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Top 10 Reasons For Having A Project Kickoff - Part I
Joseph J. Strub 12/31/2003 12:00:00 AM
You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to hold a project kickoff meeting. Don't miss this excellent opportunity to get across important communications and establish the tone for the project. This article discusses the 10 objectives of a project kickoff meeting, how to achieve them, and templates for presenting them. In Part I, the first three reasons are discussed but you will be left on the edge of your seat in anticipation of Parts II and III.

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The Many Faces of PLM Part Two: The Future of the PLM Suite
Jim Brown 12/30/2003 12:00:00 AM
The future of the PLM Suite will include more applications that cover product-related functionality and further expand the benefits available. As the PLM Suite matures, companies will benefit from increased functionality and increased integration between business processes. The ultimate expression of this more mature solution will result in a broad suite of focused, integrated applications that leverage a core of unified, structured product data - the PLM Platform.

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The Many Faces of PLM Part One: Event Summary
Jim Brown 12/29/2003 12:00:00 AM
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solutions, like many of the application suites that have come before it, are a collection of different offerings that serve a common theme and contribute to overlapping value propositions. Like previous application suites, there is strategic value in approaching PLM as a set of inter-related requirements as opposed to just a collection of function-specific requirements. This is a report on the observations from the 2003 Product Development Manager’s Association (PDMA) Conference.

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PLM Is An Industry Affair - Or Is It?
Jim Brown 12/26/2003 12:00:00 AM
The question, 'Do vertical industry needs play a significant role in a PLM software selection?' should be a simple question to answer. Instead, it is a question best answered with a series of questions.

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Software Piloting: How Do You Fly This Plane
Joseph J. Strub 12/23/2003 12:00:00 AM
Piloting the software is one of, if not the most, critical event in the project life cycle. If done well, the pilot will uncover issues before they become problems, instill confidence in the users that the software is ready for prime time, and make the 'go live' uneventful and a cause for celebration

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The PLM Program An Incremental Approach to the Strategic Value of PLM
Jim Brown 12/21/2003 12:00:00 AM
Companies that took an early adopter approach to PLM are beginning to show significant reductions in new product introduction lead times and to benefit from meaningful cost savings by executing a series of focused, high return projects

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Support for Old Releases-Good for the User but Is It Good for the Vendor?
Olin Thompson,P.J. Jakovljevic 12/17/2003 12:00:00 AM
The decision to support older releases is like any other business decision, it is all about the money and profitability. If the vendor can make money at providing support for older releases, it is good business for the vendor. The decision may be sugar-coated with pronouncements about doing what is good for the customer, but both the vendor and the customers know that the first consideration must be the money.

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Sales and Operations Planning Part Three: Game Plan Guidelines
Dr. Scott Hamilton 12/13/2003 12:00:00 AM
Effective game plans lead to improved firm performance and bottom line results. Metrics include reductions in stock-outs, delivery lead-time, missed shipments, partial shipments, expediting efforts, and improvements in customer service. This is an excerpt from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision.

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Sales and Operations Planning Part Two: Common Scenarios
Dr. Scott Hamilton 12/12/2003 12:00:00 AM
The nature of an S&OP game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate demand and the item's primary source of supply. Consideration of these factors can be illustrated with four common scenarios. This is an excerpt from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision.

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Sales and Operations Planning Part One: Identifying and Forecasting Demand
Dr. Scott Hamilton 12/11/2003 12:00:00 AM
An effective sales and operations planning game plan results in fewer stock-outs, shorter delivery lead-times, higher on-time shipping percentages, a manageable amount of expediting, and improved customer service. Several guidelines are suggested to improve a firm's sales and operations planning process and the effectiveness of each product's game plan. This is an excerpt from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision.

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