| 91. |
SAP, PeopleSoft Earnings Look Brighter; ERP Strikes Back (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jan 26, 2000 Abstract : On January 7, taking many by surprise, enterprise software giant SAP pre-announced fourth quarter earnings, saying pre-tax earnings had doubled the final quarter of 1999 after a third-quarter profit warning. License revenue skyrocketed 40% to 800M EUR ($822.7M U.S.) in the fourth quarter and sales rose 25%, well above Wall Street estimates.
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| 92. |
SSA: Evolving into systems integrator to survive (6 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Oct 1, 1999 Abstract : SSA's Portfolio strategy is to surround its core ERP products with best-of-breed 3rd party enterprise applications and provide system integration services and support around it. SSA will gradually transform itself into a systems integration provider, as opposed to a pure ERP vendor, within the next 3 years. By that time, we believe service & support revenue will contribute up to 80% of SSA's total revenues.
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| 93. |
Is MAPICS Getting the Magic of PLM? Part One: Recent Events and Market Impact (5 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic and Jim Brown
Jul 20, 2004 Abstract : The former die-hard IBM AS/400-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) supplier to mid-market manufacturing companies, MAPICS, seems to have found its soul after the recent acquisition of its former competitor Frontstep and Frontstep's extended-ERP product line on a Microsoft .NET-based technology platform. While another acquisition of an ERP competitor is not very likely, MAPICS seems to have rather opted for lateral acquisitions of strategic extension products, starting with the MAGIK! PLM product.
Type: Article
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| 94. |
'Collaborative Commerce': ERP, CRM, e-Procurement, and SCM Unite! A Series Study (7 Pages)
by Randy Garland
Sep 13, 2001 Abstract : Now in 2001, the catchphrase is 'Collaborative Commerce', where we unite all of the elements of ERP, CRM, E-Procurement, and SCM into one coherent system within and between organizations. This is the stuff system integrators dream of.
Type: Article
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| 95. |
Enterprise Applications--The Genesis and Future, Revisited Part Three: 2000s--Back to the Future (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Apr 2, 2004 Abstract : A typical ERP system indeed now offers broad functional coverage nearing the best-of-breed capabilities; vertical industry extensions; a strong technical architecture; training, documentation, implementation and process design tools; product enhancements; global support; and an extensive list of software, services and technology partners. While it is not a system-in-a-box yet, the gap between its desired and actual features is becoming smaller every day.
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| 96. |
The Essential ERP - Its Genesis & Future (19 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Dec 25, 2000 Abstract : Knowing the history and evolution of ERP is essential to understanding its current application and its future developments. Each step in the evolution of ERP is built on the fundamentals and principles developed within the previous one.
Type: Article
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| 97. |
ERP and SCM Implementations Part One: Doing Too Much Too Soon (3 Pages)
by Joseph Strub
Apr 8, 2004 Abstract : In order to get ahead of the systems development power curve, companies are attempting what is equivalent to executing a quadruple jump in ice skating; running a sub 3:50 minute mile in track; and winning the Tour de France in cycling--all in the same year. How? By trying to implement enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management (SCM) software at the same time. Read on why this is an ill-advised course of action with an extremely low probability of success.
Type: Article
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| 98. |
The ERP Market 2001 And Beyond – Part 3: Rating The Vendors (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Oct 9, 2001 Abstract : We generally believe that, in the long run, market winners will be those vendors with an established large customer base and with huge financial and human resources that would make them more responsive to any future challenges such as sudden market trends and/or technology paradigm shifts.
Type: Article
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| 99. |
Essential ERP - Its Functional Scope (8 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Dec 27, 2000 Abstract : ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization's underlying business processes - accounting/financial, manufacturing, distribution, and human resources/payroll.
Type: Article
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| 100. |
Oracle Product Showdown! JD Edwards EnterpriseOne vs. E-Business Suite by Neil Stolovitsky
Abstract : 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 management, web commerce, human resources, financials, and product technology. To eliminate any chance of bias and to ensure a level playing field, all 3,214 criteria that make up these six modules (and their submodules) in our ERP Evaluation Center were given equal weight and priorityナ
Type: White Paper
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