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The Challenges of SAP Relationship and User Recommendations
P.J. Jakovljevic 12/14/2006 12:00:00 AM
The potential of enterprise incentive management systems, as being closely related to human capital management, should not be ignored. This software category promises a fairly rapid and tangible return on investment in addition to its wide range of benefits.
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The CEO, CFO, and TCO
Olin Thompson 12/4/2006 12:00:00 AM
Total cost of ownership (TCO) is a key component of the "investment" in "return on investment" (ROI). Naturally, the chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO) care about ROI, but is TCO really a measure of agility?
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To Upgrade, or Not To Upgrade: That Is Not The Question—But How To Upgrade Is
Joseph J. Strub,P.J. Jakovljevic 11/21/2006 12:00:00 AM
Companies can easily spend hundreds of thousands of dollars implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) package. After completing this rollercoaster ride, however, companies are typically faced with the question of whether to implement the latest, greatest version of the package.
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User Recommendations for the Food and Beverage Industry
Olin Thompson,P.J. Jakovljevic 11/9/2006 12:00:00 AM
Software systems must be able to handle your business basics. A focus on the details is essential. Look meticulously for the fatal flaws. If you don't select a system that meets your detailed needs, it can be fatal.
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Margin Squeeze and Globalization in the Food and Beverage Industry
Olin Thompson,PJ Jakovljevic 11/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
In the food and beverage industry, the channel master makes final volume decisions and mostly controls the unit price, with the manufacturer having limited power to increase or maintain prices. The only real variable the manufacturer does control is cost.
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Food and Beverage Industry Trends and Issues
Olin Thompson,PJ Jakovljevic 10/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
Food and beverage manufacturers and distributors supplying major supermarket retailers share many common business challenges. The customers—powerful and demanding supermarkets and retail chains—want products manufactured "to order," with lead times measured in hours rather than days or weeks.
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Aiming for Agility: Challenges and User Recommendations
P.J. Jakovljevic 10/19/2006 12:00:00 AM
The preferred agile architecture will rationalize business processes without ripping out current application investments. In such cases, Agresso will have to explain whether its solution can leverage existing applications and fill in the cracks that exist in current business processes.
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Soured on Expiration: The Value Proposition and Strategy for an Agile Enterprise Systems Vendor
P.J. Jakovljevic 10/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Post-implementation agility should be the goal of most companies in their enterprise resource planning (ERP) selection. However, it is not so easy to dispel a widespread preference for the "usual suspect" ERP choices that currently stop short at post-implementation agility.
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How One Vendor Supplies Agility to Post-implementation Enterprise Systems
P.J. Jakovljevic 10/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
Agresso's information warehouse, business process, and reporting and analytics information delivery models are inextricably linked in a virtual cycle. A change in any of these core competencies automatically informs a change in the others without instilling business disruption.
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Enterprise Systems and Post-implementation Agility—No Longer an Oxymoron?
P.J. Jakovljevic 10/16/2006 12:00:00 AM
The need to support flexibility prior to installation of enterprise systems has largely been mastered by many vendors. But what is really more important is ongoing agility after the installation. Agresso seems to have raised the bar in this regard.
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