financial insight on projects, financial managers need to think about business strategy more like a series
of options than a sin...
Published:
1999-10-01
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Abstract:
In contrast to traditionally investing in automation technologies for better use of tangible assets, enterprises have begun
to invest in optimizing human capital. Human capital management, or talent management, is a set of human resources practices
focusing on the acquisition, management, and optimizatio (...)
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In contrast to traditionally investing in automation technologies for better use of tangible assets, enterprises have begun
to invest in optimizin...
Published:
2009-08-28
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Abstract:
The human resources (HR) department can—and should—deliver contributions to the organization's bottom line. Through technologies
and service providers, HR can move from being merely a cost center to being an essential component for achieving corporate
objectives. (...)
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The human resources (HR) department can—and should—deliver contributions to the organization's bottom line. Through technologies
and service provi...
Published:
2006-06-05
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Design and implementation service company Razorfish announced its acquisition of broadband and user experience firms. (...)
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Design and implementation service company Razorfish announced its acquisition of broadband and user experience firms.
Published:
1999-12-03
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Through its recently formed Strategic Solutions team, SSA Global might be showing that it is not just an ERP collector that
is living off milking its install base, but rather an extended enterprise applications provider that can appeal to both its
current and new users. (...)
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Through its recently formed Strategic Solutions team, SSA Global might be showing that it is not just an ERP collector that
is living off milking ...
Published:
2004-09-16
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Abstract:
Collaboration between Amdocs and SAS, if truly committed to by both, should make it possible to collect and analyze information
stored in these Amdocs' systems, and deliver the conclusions and recommendations to the operator's decision-makers in the
form of graphs and practical reports. (...)
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Collaboration between Amdocs and SAS, if truly committed to by both, should make it possible to collect and analyze information
stored in these Am...
Published:
2005-08-05
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Despite its product's notable functional scope, Centive is committed to being the leader in on demand sales compensation
management. The vendor believes it now has sufficient resources to fund research and development, as well as business initiatives. (...)
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Despite its product's notable functional scope, Centive is committed to being the leader in on demand sales compensation
management. The vendor be...
Published:
2007-05-09
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Abstract:
The A2i acquisition will in the short term bring together two complementary e-commerce products that should help retailers,
manufacturers, and suppliers manage and sell their products to other companies and customers on-line. (...)
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The A2i acquisition will in the short term bring together two complementary e-commerce products that should help retailers,
manufacturers, and sup...
Published:
2004-12-04
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Abstract:
Previously price management was an overlooked area by vendors because they lacked the native capabilities to meet this need.
However, through partnerships and acquisitions, they are creating viable products, which are enabling enterprises to see greater
return. (...)
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Previously price management was an overlooked area by vendors because they lacked the native capabilities to meet this need.
However, through part...
Published:
2006-05-03
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Abstract:
Business Engine provides best-of-breed PPM functionality for internal IT departments, focusing on financial governance. For
organizations seeking flexible workflow and IT governance capabilities, BEN delivers functionality in the financial services,
health care, government, manufacturing, telecommunicati (...)
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strategic capabilities:
Business Engine provides best-of-breed PPM functionality for internal IT departments, focusing on financial governance. For
organizations seeking ...
Published:
2006-03-24
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Infor cites continued organic growth, license revenue from new customers, and install base cross-selling and up-selling as
key growth drivers for the group. The acquisition of Formation Systems and Geac can only fuel Infor growth. (...)
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Infor cites continued organic growth, license revenue from new customers, and install base cross-selling and up-selling as
key growth drivers for ...
Published:
2006-05-01
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With Infor Human Capital Management (HCM) 3.0, Infor has combined transactional and strategic human resources functionality
with planned integration to its flagship enterprise resource planning and extensions solutions, so that customers can better
align HCM initiatives with overall business strategy. (...)
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With Infor Human Capital Management (HCM) 3.0, Infor has combined transactional and strategic human resources functionality
with planned integrati...
Published:
2006-10-12
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors do battle to win business and Epicor is leveraging Microsoft's technology to deliver
a mid-market solution to services industries. Despite Microsoft's competing ERP offering, Epicor continues to build a Microsoft-centric
solution with its partners' support. (...)
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors do battle to win business and Epicor is leveraging Microsoft's technology to
deliver a mid-market solut...
Published:
2007-06-04
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Abstract:
Companies that took an early adopter approach to PLM are beginning to show significant reductions in new product introduction
lead times and to benefit from meaningful cost savings by executing a series of focused, high return projects (...)
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... parametric search capabilities can be implemented in order to allow designers to search
existing items before creating new ones. Strategic sourcing initiatives ...
Published:
2003-12-21
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Abstract:
Despite its product's notable functional scope, Centive is committed to being the leader in on demand sales compensation
management. The vendor believes it now has sufficient resources to fund research and development, as well as business initiatives. (...)
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strategic capabilities:
Despite its product's notable functional scope, Centive is committed to being the leader in on demand sales compensation
management. The vendor be...
Published:
2007-05-09
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Abstract:
In order to avoid sinking into oblivion following its recent acquisition, System Software Associates (SSA) has recently made
decisive moves to put itself back on the global enterprise business solutions map. Renaming itself as SSA Global Technologies
in August was one of the moves. Will the market give i (...)
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In order to avoid sinking into oblivion following its recent acquisition, System Software Associates (SSA) has recently made
decisive moves to put...
Published:
2000-12-01
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Abstract:
While the Strategic Unit team formation should help SSA Global to figure out how to fully integrate organizational structure
where employees are best integrated, service offerings best coordinated and cross-selling opportunities best tracked and pursued,
the vendor must continue to clarify the position a (...)
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strategic capabilities:
While the Strategic Unit team formation should help SSA Global to figure out how to fully integrate organizational structure
where employees are b...
Published:
2004-09-17
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Abstract:
SSA Global seems to be doing some proper thinking while continuing to acquire new software companies. Recent unification
of its broadening collection of supply chain management (SCM) solutions under the SSA SCM brand and formation of a specialized
Strategic Solutions division--which also includes other e (...)
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strategic capabilities:
SSA Global seems to be doing some proper thinking while continuing to acquire new software companies. Recent unification of
its broadening collect...
Published:
2004-09-15
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Abstract:
In this article, we examine capabilities of five top Supply Chain Management software vendors in several key areas of functionality:
material procurement planning, manufacturing planning and scheduling, distribution and transportation management, and inventory
management and warehousing. (...)
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strategic capabilities:
In this article, we examine capabilities of five top Supply Chain Management software vendors in several key areas of functionality:
material proc...
Published:
2002-03-14
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Abstract:
The TechnologyEvaluation.Com’s (TEC) Knowledge Based Selection Process is a multi-part comprehensive analysis of a vendor’s
tactical, strategic and qualitative measures as compared to the specific business and technology needs of our clients. (...)
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The TechnologyEvaluation.Com’s (TEC) Knowledge Based Selection Process is a multi-part comprehensive analysis of a vendor’s
tactical, strategic an...
Published:
2001-03-15