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Industrial machinery and components (IM&C) manufacturers are challenged by global rivalry, industry consolidation, and shrinking
margins. And with more manufacturers vying for business, customers are demanding customized products delivered on short lead
times—all at lower costs. At the same time, manuf (...)
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2010-03-11
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Enhancing Lean Practices: Lean Adoption in the Industrial Machinery and Components Industry. Read Guides and IT Reports Associated
with Industrial Machinery and Components Industry. Customer churn rates are higher than ever: although businesses say they
are devoted to loyalty, their management systems and (...)
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Enhancing Lean Practices: Lean Adoption in the Industrial Machinery and Components Industry. Read Guides and IT Reports Associated
with Industrial ...
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2010-03-11
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Finding Opportunity in Rising Fuel Costs: Strategies for Industrial Equipment Companies. Maximize your profits when fuel costs
increase. The rising price of fuel has set in motion a series of more profound changes for both consumers and industry. But
those companies that take comfort from the recent easi (...)
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Finding Opportunity in Rising Fuel Costs: Strategies for Industrial Equipment Companies. Maximize your profits when fuel costs
increase. The risin...
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2010-03-11
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Lilly Software’s financial success and double-digit revenue growth during the recent years have been attributable to its
strong offerings and efficient distribution model for its target niche. However, the future is not going to be quite so bright
unless the company overcomes serious challenges. (...)
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Lilly Software’s financial success and double-digit revenue growth during the recent years have been attributable to its strong
offerings and effi...
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2001-02-08
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Get insight into manufacturing production metrics and best practices in the US, and benchmark your operations to better understand
how to improve in today’s difficult economic climate. The Manufacturing Performance Institute (MPI) presents its findings,
comparing and contrasting the responses of plants (...)
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United States 2009/2010 Manufacturers: Executive Summary. Source: Infor. Document Type: White Paper Description: Get insight
into ...
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2010-03-11
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Although their consolidation appetite is not diminishing by any means, some major acquisition protagonists like SSA Global
and Infor seem to be showing signs of more deliberation and even restraint, rather than jumping the gun to indiscriminately
gain market share. (...)
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Although their consolidation appetite is not diminishing by any means, some major acquisition protagonists like SSA Global
and Infor seem to be sh...
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2006-04-24
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Having stemmed the tide of losses and returned to profitability in 2001, will in 2002 market witness Baan's return to former
ERP stardom given the company's recent product enhancements, new partnerships and customer base retention/expansion initiatives? (...)
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Having stemmed the tide of losses and returned to profitability in 2001, will in 2002 market witness Baan's return to
former ERP stardom given the...
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2002-02-18
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While the race for the pole position in the still evolving, moving-target PLM market started several years ago, it has been
quite accelerated by Agile Software's fourth acquisition in 2003. Particularly with the most recent Agile-Eigner announcement,
the two players have apparently decided to leapfrog ma (...)
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While the race for the pole position in the still evolving, moving-target PLM market started several years ago, it has been
quite accelerated by A...
Published:
2003-10-22
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IFS was one of the first ERP vendors to incorporate concepts of component technology and a high-level of integration with
both its own and other vendors' components, all providing for flexibility, modularity and ongoing post-implementation system
agility and incremental deployment. The Company supports m (...)
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IFS was one of the first ERP vendors to incorporate concepts of component technology and a high-level of integration with
both its own and other v...
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1999-12-01
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SAP has developed some crucial themes as it moves forward with their PLM vision and solution strategy. Product development
lifecycles are shrinking, and managing the innovation process is becoming a broader requirement of manufacturers and retailers
alike. (...)
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SAP has developed some crucial themes as it moves forward with their PLM vision and solution strategy. Product development
lifecycles are shrinkin...
Published:
2006-04-21
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IBS, a conservative Swedish enterprise resource planning and supply chain management, seems to be making right moves to remain
the leader within its selected segments. However, the road to becoming uniformly globally recognized player will not be smooth. (...)
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IBS, a conservative Swedish enterprise resource planning and supply chain management, seems to be making right moves to remain
the leader within i...
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2005-09-06
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Baan, once a leading global provider of ERP software hopes its adoptive parent, Invensys, will put it back on the enterprise
software applications map. However, we believe Baan’s path to full recovery will be quite thorny. Part 1 discusses Baan’s
history and where it is headed under Invensys. (...)
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Baan, once a leading global provider of ERP software hopes its adoptive parent, Invensys, will put it back on the enterprise
software applications...
Published:
2000-11-29
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Although recent initiatives should, to our mind, contribute to creating increased demand and acceptance of the offering in
the intended SME market, nevertheless, Made2Manage will have to address certain challenges in order to continue to thrive
in this cutthroat competitive environment. (...)
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Although recent initiatives should, to our mind, contribute to creating increased demand and acceptance of the offering in
the intended SME market...
Published:
2003-01-22
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Smaller manufacturing enterprises are often more comfortable dealing with a vendor of a size and corporate culture similar
to theirs. Examples of these markets can be e.g., fresh meats, dairy producers, Tier 2/3 automotive suppliers, etc. Some of
these thriving Boutique Vendors will actually be conglomer (...)
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Smaller manufacturing enterprises are often more comfortable dealing with a vendor of a size and corporate culture similar
to theirs. Examples of ...
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2003-07-18
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The advent and growth of vendors targeting the needs of discrete manufacturing industries proves that the PLM market in this
sector has been hot. Agile Software has made a name for itself by providing the tools that support the collaborative exchange
of product data, appealing to companies that rely on c (...)
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The advent and growth of vendors targeting the needs of discrete manufacturing industries proves that the PLM market in this
sector has been hot. ...
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2003-10-23
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... enterprise resource planning (ERP), CRM, supply chain management
(SCM) and ... solutions include metal fabrication, industrial machinery,
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Published:
2008-01-24
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BigMachines differentiates itself in the quote-to-order (Q2O) sphere due to its solutions’ lean end-to-end, inquiry-to-order
focus. Although there are other vendors offering Q2O as a service, BigMachines product is arguably more flexible, as high
tech manufacturers may be noting. (...)
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BigMachines differentiates itself in the quote-to-order (Q2O) sphere due to its solutions’ lean end-to-end, inquiry-to-order
focus. Although there...
Published:
2008-08-22
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Baan remains one of only a handful of vendors that are capable of providing full application suites on scaleable platforms
that can be globally deployed by larger enterprises. (...)
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Baan remains one of only a handful of vendors that are capable of providing full application suites on scaleable platforms
that can be globally de...
Published:
2002-02-21
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for The Challenge to Achieve Perfect Order Management. Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound. Superior order management can provide you with a competitive edge across the board. To
move closer to order perfection and a truly loyal customer (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for The Challenge to Achieve Perfect Order Management. Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Relevant and...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Intense product architecture rejuvenation, functional enhancements cycles, and market consolidation exert pressure on all
mid-market vendors offering ERP and warehouse management solutions. Adonix must carefully allot research and development funds
and screen its new assets to increase its competitive ed (...)
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Intense product architecture rejuvenation, functional enhancements cycles, and market consolidation exert pressure on all
mid-market vendors offer...
Published:
2005-09-22