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Production and Distribution - 2009
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Leading Solution Provider to Steel Manufacturers Gets Acquired—Why?
Khudsiya Quadri 11/25/2009 12:00:00 AM
When one company acquires another, who benefits? It seems PSI’s recent acquisition of AIS will benefit both—as well as their clients and the steel industry as a whole. The combined solution offering will address APS, MES, SCM, and more.
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As the Economy Rebounds, Will Your Organization Be Ready for New and Increasing Demand? A Summary of the 2009 APICS Conference
Gabriel Gheorghiu,Khudsiya Quadri 10/28/2009 12:00:00 AM
Companies can get the latest on supply chain management trends—from inventory management, forecasting, and sales and operations planning—at the annual APICS Conference and Expo’s seminars and presentations. A summary of the 2009 expo explains what you might have missed.
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A Two-layer Model for Fashion PLM Functionality
Kurt (Yu) Chen 10/5/2009 12:00:00 AM
To help fashion players achieve the most out of adopting PLM methodology and systems while respecting the uniqueness of fashion products and business processes, the article introduces a two-layer model to facilitate the process of selecting a fashion PLM solution.
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The Customer Relationship Management Vision: It Starts with Relationships
Michael Chuchmuch 9/16/2009 12:00:00 AM
An alarming number of companies get on the wrong track when creating a customer relationship management (CRM) vision. Outlined here are four steps that take the mystery out of what makes an effective CRM vision. The secret? It’s all about people and relationships.
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Bolstering the Call Center with Service Resolution Management Processes
P.J. Jakovljevic 9/4/2009 12:00:00 AM
Integrated customer relationship management and call center solutions (sometimes referred to as service resolution management) have, despite initial glitches, reportedly helped some service companies realize remarkable returns on investment in addition to improved customer satisfaction rates.
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Nine Ways to Use ERP to Make the Manufacturing Supply Chain Lean
Jakob Bjorklund 9/30/2009 12:00:00 AM
There are entire books and thorough training and certification processes devoted to lean supply chain practices. But within any manufacturing environment, there are a few relatively simple steps that will help any enterprise make its supply chain lean. In this article, we will touch on these simple measures—measures that any company can take.
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The Blurry Line between ERP and PLM in Engineer-to-order (ETO) Manufacturing
Kurt (Yu) Chen 11/27/2009 12:00:00 AM
Engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing needs a high level of integration between ERP and PLM systems. This article points out that ERP and PLM solutions are moving toward each other to achieve more organic data and process connectivity.
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Five Steps to Business Intelligence Project Success
Lyndsay Wise 9/11/2009 12:00:00 AM
Many business intelligence (BI) projects fall short of expectations. Unless organizations implement a methodology and benchmark the success other organizations have experienced, BI implementations may fail to provide the desired results. This article identifies five steps organizations should take when implementing BI solutions.
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Getting It Right: ERP Solutions for Mixed-mode Manufacturers
Alexander Hankewicz 9/9/2009 12:00:00 AM
Falling somewhere between discrete and process manufacturing, mixed-mode manufacturers haven’t always been well served by traditional discrete or process enterprise resource planning solutions. But that’s changing now, as mixed-mode manufacturers finally have access to solutions that truly address their needs.
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An Analyst's View of Process Industry SMB Challenges
TEC staff 9/7/2009 12:00:00 AM
Process manufacturing industries have distinct needs from an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Here’s an overview of what process manufacturing requires from an ERP solution, including business intelligence capabilities.
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