Contemporary Business Intelligence and Its Main Components
TEC Analysts
Business intelligence (BI) represents the tools and systems that play a key role in the strategic planning process by allowing a company to manipulate corporate data for decision-making. But what exactly are the primary components of BI?
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Manufacturing Software for an Integrated Steel Plant
Ashfaque Ahmed
Manufacturing processes for an integrated steel plant typically encompass three distinct types of manufacturing: flow manufacturing, process manufacturing, and mill manufacturing, meaning that such a plant is effectively a mixed-mode manufacturer. Software systems for these manufacturers' diverse needs are of critical importance. Learn about specific software capabilities you should be looking for.
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The Best-of-class Financial Systems Strategy: An Alternative to ERP Platforms
Technology Evaluation Centers
This white paper features insight from the UNIT4 group about issues facing companies that need an adaptable financial system but not necessarily a full-blown enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. Also included are TEC's suggestions for identifying financial system functionality that supports your organization's changing processes, and a checklist for soliciting such information about enterprise software solutions.
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A Fresh Look at SAP's Software-as-a-service (SaaS) Solution
SAP
After a year of silence surrounding SAP's newest enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, SAP Business ByDesign is back. During that year, many of its competitors pounced on SAP's silence, even going so far as to spread rumors that the new product was dead. Find out what one Aberdeen analyst thought of Business ByDesign after taking it for a test drive at Sapphire 2009.
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Enterprise Phone Systems Comparison Guide
Focus Research
Internet protocol (IP) telephony is increasingly replacing traditional private branch exchange (PBX) technologies. But to replace their incumbent telephony systems, decision makers must look carefully at what's available, what they've got, and what they need, before crafting a short list of candidates. This comparison guide from Focus Research is designed to help midsize and large enterprises do just that.
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Five Must-have ERP Features for Medical Device Manufacturers
Plex Systems
In the medical device manufacturing industry, errors can cost more than money-they can cost lives. In order to meet safety regulations, manufacturers are turning to enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. Discover the five features any medical device manufacturer should look for in an ERP system in order to meet compliance requirements, produce high-quality products, operate efficiently, and maximize profitability.
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