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For many years, business intelligence (BI) has proven to be invaluable for enhancing database information in the retail and
banking sectors. But to be truly useful in the manufacturing sector, the manufacturing environment’s existing technology information
structure needs to continually inform the BI s (...)
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2010-03-11
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Most metals companies are recognizing that it’s time to consider replacing their aging in-house developed information systems
with a commercial enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. There are many reasons why these companies should make the
move to an industry-specific solution—the first being (...)
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... White Paper Description: Most metals companies are recognizing that it’s time to consider replacing their
aging in-house developed information systems with a ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Integrated enterprise resource planning software normalizes the reporting requirements for a mining company’s various departments.
This article loosely shows the parallels between the operations in a mining company and those of a manufacturer whose product
is sold on store shelves. (...)
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Integrated enterprise resource planning software normalizes the reporting requirements for a mining company’s various departments.
This article lo...
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2009-08-12
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Top 10 Considerations When Changing Payroll Software. Secure Documents and Other Software Program to Use In Your System Related
to Payroll Software. When choosing a payroll software vendor, there are numerous considerations that must be taken into account
when narrowing down the choices. Obviously, you ha (...)
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Top 10 Considerations When Changing Payroll Software. Secure Documents and Other Software Program to Use In Your System Related
to Payroll Software...
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2010-03-11
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How the Small Become Mighty. Search for Information and Other Software to Define Your Small and your Mighty System. Although
small to midsized manufacturers employ more than half of all workers in the US, today’s demand-driven, global economy is challenging
them to operate with the same agility as their (...)
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How the Small Become Mighty. Search for Information and Other Software to Define Your Small and your Mighty System. Although
small to midsized manu...
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2010-03-11
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Manufacturing 2007 Executive Summary. Papers and Other Package to Use In Your System for Manufacturing. For a decade, IndustryWeek
and the Manufacturing Performance Institute (MPI) Census of Manufacturers have provided data to US manufacturers. This year,
MPI fielded a similar survey in Canada, offering a (...)
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Manufacturing 2007 Executive Summary. Papers and Other Package to Use In Your System for Manufacturing. For a decade, IndustryWeek
and the Manufact...
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2010-03-11
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Best-Run Business.Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound.
To promote fast growth, small businesses often sacrifice process control for creativity. But sooner or later, unstructured
creativity compounded by fast growth leads to the inabil (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Best-Run Business.Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound.
To promote fast grow...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Find out how maximizing performance of the entire manufacturing enterprise with Plex Online supply chain management (SCM)
system. Read this paper. Today’s manufacturing supply chain is challenged with increasing quality mandates, cost reductions,
and delivery improvements. Technology plays a key role in (...)
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... That is the primary challenge. ... Plex Online TM from Plex Systems,
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across the ...
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2010-03-30
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While the recent initiatives by Microsoft Business Solutions to piecemeal bolster its product lines' SCM capabilities should
benefit users, a lot more cohesive SCM strategy is needed for Microsoft to truly permeate the SCM mid-market. (...)
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While the recent initiatives by Microsoft Business Solutions to piecemeal bolster its product lines' SCM capabilities
should benefit users, a lot ...
Published:
2003-12-01
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Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic rediscovers Cincom Acquire and lets its product management
and product marketing team have its say. Cincom executives lay out some facts, and Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) Principal
Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic discovers that Cincom (...)
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Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) Principal Analyst PJ Jakovljevic rediscovers Cincom Acquire and lets its product management
and product marke...
Published:
2011-09-08
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Software Evaluation, Selection, and Contract Negotiation. Get Free Knowledge Associated with Software Evaluation, Selection,
and Contract Negotiation. Most articles about the pitfalls of software implementation projects highlight the mistakes made
during implementation. Examples include poor project manag (...)
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Software Evaluation, Selection, and Contract Negotiation. Get Free Knowledge Associated with Software Evaluation, Selection,
and Contract Negotiati...
Published:
2010-03-11
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When one company acquires another, who benefits? It seems PSI’s recent acquisition of AIS will benefit both—as well as their
clients and the steel industry as a whole. The combined solution offering will address APS, MES, SCM, and more. (...)
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When one company acquires another, who benefits? It seems PSI’s recent acquisition of AIS will benefit both—as well as their
clients and the steel...
Published:
2009-11-25
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Much has changed, while much has remained the same at MAPICS during 2003. With the February finalization of the Frontstep
acquisition, MAPICS has become quite a large enterprise applications provider, which positions the vendor near (if not at)
the top among vendors that focus on the mid-size discrete ma (...)
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Much has changed, while much has remained the same at MAPICS during 2003. With the February finalization of the Frontstep
acquisition, MAPICS has ...
Published:
2003-10-13
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There are some indications that the main burden for RFID compliance will fall on suppliers, and not on retailers. Thus, these
companies should start evaluating RFID technology soon as to avoid paying exorbitant compliance costs, in the nick of time
or ensuing penalties due to their noncompliance after th (...)
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There are some indications that the main burden for RFID compliance will fall on suppliers, and not on retailers. Thus, these
companies should sta...
Published:
2004-08-20
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The battle between Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, and IBM goes far beyond applications -- it goes right into the technology stack
or the enterprise infrastructure. As a result, these vendors are drilling down deeper to compete with each other. (...)
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The battle between Oracle, Microsoft, SAP, and IBM goes far beyond applications -- it goes right into the technology stack
or the enterprise infra...
Published:
2005-05-24
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SSI shows deep understanding of the requirements for chemical, drug, and mill-based industries. Consequently, it has developed
such must-have capabilities as potency controls, container movements, top-down and bottom-up traceability, and controls for
customs and excise, shelf life, and location validatio (...)
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SSI shows deep understanding of the requirements for chemical, drug, and mill-based industries. Consequently, it has developed
such must-have capa...
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2006-07-25
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Why Build 100 Percent .NET ERP Solutions? Papers and Other Dynamic System to Use In Your Organization with .NET ERP Solutions.
To build or not to build—that is the question. Is building an enterprise application from scratch better than modifying existing
application code? With a .NET framework, the ans (...)
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Why Build 100 Percent .NET ERP Solutions? Papers and Other Dynamic System to Use In Your Organization with .NET ERP Solutions.
To build or not to b...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Epicor Software has been striving to complete its evolution from a vendor of financial accounting software to a provider
of holistic business performance solutions, including integrated front office, back office and e-business capabilities. (...)
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Epicor Software has been striving to complete its evolution from a vendor of financial accounting software to a provider of
holistic business perf...
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2000-08-29
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State of the MES Software Marketplace. Find Out IT Solutions and Other Applications for Your Decision Associated with the
MES Softwares. Despite predictions that it would be subsumed by enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors encroaching from
above and automation vendors encroaching from below, the man (...)
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State of the MES Software Marketplace. Find Out IT Solutions and Other Applications for Your Decision Associated with the
MES Softwares. Despite pr...
Published:
2010-03-11
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While competitive costs (low and flexible software license pricing and implementation costs) and outstanding global service
(proven fast implementations and customer loyalty) will remain important requirements for success, particularly in the lower
end of the market, vertical focus will be the key factor (...)
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While competitive costs (low and flexible software license pricing and implementation costs) and outstanding global service
(proven fast implement...
Published:
2003-10-14