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Back Office and Operations - 2008
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Global Product Development Seen as a Boon for Product Lifecycle Management Vendors
Michael Bittner 10/17/2008 12:00:00 AM
An enterprise that wants to shift to a global product development strategy must invest in modern product lifecycle management (PLM) technology. Therefore, the PLM software market could be on the edge of a significant growth cycle.
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Accounting for SMB Showdown
Larry Blitz 9/24/2008 12:00:00 AM
I'm Larry Blitz, editor of TEC's Vendor Showdown series. Today's Showdown pits two major enterprise resource planning (ERP) and accounting for small to midsized business (SMB) vendors against each other, head-to-head: Exact Software North America (a division of Exact Software) and Infor.
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Project-oriented versus Generic GL-oriented ERP/Accounting Systems
P.J. Jakovljevic 9/24/2008 12:00:00 AM
Caught between big-vendor ERP offerings requiring heavy customization, and off-the-shelf project management solutions that are easily outgrown, project-oriented organizations have special accounting needs. Find out more about those needs, along with recommendations for what solutions you should be taking a closer look at.
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Human Resources for Small to Medium Businesses
Jeff Spitzer 9/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
When small to medium businesses shop around for a human resources (HR) solution, their main considerations are whether to go for a hosted or non-hosted solution, or to simply outsource HR functions altogether. It’s important to know the advantages and disadvantages of each before making a selection.
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Cash Management 101
Leslie Satenstein 8/13/2008 12:00:00 AM
Cash management is an essential business process all organizations must perform to survive. Though cash management uses automation for much of the “grunt” work, it is human intelligence in the financial decision making that does the rest.
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Use a Computerized Maintenance Management System to Improve Predictive Maintenance Performance
David Berger 8/6/2008 12:00:00 AM
Companies that have moved from a highly reactive environment to a more planned one notice significant improvement. A computer maintenance management or enterprise asset management system is useful tool to create a planned environment, help build accurate equipment history, and develop comprehensive analysis capability.
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Most Misunderstood Link in Supply Chain Management
Abe WalkingBear Sanchez 8/4/2008 12:00:00 AM
Business practices have changed dramatically through the years, but credit and collections is still handled like it was back in the 1950s. Fact is, it’s way past due to re-think this vital business function given today’s business realities.
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Drug Pedigree Guidelines and How Software Can Help
Ashish Labh,Joseph J. Strub 7/11/2008 12:00:00 AM
Drug manufacturers and retailers are tightening their data collection and reporting processes to meet new US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) guidelines. But which software offerings are best placed to help drug manufacturers comply with the new guidelines?
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Acquisitive Vendor Expands Its Enterprise Asset Management Potential
P.J. Jakovljevic 4/18/2008 12:00:00 AM
IFS has much to offer customers. Its IFS Applications suite now boasts an asset lifecycle management module for quick data retrieval. IFS also has a strong commitment to international standards, and with its acquisition of iSC, expertise in naval and marine operations.
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"Once Bitten” Vendor Is Not “Twice Shy” about New Acquisition
P.J. Jakovljevic 4/16/2008 12:00:00 AM
IFS Defence Ltd., a joint venture between BAE Systems and IFS, recently acquired iSC, a British custom software firm. However, some product integration issues and questions about long-term benefits for IFS customers outside the defense sector should be monitored.
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