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Can ERP Speak PLM? Part Two: Examples and Recommendations (5 Pages)
by Jim Brown
Aug 2, 2003 Abstract : Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions have to work with many other systems, not just ERP, so integration is not a new issue for PLM vendors. Most PLM vendors recognize the need for integration and have addressed the need in their toolkits. The additional work comes from integrating the concepts and semantics of one system to the next, if this business level integration has not already been provided between the two systems. This can be a big challenge for best of breed vendors, who may need to rely on systems integrators for much of this conceptual and semantic integration.
Type: Article
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The Essential Supply Chain (4 Pages)
by Steve McVey
Dec 28, 2002 Abstract : Supply Chain Management (SCM) once viewed as a way to obtain a competitive advantage, is now perceived as a logical and necessary extension of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The reasons: First, traditional ERP systems lack the advanced planning tools necessary for companies to respond to an increasingly competitive business environment. Second, advances in computing power and data transmission enable disparate entities to communicate efficiently and at a low cost. Finally, vendors have observed the complementary nature of SCM and ERP and are engaged in consolidation of their product suites.
Type: Article
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| 73. |
Where Is ERP Headed (Or Better, Where Should It Be Headed)? Part 4: ASP’s and New Pricing Models (11 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Apr 27, 2001 Abstract : This final note discusses how Application Service Providers (ASPs) have arisen on the Internet in response to such ERP woes as support expenses, misbehaving applications, and server downtime, and how as the nature of ERP software evolves into services and/or hosted models, the market might be experiencing the beginning of the end of user-based licensing. There are also User Recommendations.
Type: Article
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| 74. |
Getting Maximum Business Value Out of ERP by PATNI
Abstract : The benefits from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been well-documented; however, its return on investment (ROI) is rarely satisfactory. The failure of an ERP package can be disastrous, but by understanding how to deliver a positive ROI, and following a business process and business technology optimization strategy companies can reduce the total cost of ownership of an ERP system.
Type: White Paper
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| 75. |
Can ERP Meet Your eBusiness Needs? Part Two: ERP is the Foundation (4 Pages)
by Cindy M. Jutras
Apr 29, 2003 Abstract : As a result of this push towards full eBusiness integration, businesses face challenges that force them to push the envelope of business information systems. ERP grew from its predecessors of MRP and MRP II, constantly expanding its solution footprint to address more and more of the needs of the enterprise. As you approach eBusiness, whether you do so eagerly or are dragged there kicking and screaming, you will find your business much more exposed.
Type: Article
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| 76. |
Is Enterprise Resource Planning Becoming a Commodity? (5 Pages)
by Shiv M. Kumar
Aug 25, 2006 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.
Type: Article
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| 77. |
Future Compatible (5 Pages)
by Sean Wheller
Jul 15, 2004 Abstract : Companies contemplating upgrading or replacing their enterprise resource planning systems should evaluate whether the change will be compatible with future ERP II deployment strategies. This article examines the future of enterprise business applications and the requirements to ensure future compatibility.
Type: Article
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| 78. |
ERP Belle Époque Officially Ended With the Demise of Baan and SSA (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Sep 13, 2000 Abstract : Once high-flying ERP vendors, Baan and SSA, have officially ceased to exist as independent companies on the same day in the first week of August thereby marking the end of the golden era of traditional ERP.
Type: Article
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| 79. |
Fed Warms Up to ERP Spending, but Will Contractors and Their ERP Vendors Comply? Part Two: Challenges and User Recommendations (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Sep 22, 2004 Abstract : The Federal Government's peculiar and idiosyncratic regulatory requirements provide high barriers to entry, so that the novice companies that are not already offering the functionality for the sector will likely not be able to tap the recent surge in the defense and other federal markets.
Type: Article
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| 80. |
Exact Software--Working Diligently Towards the 'One Exact' Synergy Part Two: Macola, the ERP and BAM Solutions (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Feb 27, 2004 Abstract : In 2003, Exact Software announced the general availability of Macola Enterprise Suite (ES), the latest version of the company's ERP solution, which goes beyond traditional ERP solutions’ scope by allowing its users to define business rules, workflow, and exception alerts and events. Also, Exact Event Manager addresses the challenge of not knowing about existing and potential business problems or of learning of them too late by providing a way for organizations to define and respond to critical, time-sensitive data across the entire enterprise.
Type: Article
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