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Abstract:
Despite impressive product depth and breadth (for instance, customer relationship management [CRM], workflow, traceability,
and quality management are provided natively), Strategic Systems International (SSI) has longstanding partnerships with several
best-of-breed specialists. (...)
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Despite impressive product depth and breadth (for instance, customer relationship management [CRM], workflow, traceability,
and quality management...
Published:
2006-07-27
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About two-thirds of SoftBrands' revenue comes from its manufacturing division, which includes evolution, a platform neutral,
extended enterprise resource planning product, and DemandStream for lean automation. (...)
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About two-thirds of SoftBrands' revenue comes from its manufacturing division, which includes evolution, a platform neutral,
extended enterprise r...
Published:
2006-03-01
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Abstract:
Today, the issue of regulatory compliance touches every enterprise, and process manufacturers are no exception. To answer
the challenge of this new reality, vendors now offer enterprise resource planning systems with far more features and functionality
than ever before. But how can an organization choose (...)
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Today, the issue of regulatory compliance touches every enterprise, and process manufacturers are no exception. To answer
the challenge of this ne...
Published:
2009-08-14
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Intentia, Fujitsu Glovia, QAD, and SSA Global's solutions supporting lean manufacturing are examined. Which areas the extended
enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors excel in depends on their original ERP system's suitability for repetitive versus
to-order environments. (...)
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Intentia, Fujitsu Glovia, QAD, and SSA Global's solutions supporting lean manufacturing are examined. Which areas the
extended enterprise resource...
Published:
2006-02-20
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Abstract:
Integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions became synonymous with competitive advantage, particularly
throughout the 1990's. Customers were demanding to have their products delivered when, where, and how they wanted them. Companies
were therefore compelled to develop and embrace the (...)
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Integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) software solutions became synonymous with competitive advantage, particularly
throughout the 1990's....
Published:
2004-04-01
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Since the late nineties, enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have developed functionality for vertical markets in
the service industry. Simultaneously, professional services automation (PSA) became a viable software category. Consequently,
deciphering the difference between ERP and PSA remains a c (...)
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Since the late nineties, enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have developed functionality for vertical markets in the
service industry. Sim...
Published:
2006-04-13
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Tools under the business intelligence (BI) umbrella combine to convert data into information, and information into decisions
for action. Dashboards and scorecards are two such tools. Though often confused, they have functional difference, especially
in modern BI suites. (...)
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... BI tools have neither been terribly complex nor expensive to deploy (compared to their
extended enterprise resource planning [ERP] counterparts), and have been ...
Published:
2005-06-28
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By providing business process management functionality, Exact hopes to bring competitive enhancements to enterprise resource
planning systems used by small and medium businesses. (...)
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By providing business process management functionality, Exact hopes to bring competitive enhancements to enterprise resource
planning systems used...
Published:
2006-01-12
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Abstract:
Manufacturers today need to react quickly in order to remain efficient and competitive, given that the biggest problem they
face is that change is the only constant in manufacturing. For those who are lucky, only minor changes will happen between
the "as planned" and "as executed" worlds. (...)
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Manufacturers today need to react quickly in order to remain efficient and competitive, given that the biggest problem they
face is that change is...
Published:
2004-06-17
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Glovia International has launched the first full-fledged and versatile, manufacturing-oriented solution that is an on-demand,
enterprise resource planning software-as-a-service application. Its solution is good news for small and medium businesses
in more ways than one. (...)
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Glovia International has launched the first full-fledged and versatile, manufacturing-oriented solution that is an on-demand,
enterprise resource ...
Published:
2007-01-22
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Abstract:
This is a transcript of an audio conference on Enterprise Resource Planning Systems presented by TechnologyEvaluation.Com.
The presentation used the TEC patented selection engine WebTESS to conduct a real time evaluation and selection. It
then reviewed the critical differentiating ERP criteria, a (...)
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This is a transcript of an audio conference on Enterprise Resource Planning Systems presented by TechnologyEvaluation.Com.
The presentation used t...
Published:
2000-06-30
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While enterprise applications solutions are moving closer to the plant floor, and plant-level systems are moving closer to
enterprise planning application functionality, these systems will not likely converge anytime soon, because they use different
technologies and have different user requirements. (...)
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While enterprise applications solutions are moving closer to the plant floor, and plant-level systems are moving closer to
enterprise planning app...
Published:
2008-03-28
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have extended their functionality to service vertical markets in the service industry.
As a result, ERP for services has emerged as a viable software category competing with the best-of-breed vendors serving professional
services sector industries. (...)
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have extended their functionality to service vertical markets in the service industry.
As a result, ERP...
Published:
2007-04-09
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Abstract:
On December 6, SAP revealed it had entered into a partnership with Recognition Systems Group of the United Kingdom to add
marketing-planning and campaign-management features to its customer-relationship management suite. (...)
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On December 6, SAP revealed it had entered into a partnership with Recognition Systems Group of the United Kingdom to add
marketing-planning and c...
Published:
1999-12-08
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Abstract:
Some major SSI competitors, while possibly inferior regarding process or mill industry focus, will influence some purchase
decisions through more comprehensive horizontal product portfolios, and superior global presence, localization capabilities,
and viability—which are still hurdles for SSI to overco (...)
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Some major SSI competitors, while possibly inferior regarding process or mill industry focus, will influence some purchase
decisions through more ...
Published:
2006-07-28
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Abstract:
SCO introduces Tarantella ASP edition and ASP Connect as tools for the Application Service Provider market. (...)
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SCO introduces Tarantella ASP edition and ASP Connect as tools for the Application Service Provider market.
Published:
2000-03-20
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Abstract:
Strategic Systems International (SSI) needs no special introduction to British process industries (such as consumer products
manufacturers and whisky distillers), but it largely remains a well-kept secret elsewhere. (...)
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Strategic Systems International (SSI) needs no special introduction to British process industries (such as consumer products
manufacturers and whi...
Published:
2006-07-24
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Abstract:
Glovia International has launched the first full-fledged and versatile, manufacturing-oriented solution that is an on-demand,
enterprise resource planning software-as-a-service application. Its solution is good news for small and medium businesses
in more ways than one. (...)
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resource planning tools:
Glovia International has launched the first full-fledged and versatile, manufacturing-oriented solution that is an on-demand,
enterprise resource ...
Published:
2007-01-22
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Abstract:
The added value of both SSA Global and Infor is that existing users of relatively small and dubious ERP products should now
gain the benefits of synergistic software developments from other ERP siblings. (...)
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The added value of both SSA Global and Infor is that existing users of relatively small and dubious ERP products should now
gain the benefits of s...
Published:
2006-05-02
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Abstract:
All was fine, methodical, and elegant until enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors started aspiring to new customer acquisitions
in the hundreds per annum. And with the advent of "ERP for small to medium businesses," the numbers are simply mind-boggling. (...)
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All was fine, methodical, and elegant until enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors started aspiring to new customer acquisitions
in the hundre...
Published:
2006-08-25