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Retailers Join Forces for a "Make or Break" Attempt in Their Competitive Landscape
P.J. Jakovljevic 4/18/2005 12:00:00 AM
Today's competitive retail landscape has lead to mega-mergers between some of the oldest retailers in the US: Kmart and Sears. Before the technical issues of merging disparate supply chain systems can be addressed, these giants first had had to get their business "housekeeping" in order.
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Selecting and Keeping Warehouse Personnel
Rene Jones 4/16/2005 12:00:00 AM
Our question is: the traditional hiring methodology does not work so why do we continue to use it with one of our most important processes in the organization? We have to change our mindset and begin by focusing more on what a person needs to do, rather than what they have.
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Consumers Shop Everywhere: Understanding Multichannel Sales
P.J. Jakovljevic 4/12/2005 12:00:00 AM
Multichannel retailers must be able to flawlessly execute a full range of services to engage, transact, and fulfill on Web placed orders. Hence, most successful multichannel retailers of today had to either build a complete set of the services in-house or outsource some or all of them.
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One Product for Large and Small Manufacturers: Challenges and User Recommendations
P.J. Jakovljevic 4/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
A solid product aside, good may be just too good for IQMS. Potential customers may shy away because its well-rounded solution may seem more appropriate for the upper-end of the market. This, combined with IQMS' reliance on Oracle, and its well-integrated product will pose challenges to the vendor's growth.
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When EDI Goes Native, Everything Falls in Sync with IQMS
P.J. Jakovljevic 4/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
IQMS's IQ EDI module is a natively-built solution that deals with the complexities of data synchronization among EDI documents and eliminates the need for third-party translators.
Read When EDI Goes Native, Everything Falls in Sync with IQMS
Benefits of a Single Database Solution: Improved Enterprise Quality Management from IQMS
P.J. Jakovljevic 4/7/2005 12:00:00 AM
IQMS appears to be raising the competitive bar for quality management among its ERP competition with a single database software solution and seamless ERP systems access.
Read Benefits of a Single Database Solution: Improved Enterprise Quality Management from IQMS
Solving Enterprise Problems: The Fully-integrated Solution of IQMS
P.J. Jakovljevic 4/6/2005 12:00:00 AM
Though superficially, IQMS, a small, quiet ERP provider, may be similar to its competitors, by offering fully-integrated applications and services that are typically expected from larger tier one vendors, IQMS has truly differentiated itself in the market.
Read Solving Enterprise Problems: The Fully-integrated Solution of IQMS
Why Service Matters: Enterprise Solutions, Market Differentiation, and IQMS
P.J. Jakovljevic 4/5/2005 12:00:00 AM
While IQMS resembles many of its peers from the lower-end of the enterprise applications market, IQMS can tout its comprehensive one-source delivery and services and implementation methodology as its differentiating trait.
Read Why Service Matters: Enterprise Solutions, Market Differentiation, and IQMS
IQMS Prospers by Helping Enterprises Work Smarter
P.J. Jakovljevic 4/4/2005 12:00:00 AM
IQMS has certainly succeeded in helping hundreds of midsized plastic processors and other repetitive manufacturers increase their "collective intelligence quotient" through the fully functional EnterpriseIQ. IQMS has expanded throughout Europe and Asia, and believes with its service policy, it can continue to expand in the fiercely competitive global market.
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The Players of Software-as-a-Service Business Models and Finding the Best Value Propositions
P.J. Jakovljevic 4/2/2005 12:00:00 AM
Although the promise of reduced implementation risk and time, lower upfront costs, etc. justify the hosting/ASP model, this brings an entire new set of issues for mid-market organizations to consider when seeking a vendor company using such an approach.
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