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Improved service management boosts revenue from both service offerings and new product sales, while improved customer service
and enhanced offerings increase customer retention, and draw new service business, providing an additional, low risk and likely
repeated revenue stream over a long period of owner (...)
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and enhanced offerin...
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2005-08-02
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Not many people know of WAM Systems, a privately held supply chain management vendor situated in a Philadelphia suburb.
Emboldened by growing interest and new venture capital, the company intends to make its presence known. (...)
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Not many people know of WAM Systems, a privately held supply chain management vendor situated in a Philadelphia suburb. Emboldened
by growing int...
Published:
2001-01-08
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Supply chain analytics is gaining popularity with organizations, as it is an effective mechanism to monitor and track supply
chain performance. And with new technological innovations promising to enhance these tools, businesses can look forward to
benefiting more fully from this area of supply chain mana (...)
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Supply chain analytics is gaining popularity with organizations, as it is an effective mechanism to monitor and track supply
chain performance. An...
Published:
2008-05-07
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Here we are in the New Year. So, what should the going forward picture be of the Supply Chain portfolio? Something old, something
new, something from a service provider, something blue. OK, enough of that. (...)
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Here we are in the New Year. So, what should the going forward picture be of the Supply Chain portfolio? Something old, something
new, something f...
Published:
2004-02-12
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Click Commerce recognizes that the SCM playing field is highly competitive and fragmented. However, it believes it will remain
competitive because its composite applications will create business process solutions that follow the current trend toward
integrated suites of best-of-breed applications. (...)
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Click Commerce recognizes that the SCM playing field is highly competitive and fragmented. However, it believes it will remain
competitive because...
Published:
2006-05-08
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IBS may be the first vendor to fully integrate a supply chain operations reference model in its business intelligence solution.
Customers receive more efficient measurements and benchmarking across their supply chain regardless of their supply chain
and ERP software. (...)
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IBS may be the first vendor to fully integrate a supply chain operations reference model in its business intelligence solution.
Customers receive ...
Published:
2005-09-07
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This article describes the unique challenges of the service supply chain, provides a framework for understanding the service
management decision hierarchy, and highlights the dramatic value proposition available to companies that deploy advanced service
strategies and decision-support tools to address th (...)
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This article describes the unique challenges of the service supply chain, provides a framework for understanding the service
management decision h...
Published:
2004-06-22
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With manufacturing now a global industry, moving product throughout complex supply chains remains a challenge for most organizations.
But transportation management systems are spearheading the way to help solve the dilemmas of today’s manufacturers, offering
functionality that eases the transfer of goo (...)
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With manufacturing now a global industry, moving product throughout complex supply chains remains a challenge for most organizations.
But transpor...
Published:
2009-08-31
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Optimizing supply chain management processes to work more closely with trading partners, requires enterprises to act together
as interdependent supply networks. The development of service oriented architecture will be crucial in achieving the necessary
flexibility characterizing such networked supply cha (...)
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Optimizing supply chain management processes to work more closely with trading partners, requires enterprises to act together
as interdependent su...
Published:
2005-11-07
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Supply Chain Management (SCM) once viewed as a way to obtain a competitive advantage, is now perceived as a logical and necessary
extension of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The reasons: First, traditional ERP systems lack the advanced planning
tools necessary for companies to respond to an increa (...)
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Supply Chain Management (SCM) once viewed as a way to obtain a competitive advantage, is now perceived as a logical and necessary
extension of Ent...
Published:
2002-12-28
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Symix Systems, Inc. recently announced an addition to its e-business application suite, eSyte Supply Chain. It offers multi-site
capacity and material planning capabilities that have been given new relevance with the advent of B2B collaboration. (...)
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Symix Systems, Inc. recently announced an addition to its e-business application suite, eSyte Supply Chain. It offers multi-site
capacity and mat...
Published:
2000-04-25
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In theory, the Kmart-Sears merger could produce a new layer of competition to mega-retailers such as Wal-Mart. However, it
needs more than just size to be competitive. It needs to coordinate its retail strategy with supply chain technology to make
it triumph. (...)
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In theory, the Kmart-Sears merger could produce a new layer of competition to mega-retailers such as Wal-Mart. However, it
needs more than just si...
Published:
2005-04-19
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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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The quintessential business challenge is to minimize downtime on assets while minimizing the cost of spare and replacement
parts inventory. To meet these challenges, heavy investments have been made in extensive spare ad replacement parts networks. (...)
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The quintessential business challenge is to minimize downtime on assets while minimizing the cost of spare and replacement
parts inventory. To mee...
Published:
2005-07-30
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Paragon Management Systems, now Adexa, is the latest niche supply chain management vendor to re-christen itself in the last
seven months. Since July, four small vendors have assumed new names and personas to better differentiate their offerings in
the marketplace. (...)
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Paragon Management Systems, now Adexa, is the latest niche supply chain management vendor to re-christen itself in the last
seven months. Since Ju...
Published:
2000-02-09
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Technology has advanced supply chain visibility beyond mere track and trace functions. Visibility can be used to manage supply
chain uncertainty, thereby preemptively troubleshooting problematic areas and reallocating resources to better meet the demands
of an enterprise. (...)
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Technology has advanced supply chain visibility beyond mere track and trace functions. Visibility can be used to manage supply
chain uncertainty, ...
Published:
2005-11-09
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Click Commerce has evolved beyond its roots, into a provider of much more comprehensive on-demand supply and demand chain
management software, consulting, hosting, and related services that should enable users throughout the world to collaborate
in near real time. (...)
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Click Commerce has evolved beyond its roots, into a provider of much more comprehensive on-demand supply and demand chain
management software, con...
Published:
2006-11-14
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This guide to supply chain management (SCM) functions/features will help you determine which SCM features are a high priority
for your organization. This guide to supply chain management (SCM) functions/features will help you determine which SCM features
are a high priority for your organization. Learn ab (...)
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This guide to supply chain management (SCM) functions/features will help you determine which SCM features are a high priority
for your organization...
Published:
2010-05-04
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The merger of traditional brick-and-mortar manufacturer Illinois Tool Works with Internet-based Click Commerce is puzzling,
but has some method to the madness. Only time will tell how easily and tightly their tools will "click" with each other. (...)
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The merger of traditional brick-and-mortar manufacturer Illinois Tool Works with Internet-based Click Commerce is puzzling,
but has some method to...
Published:
2006-11-13
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Transforming an enterprise to a lean supply chain requires both enabling technology and discipline. By following some specific
guidelines to extend lean methodology, you can proceed through your supply chain transformation to become effectively lean. (...)
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Transforming an enterprise to a lean supply chain requires both enabling technology and discipline. By following some specific
guidelines to exten...
Published:
2005-09-14