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Master Requirement Planning and Master Production Scheduling Software: Hard Facts Part One: Planning and Scheduling Concepts in Manufacturing (3 Pages)
by Ashfaque Ahmed
Oct 11, 2004 Abstract : Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production capacity for calculating quantities of raw material and work in progress (WIP) requirements or infinite quantities of raw and WIP materials for calculating production capacity. There are many problems with this approach. This paper discusses the pitfalls of this approach and how to avoid these by making sure that the software you buy indeed takes into account finite quantities of required materials as well as finite capacities of work centers in your manufacturing facility.
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2006 PMI Research Conference Aims to Link Project Management Discipline with the Business Community (3 Pages)
by Neil Stolovitsky
Sep 1, 2006 Abstract : The 2006 PMI Research Conference was an excellent venue for gauging the direction in which project management research is heading. The presentations of the areas of portfolio management and program management confirm the rising demand for project portfolio management solutions.
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Offshore Outsourcing: Is There a Method to the Madness? Planning for Offshore Outsourcing (8 Pages)
by Nitin Kapila
Aug 25, 2004 Abstract : Organizations considering the offshore outsourcing of processes, including technology development; finance and accounting; claims processing etc., should seriously consider adopting a proven methodology before implementation. This will minimize risk and maximize the return associated with offshore outsourcing and will help create a successful venture. Any adopted offshore outsourcing methodology should be based on input from multiple organizations; hands-on experience; and should include some discrete phases. These phases include (a) planning, (b) partner selection, and (c) a path to productivity that can be adopted by organizations, both large and small.
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Go Fygir! SCT Defeats Incumbent AspenTech at Texaco, Shell Venture (3 Pages)
by Steve McVey
Apr 28, 2000 Abstract : ERP vendor SCT Corp. recently sold its Fygir Demand Planning product to Equilon, a joint refining venture of Shell Oil and Texaco that had signed Aspen Technology’s largest deal for its PIMS™ planning and scheduling software.
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Bridging the Reality Gap Between Planning and Execution Part One: The Problem (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jun 16, 2004 Abstract : At sites where both planning and execution modules are stand-alone implementations, neither deliver enough benefit because there are almost always manual connections and processes between these two crucial supply chain management (SCM) areas. Yet, planning and execution in the supply chain are slowly but surely converging because no plan is useful if it cannot be executed.
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Logility Collaborative Planning Solutions Offer Sound Proposition (7 Pages)
by Steve McVey
Jul 17, 2000 Abstract : Collaborative planning for businesses carries great potential for reducing the hidden costs that inevitably result from poor planning and limited visibility among trading partners. With new OEM partner Great Plains, Logility has made a good move in targeting this growing area and organizing its applications around the collaborative aspects.
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The Total EAM Vision Strategic Advantages in Asset Management (8 Pages)
by Daryl Mather
Jun 27, 2003 Abstract : Physical asset management contributes greatly to the achievement of competitive advantages in capital intensive companies. Particularly in the areas of productivity, quality, cost effectiveness, and risk management. If your company has a need to manage physical assets it can benefit from a proven Total EAM solution provided by one of the top-level systems vendors.
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Podcast: A Project Manager's Guide to Business Performance Management — An Interview with Lyndsay Wise, TEC research analyst (1 Pages)
by Neil Stolovitsky
Sep 5, 2007 Abstract : As business performance management (BPM) has expanded into virtually all areas of business, project managers have been broadening their soft management skills. Learn what project managers can borrow from BPM to streamline service delivery, optimize operations, and improve customer satisfaction.
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Inventory Planning & Optimization: Extending Your ERP System (2 Pages)
by Dirk Hooiman
Apr 4, 2003 Abstract : SCM vendors are adding best of breed solutions to ERP product suites and are aggressively marketing this new functionality. The SCM market has been growing so strongly that where SCM was once viewed as a means to gain competitive advantage, companies now see it as a necessary extension of an ERP system, especially Inventory Management and Optimization solutions.
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