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I'm Larry Blitz, editor of Technology Evaluation Centers’ (TEC) Vendor Showdown series. Welcome to our latest: ERP - Distribution
Showdown. You’ll notice this one has a broader focus than Showdowns we’ve done in the past. Again we’ll be comparing three
vendor solutions head-to-head, but not just (...)
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I'm Larry Blitz, editor of Technology Evaluation Centers’ (TEC) Vendor Showdown series. Welcome to our latest: ERP - Distribution
Showdown. You’ll...
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2008-05-23
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As a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) integrated workforce productivity solutions, we have seen many approaches
to distribution automation. Adding a warehouse management system is a logical option for many manufacturers, but this article
provides insight into another option: extending ERP d (...)
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As a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) integrated workforce productivity solutions, we have seen many approaches
to distribution auto...
Published:
2009-08-05
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The new independent company will certainly benefit from having control of its own financial destiny, being able to make decisions
based upon its own needs and objectives rather than being a small part of the much larger entities needs and objectives. (...)
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The new independent company will certainly benefit from having control of its own financial destiny, being able to make decisions
based upon its o...
Published:
2002-06-26
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Baan is now iBaan, fully focused on the Internet via Portals and web technologies, across CRM, ERP, and SCM spaces. (...)
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Baan is now iBaan, fully focused on the Internet via Portals and web technologies, across CRM, ERP, and SCM spaces.
Published:
2001-09-20
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Organizations today realize that although strategies focusing on outsourcing transportation, e-business and new distribution
models are important, these are all secondary in relation to what lies at the heart of any supply chain: INVENTORY. Although
firms have invested significantly in ERP and MRP syste (...)
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Organizations today realize that although strategies focusing on outsourcing transportation, e-business and new distribution
models are important,...
Published:
2003-04-05
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The face of manufacturing is constantly changing. As enterprise resource planning (ERP) software evolves and more organizations
continue to use ERP solutions, they must find a way to avoid ERP’s “tunnel vision” syndrome as manufacturing continues to
grow globally. (...)
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The face of manufacturing is constantly changing. As enterprise resource planning (ERP) software evolves and more organizations
continue to use ER...
Published:
2009-07-29
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The SCT User Conference featured industry analysts from Gartner Group, AMR Research and Meta Group each sharing its vision
for the future of enterprise systems with the audience. Customers, in special interest groups and in presentations discussed
their success with SCT’s products. SCT showed both th (...)
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... These presentations covered ERP, SCM and e-business success stories. ...
Cola does multi-plant strategic sourcing, production, capacity and distribution decisions.
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Published:
2001-05-21
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The SCT User Conference featured industry analysts from Gartner Group, AMR Research and Meta Group each sharing its vision
for the future of enterprise systems with the audience. Customers, in special interest groups and in presentations discussed
their success with SCT’s products. SCT showed both th (...)
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... These presentations covered ERP, SCM and e-business success stories. ...
Cola does multi-plant strategic sourcing, production, capacity and distribution decisions.
...
Published:
2001-05-21
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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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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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Performance addresses issues surrounding how the new economy is transforming the supply chain and ultimately, how Andersen
conducts business. Through this effort, they express how their customers, and the industry in general, are creating a more
innovative supply chain. (...)
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Performance addresses issues surrounding how the new economy is transforming the supply chain and ultimately, how Andersen
conducts business. Thro...
Published:
2001-12-08
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Globalization, technology stabilization, inventory visibility, and traceability are forcing organizations to reevaluate supplier
relationship management systems. The benefits of a customer relationship management system that can be applied to a supply
chain can streamline operations and increase bottom l (...)
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Globalization, technology stabilization, inventory visibility, and traceability are forcing organizations to reevaluate supplier
relationship mana...
Published:
2007-07-13
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Within the warehouse management system (WMS) market, which is still the main breadwinning offering for most of the SCE vendors,
most products are functionally on par with mere nuances in ease of configuration or industry focus to differentiate the winner.
ERP vendors have taken advantage of this unfavora (...)
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Within the warehouse management system (WMS) market, which is still the main breadwinning offering for most of the SCE vendors,
most products are ...
Published:
2004-04-27
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An investment analysis focusing on enterprise resource planning (ERP) benefits frequently applies to those firms initially
justifying an ERP implementation. It can also be used to justify a 're-implementation' when the initial efforts have failed
to produce desired results. Reprinted from Maximizing You (...)
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An investment analysis focusing on enterprise resource planning (ERP) benefits frequently applies to those firms initially
justifying an ERP imple...
Published:
2004-02-13
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Although the recent spate of acquisitions in the business intelligence market, especially marked with Business Object’s acquisition
of Crystal, Hyperion’s acquisition of Brio, and Actuate’s acquisition of Nimble, may bear resemblance to the raging consolidation
in the ERP market, the underlying rea (...)
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Although the recent spate of acquisitions in the business intelligence market, especially marked with Business Object’s acquisition
of Crystal, Hy...
Published:
2003-08-17
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ERP first developed as a form of inventory control and later grew to link disparate bodies of information together from across
the enterprise. Now, ERP enhancements include SCM, CRM, and e-commerce features, just to name a few. However, where is this
technology going? What does it mean now? (...)
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ERP first developed as a form of inventory control and later grew to link disparate bodies of information together from across
the enterprise. Now...
Published:
2005-05-17
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Although we believe that exorbitant growth rates are a matter of the past, growth will remain the word associated with the
ERP market in the 2000’s. ERP will, however, have to share the spotlight with the fast growing adolescent ERP-adjacent areas
like SCM, CRM and e-procurement. (...)
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Although we believe that exorbitant growth rates are a matter of the past, growth will remain the word associated with the
ERP market in the 2000’...
Published:
2001-10-03
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IFS arrived over five years ago on U.S. shores, with a Christmas-bag full of software components that run from the front-office
to back-office and back again. They’re here to play, to get recognized, and win some big Collaborative Commerce engagements.
We’ll see if they’ve got the stuff to do it. (...)
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IFS arrived over five years ago on US shores, with a Christmas-bag full of software components that run from the front-office
to back-office and...
Published:
2001-10-22
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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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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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There are entire books and thorough training and certification processes devoted to lean supply chain practices. But within
any manufacturing environment, there are a few relatively simple steps that will help any enterprise make its supply chain
lean. In this article, we will touch on these simple measu (...)
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There are entire books and thorough training and certification processes devoted to lean supply chain practices. But within
any manufacturing envi...
Published:
2009-09-30
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Converting data in any systems implementation is a high wire act. Converting data in an ERP environment should only be undertaken
with a safety net, namely a well thought-out plan of execution. This article discusses the guidelines for converting data
when considering manual or electronic alternatives. (...)
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Converting data in any systems implementation is a high wire act. Converting data in an ERP environment should only be undertaken
with a safety ne...
Published:
2002-10-21