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Understanding the True Cost of Sourcing (7 Pages)
by Bill McBeath and Colin Kessinger
Apr 23, 2004 Abstract : In today's twenty-first century, global outsourced business world, the traditional and somewhat simplistic approaches used to measure cost for sourcing decisions of direct materials fall short.
Type: Article
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Outsourcing Security Part 2: Measuring the Cost (7 Pages)
by Jim McLendon
Apr 9, 2002 Abstract : Evaluating the cost of outsourcing can be challenging because most organizations cannot fully estimate the financial impact of such a decision.
Type: Article
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Technology Hardware Maintenance-Acquiring and Managing Cost Effective Service (7 Pages)
by P. Hennigan
Oct 24, 2000 Abstract : Hardware maintenance can represent a significant information technology cost, but options for managing that cost exist. If you analyze hardware maintenance from an enterprise perspective, you will identify those options and ensure the cost-effective delivery of those services.
Type: Article
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Project Lifecycle Management Implies Long Term Value; Forget the Total Cost of Ownership Fuss (3 Pages)
by Michael Bittner
Sep 28, 2005 Abstract : Understanding the nature and specifics of your product development life cycles, and especially new product design and initiation, can help you realize tangible cost savings and will offset the total cost of ownership of a product lifecycle management system.
Type: Article
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Minimizing The Total Cost of Technical Support for Enterprise Applications (3 Pages)
by David Bourque
Nov 20, 2006 Abstract : Many organizations don't follow formalized processes for technical support evaluation. However, technical support is a vital component of any enterprise software solution. The fact is, poor technical support can have a severe impact on a solution's total cost of ownership.
Type: Article
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CRM Selections: When An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure Part Two: Using A Knowledge Base To Reduce The Time, Risk And Cost Of A CRM Selection (6 Pages)
by Lou Talarico & Kevin Ramesan
Apr 19, 2003 Abstract : Using a knowledge base in the selection process can reduce the time, risk and cost of procuring technology. Well constructed knowledge bases that are used in a tested selection methodology reduce the RFI process from months to weeks, eliminate data quality issues and allow an apples to apples comparison of vendor offerings.
Type: Article
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ERP Showdown—Round 2! Exact Macola ES vs. Infor SyteLine vs. QAD MFG/PRO (1 Pages)
by Dylan Persaud
Abstract : I'm Dylan Persaud, senior analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers. Due to the overwhelming response to our first ERP Showdown, we're pleased to present another head-to-head discrete enterprise resource planning (ERP) comparison. Here, then, is ERP Showdown, Round 2!—featuring Exact Macola ES vs. Infor SyteLine vs. QAD MFG/PRO.
Type: White Paper
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Lean Asset Management--Is Preventive Maintenance Anti-Lean? (4 Pages)
by Olin Thompson
Dec 20, 2004 Abstract : How can we determine the right maintenance strategy for a specific asset? To meet the objectives of lean, we need to evaluate the cost of failure in terms of both not meeting business objectives and any extra cost due to the need for unplanned or even emergency repairs.
Type: Article
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Team With Business Management to Drive Out IT Cost (7 Pages)
by J. Dowling
Jul 25, 2002 Abstract : IT complexity drives cost and to a great extent, it is business management that drives IT complexity. Until IT architecture and infrastructure are simplified and configured into an adaptable platform, system design and construction will be fraught with wasteful work and non-essential components.
Type: Article
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