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Today’s Showdown is based on an industry-specific case study. Five enterprise resource planning vendors were selected for
the evaluation. All the results were based on the latest request for information (RFI) supplied to us by the vendors, and
all priorities were assigned by the client. (...)
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Today’s Showdown is based on an industry-specific case study. Five enterprise resource planning vendors were selected for
the evaluation. All the ...
Published:
2008-03-10
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Verticent, a revitalized reincarnation of the languishing public mid-market enterprise applications vendor PowerCerv, seems
to be thriving under a financially stable adopted parent, and it has found a defendable niche where it can exploit its competitors'
functional "fatal flaws". (...)
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Verticent, a revitalized reincarnation of the languishing public mid-market enterprise applications vendor PowerCerv, seems
to be thriving under a...
Published:
2005-12-14
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ERP Plus provides tools that metal fabricators need to streamline their quoting, order entry, inventory control, production,
labor collection, shipping, and invoicing processes. (...)
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ERP Plus provides tools that metal fabricators need to streamline their quoting, order entry, inventory control, production,
labor collection, shi...
Published:
2005-12-15
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Mills are factories where value is added to raw material by processing it into a form suitable either for further manufacturing,
or for immediate end-use. However, general enterprise resource planning software typically does not meet the requirements
of these industries. (...)
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Mills are factories where value is added to raw material by processing it into a form suitable either for further manufacturing,
or for immediate ...
Published:
2006-09-12
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Under Invensys, Marcam has seen things change frequently including reorganizations, management changes, strategy changes,
and the loss of many employees with deep domain knowledge. (...)
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Under Invensys, Marcam has seen things change frequently including reorganizations, management changes, strategy changes,
and the loss of many emp...
Published:
2004-10-16
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From Agilisys' fresh start illustrated in new account wins, a profitable quarter, and new product enhancements; the market
should expect at least a continuation of the past but more likely its improvement. (...)
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From Agilisys' fresh start illustrated in new account wins, a profitable quarter, and new product enhancements; the market
should expect at least ...
Published:
2002-10-14
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Chemical company H.B. Fuller has leveraged the Internet to improve their level of customer service. (...)
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Chemical company HB Fuller has leveraged the Internet to improve their level of customer service.
Published:
2001-09-15
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A four-phased approach allowed for the gradual assimilation of a new technology into the organization. Start small and feel
your way, but think and plan for bigger opportunities. The benefits are gained and eventually the technology would be deployed
throughout all of the manufacturing and distribution f (...)
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A four-phased approach allowed for the gradual assimilation of a new technology into the organization. Start small and feel
your way, but think an...
Published:
2005-03-09
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The requirements for the fashion industry are some of the most demanding and unforgiving in the world of manufacturing. If
you're not careful, you may find your profits falling on the cutting floor and money being swept out with the scraps. The
product segmentation in the fashion industry brings into pla (...)
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The requirements for the fashion industry are some of the most demanding and unforgiving in the world of manufacturing. If
you're not careful, you...
Published:
2004-10-05
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... global sourcing initiatives, optimized production scheduling, streamlined ...
complex networks including a chemical manufacturer and ... or in your general
interest to ...
Published:
2010-05-11
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Companies are looking for more areas to squeeze savings out of operations. One such area that may be fertile ground to explore
is equipment maintenance. The class of software that can help to cultivate these savings is computerized maintenance management
systems (CMMS). This article discusses the basics (...)
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Companies are looking for more areas to squeeze savings out of operations. One such area that may be fertile ground to explore
is equipment mainte...
Published:
2003-07-07
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The requirements for the fashion industry are some of the most demanding and unforgiving in the world of manufacturing. If
you're not careful, you may find your profits falling on the cutting floor and money being swept out with the scraps. Read
on to find out why running with a pair of scissors is not t (...)
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The requirements for the fashion industry are some of the most demanding and unforgiving in the world of manufacturing. If
you're not careful, you...
Published:
2004-10-06
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SCT Corporation is selling its Process Manufacturing and Distribution Solutions Division to two California-based investors.
SCT is thus joining the fray of companies taking the divestiture route to profitablility, a prominent recent example being
CA's sell-off of its interBiz division. (...)
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SCT Corporation is selling its Process Manufacturing and Distribution Solutions Division to two California-based investors.
SCT is thus joining t...
Published:
2002-05-02
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Having to install an entire suite of software before the strike of Y2K may have made rapid prototyping impractical. However,
because we now have the luxury of taking on projects with narrower scopes and a return to popularity of the 'best of breed'
solutions, rapid prototyping should be considered as a v (...)
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Having to install an entire suite of software before the strike of Y2K may have made rapid prototyping impractical. However,
because we now have t...
Published:
2003-11-01
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As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary
of those terms. (...)
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As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary
of those terms.
Published:
2004-12-25
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Consumer packaged goods manufacturers have to measure the most important metric of all: orders delivered on time, in full.
To accomplish this requires sophisticated inventory management and optimization tools for the consumer goods supply chain. (...)
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Consumer packaged goods manufacturers have to measure the most important metric of all: orders delivered on time, in full.
To accomplish this requ...
Published:
2006-05-26
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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...
Published:
2003-10-20
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Movex Ver. 11 NextGen is the first ERP software written entirely in Java. Nevertheless, we believe that AS/400 products will
still contribute more than 70% of total license revenue within the next 3 years, while Java-based products running on other
platforms will not gain major user acceptance and will c (...)
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Movex Ver. 11 NextGen is the first ERP software written entirely in Java. Nevertheless, we believe that AS/400 products will
still contribute more...
Published:
1999-09-01
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A CMMS is an excellent business opportunity whose implementation can significantly improve operations, reduce equipment downtime,
increase accountability of the maintenance functions, and produce substantial financial savings. Read on to learn how this
can be accomplished. (...)
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A CMMS is an excellent business opportunity whose implementation can significantly improve operations, reduce equipment downtime,
increase account...
Published:
2003-07-08
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Some companies want the benefits of new technology, such as RFID, on their timetable without a gun loaded with threats of
lost customer sales, pointed at their corporate heads. This article looks at a company that chose to get in front of the technology
curve before the information highway passed it by. (...)
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Some companies want the benefits of new technology, such as RFID, on their timetable without a gun loaded with threats of
lost customer sales, poi...
Published:
2005-03-08