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Industri-Matematik had no complaints about its performance during the first quarter of fiscal 2001 in spite of lower revenues
and earnings. (...)
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Industri-Matematik had no complaints about its performance during the first quarter of fiscal 2001 in spite of lower revenues
and earnings.
Published:
2000-09-21
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Six months after announcing its partnership with IBM, Industri-Matematik posted positive license growth in its third fiscal
quarter ended January 31, 2000 but still has some problems to overcome. (...)
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Six months after announcing its partnership with IBM, Industri-Matematik posted positive license growth in its third fiscal
quarter ended January ...
Published:
2000-04-03
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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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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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If you run one hundred batches, some will be great, some will be terrible. But what causes some to be great and some to be
terrible? Knowing the answer to that question can mean no more terrible batches, many more great ones, and making more money. (...)
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... If we plot the batch P&L contribution for each batch, we get a strong correlation between contribution
and the ranking of the batches. Figure 1. How To Improve. ...
Published:
2004-08-30
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Many food companies are investing significant funds in building awareness for their brands in the market, which can pay off
amply in competitive, commodity markets. One highly publicized recall, however, can turn an established brand asset into a
liability. (...)
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... The ranking of food safety as the primary concern is justified ...
varied activities, within and outside the organization, and up and down the supply chain,
must be ...
Published:
2006-11-02
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The former CEO and co-founder of PRTM is a keen observer of management cycles and philosophies. As he takes over the helm
at i2, Michael McGrath talks about how the company is preparing for the next generation of supply chain. (...)
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The former CEO and co-founder of PRTM is a keen observer of management cycles and philosophies. As he takes over the helm
at i2, Michael McGrath t...
Published:
2005-09-06
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According to the early signs, it appears that key elements of Webplan's business plan are producing results with dividends.
These elements involve positioning itself as a response management player with new pricing and packaging that provides an
aggressive entry point and fixed priced, fixed duration imp (...)
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According to the early signs, it appears that key elements of Webplan's business plan are producing results with dividends.
These elements involve...
Published:
2004-06-30
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No vendor provides all (if even a majority) of the required solutions for a full SRM initiative at this stage, so almost
all solutions will involve best-of-breed components. (...)
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No vendor provides all (if even a majority) of the required solutions for a full SRM initiative at this stage, so almost all
solutions will involv...
Published:
2003-10-30
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In JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and E-Business Suite, Oracle has two of the most popular enterprise solutions available in the
marketplace today. To compare these two Oracle products, we looked at six standard enterprise resource planning (ERP) modules:
supply chain management, distribution process managemen (...)
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In JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and E-Business Suite, Oracle has two of the most popular enterprise solutions available in the
marketplace today. To c...
Published:
2007-09-12
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Abstract:
Lean manufacturing is a transformational exercise that requires an organization to cast aside long-held beliefs and business
processes. The five main steps to achieving lean transition are defining value, mapping the value stream, making the activities
flow, responding to customer demand, and continuous (...)
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Lean manufacturing is a transformational exercise that requires an organization to cast aside long-held beliefs and business
processes. The five m...
Published:
2006-02-15
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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. ...
Published:
2003-10-23
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. The Catch 22 for both buyers and vendors is to
pinpoint the right opportunity in this ongoing 'dating game' (...)
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the righ...
Published:
2003-05-24
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With a set of seemingly complementary products and via a strategy of focusing on customers, astute acquisitions of more complementary
software companies and a careful deployment of all resources around the world including product development, sales and customer
support, SoftBrands hopes to rise from the (...)
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With a set of seemingly complementary products and via a strategy of focusing on customers, astute acquisitions of more complementary
software com...
Published:
2002-09-30
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Abstract:
The main cause of lean maintenance failure is that companies fail to focus on asset reliability. The reliability approach
to capacity, which includes risk prioritization analyses of assets, can help a company achieve lean success. (...)
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... Asset risk prioritization defines all of your assets in a ranking that is in-line with
the business goals of your company, as defined by management. ...
Published:
2005-07-12
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Abstract:
To gain the competitive edge, enterprises are seeking tools to break information silos. Collaborative planning and manufacturing
has given plant-level systems a whole new meaning. (...)
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To gain the competitive edge, enterprises are seeking tools to break information silos. Collaborative planning and manufacturing
has given plant-l...
Published:
2005-11-23
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Abstract:
By further perfecting its mid-market value proposition and by also unifying its corporate and product brands (i.e., often
conflicting IMPACT Encore product brand has been discontinued), SYSPRO should certainly give other incumbent mid-market players
and intruders a run for their money. (...)
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By further perfecting its mid-market value proposition and by also unifying its corporate and product brands (ie, often conflicting
IMPACT Encor...
Published:
2003-03-13
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Abstract:
While the recent joining of complementary forces by Microsoft Business Solutions and Autodesk will make many heads turn,
a lot more detail and clarifications are needed for the alliance to establish itself as an ERP-PLM superpower in the mid-market. (...)
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While the recent joining of complementary forces by Microsoft Business Solutions and Autodesk will make many heads turn, a
lot more detail and cla...
Published:
2003-11-17
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Abstract:
According to the early signs, it appears that key elements of Webplan's business plan are producing results with dividends.
These elements involve positioning itself as a response management player with new pricing and packaging that provides an
aggressive entry point and fixed priced, fixed duration imp (...)
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supply chain ranking articles:
According to the early signs, it appears that key elements of Webplan's business plan are producing results with dividends.
These elements involve...
Published:
2004-06-30
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Abstract:
The BI market is ripe for consolidation, but not necessarily for the reason of capturing the scarce remaining market share
like in the ERP case, but more likely for the reasons of garnering the most complete CPM portfolio. (...)
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The BI market is ripe for consolidation, but not necessarily for the reason of capturing the scarce remaining market share
like in the ERP case, b...
Published:
2003-08-09
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Abstract:
In addition to products' rationalization, the integration at sales and cultural levels will be challenging. In general, existing
customers of involved merging vendors should be alert, but they should still look at these events as positive. (...)
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In addition to products' rationalization, the integration at sales and cultural levels will be challenging. In general,
existing customers of invo...
Published:
2003-08-18