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Warehousing Management: Yard Management, Competitive Analysis, and Challenges (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Aug 31, 2005 Abstract : The business remains challenging to even the most established vendors, since an intensifying product architecture rejuvenation and functional enhancements cycle, the pressure from the ERP intruders, and continued market consolidation exert fiscal pressure across the sector.
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How One On Demand Vendor Addresses Its Unique Challenges and Competition (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
May 14, 2007 Abstract : As the software-as-a-service market matures, and while it remains appealing to resource-constrained companies, organizations having up to 500 payees, and that are in need of complex compensation calculation and multitier compensation rules, should consider Centive Compel product suite.
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Identifying the ROI of a Software Application for Supply Chain Management Part 4: Just Give Us the Bottom Line (6 Pages)
by Mark Wells
Jul 18, 2001 Abstract : Managers weighing an investment in software for supply chain face pressure to be right. Looking for a precise calculation of ROI often results in making an uninformed decision. Part four discusses the difficulty in predicting the future.
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Identifying the ROI of a Software Application for SCM Part 2: We Are Looking for the Vendor To Tell Us (3 Pages)
by Mark Wells
Jul 16, 2001 Abstract : Managers weighing an investment in software for supply chain face pressure to be right. Looking for a precise calculation of ROI often results in making an uninformed decision. This part discusses what to do when business analysis skills are lacking.
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Komatsu Employs “Mod Squad” For Logility Implementation (3 Pages)
by Steve McVey
Apr 11, 2000 Abstract : At the Connections 2000 Logility user conference in New Orleans, users recounted implementation stories. Few were as striking as that of the Komatsu’s DRP implementation modifications, a testament to human ingenuity.
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Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 for Manufacturing Environments (3 Pages)
by Dr. Scott Hamilton
Apr 18, 2007 Abstract : This continues a reprint of the summary chapter from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Dynamics AX by Dr. Scott Hamilton. In this second part, design factors related to system usage in manufacturing enterprises are covered.
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Microsoft Axapta: Design Factors Shape System Usage Part Three: Manufacturing Environments (5 Pages)
by Dr. Scott Hamilton
Feb 12, 2005 Abstract : If you are implementing or considering Microsoft Axapta as your ERP system, or providing Axapta-related services, this note provides an overall understanding of how the system fits together to run a business. This section reviews the major design factors affecting system usage in a manufacturing environment.
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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.
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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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