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Where Is ERP Headed (Or Better, Where Should It Be Headed)? Part 3: E-Business and Mid-Market Shakeout (9 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Apr 25, 2001 Abstract : This note discusses how ERP-driven e-business will have to extend well beyond providing business partners self-service portlets. It will have to allow trading partners not only order status tracking but also the enterprise plans and conditions down to plant level for more efficient two-way interaction and support. It also discusses how consolidation, mergers and acquisitions among ERP vendors is expected to intensify.
Type: Article
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ERP Beginner's Guide In So Many Words (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Feb 5, 2001 Abstract : ERP remains the information backbone for contemporary manufacturing enterprises. However, today's ERP systems are required to address more than traditional processes taking place within the walls of an enterprise. This is a concise ERP reference guide for anyone needing a general knowledge of ERP features and the ramifications of implementing it (or not).
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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Can You Add New Life To an Old ERP System? (5 Pages)
by William R. Friend
Oct 31, 2003 Abstract : Getting ERP transaction data into a summarized form that is useful to knowledge workers is one way to extend the value of your ERP system. This article discusses the advantages that can be gained by moving ERP and other transaction data to a data warehouse.
Type: Article
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| 15. |
Wrong ERP Demise Predictions Have (Only Partly) Created Skills Shortage (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Feb 2, 2001 Abstract : With so much frenzy surrounding e-business and CRM applications, ERP may be a far cry from its halcyon days. However, ERP implementation skills are still in demand, particularly as a foundation and a facilitator to other sexier applications.
Type: Article
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| 16. |
Trends Affecting Manufacturers and ERP Part Three: Four More Trends (8 Pages)
by Dr. Scott Hamilton
Oct 8, 2003 Abstract : The evolution of ERP systems has been driven by the emergence of new business practices and information technologies. These have been supported by the growing maturity of the manufacturing profession, and by the evolving development of commercially available software packages. This is an excerpt from the book, Maximizing Your ERP System.
Type: Article
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| 17. |
Essential ERP – Current Market Trends – Part II (7 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
May 3, 2000 Abstract : ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization’s underlying business processes — primarily accounting/financial, manufacturing, distribution, and human resources/payroll. This note identifies current trends in the ERP market that we believe are the direct consequence of vendors’ attempts to 1) resolve current ERP functional and/or technological deficiencies, and/or 2) expand software sales both within their existing and potential customer bases.
Type: Article
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| 18. |
ERP II Demystified (5 Pages)
by Sean Wheller
Jun 18, 2004 Abstract : As organizations prepare for their next ERP version upgrade, they find themselves trying to make sense of a new iteration that disrupts the traditional understanding and thinking about ERP. ERP II requires organizations to transform from a focus on internal resource optimization to a new focus on process integration and external collaboration. To help organizations make sense of this new iteration, we look at why ERP II has come about, how it differs from ERP, and how it promises to change the way organizations do business in the future.
Type: Article
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| 19. |
Justification of ERP Investments Part 1: Quantifiable Benefits from an ERP System (6 Pages)
by Dr. Scott Hamilton
Feb 10, 2004 Abstract : Studies that surveyed manufacturers about the impact of ERP systems on firm performance indicate that company size and industry do not affect the results. Benefits have been indicated for large and small firms, whether they make standard or custom products or are in discrete or process manufacturing environments. This section explains the quantifiable benefits in terms of several areas of improvement. Reprinted from Maximizing Your ERP System by Dr. Scott Hamilton.
Type: Article
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| 20. |
Will That Wretched ERP Finally Die? Possibly, But Only the Acronym! (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
May 1, 2000 Abstract : Yet another ERP doom saying. This time, a prediction was given that ERP systems will only host 40 percent of business applications by 2004 partly due to the rise of collaborative commerce.
Type: Article
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