Supply Chain Decisions - Make Sure You Understand the Dollars and ...

by Jim Brown ... Chain Decisions - Make Sure You Understand the Dollars and Sense Part Two: The Impact on Real Costs Featured Author - Jim Brown - July 22, 2003. 1. Analyzing ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/07/research_notes/MI_SC_XJB_07_22_03_1.asp - 12k - 2003-07-22 Summary: High-level strategic decisions often have multiple, cascading cost impacts. The reaction of the costs to changes in the supply chain system is not predictable in a simple relationship that is based on current standard costs, because strategic changes often involve step changes in costs that alter the ba

Analyzing MAPICS’ Further Steps After Frontstep

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Analyzing MAPICS' Further Steps After Frontstep PJ Jakovljevic - October 10, 2003. ... have reportedly been better able to make more informed decisions based on ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_10_10_03_1.asp - 15k - 2003-10-10 Summary: The former staunch IBM AS/400-based ERP supplier to mid-market manufacturing companies, MAPICS, has become quite a larger vendor and with a wider choice of products due to the recent acquisition of Frontstep and its entire product line, which included ERP, CRM, and SCM, on a single Microsoft .NET-based t

Operational Business Intelligence and Performance Management: Key ...

by Lyndsay Wise ... Secondly, tactical BI has been used to achieve short-term goals by analyzing daily or weekly data. Tactical decisions include identifying what products to sell ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2007/11/research_notes/TU_BI_LW_11_19_07_01_1.asp - 15k - 2007-11-19 Summary: The distinction between business performance management and operational business intelligence is sometimes unclear. Many vendor offerings overlap in terms of features and functionality, making it difficult to distinguish between the two. However, there are some differences worth exploring.

Retail Market Dynamics for Software Vendors Part Two: Progress

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... systems should include a comprehensive set of tools for planning inventory and in-store space decisions throughout the demand chain, analyzing business results ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/09/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_09_14_04_1.asp - 25k - 2004-09-14 Summary: ERP vendors are making their way into the retail market by bundling, acquiring point solutions or partnering strategically to embed retail-specific functions within their suites. Like in all other enterprise applications markets, eventually, albeit not any time soon, the retail market too will come to a

Business Intelligence: Its Ins and Outs

by Mukhles Zaman ... by analyzing the past and present business situations and performances. By giving this valuable insight, BI helps decision makers make more informed decisions ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/04/research_notes/TU_BI_MZ_04_26_05_1.asp - 24k - 2005-04-26 Summary: In today's highly competitive business climate, the quality and timeliness of business information for an organization is not only a choice between profit and loss, it is a question of survival or bankruptcy. No business organization can deny the inevitable benefits of business intelligence.

BITAM

... business strategies make the rules of the game and direct tactical decisions. ... Performance Management (EBPM) is the process of measuring and analyzing the KPIs ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/showcases/technology-Directory/D/10785/BITAM.html - 7k - 2008-10-01

Continuous Improvement Offers CMMS Maintenance Benefits

by David Berger ... A CMMS package provides an excellent tool for collecting, analyzing, and reporting unlimited ... into a form that can be used to make better decisions, and to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/EAM/2004/02/research_notes/EN_CM_XDB_02_24_04_1.asp - 13k - 2004-02-24 Summary: Computer maintenance management system (CMMS) packages are excellent tools for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data and can offer insight into a process’ problem. Critical success factors for the effective use for the CMMS involves clear support from management and measurable drivers involving tim

OKENA Pioneers Next-Generation Intrusion Prevention

by L. Taylor ... engine that lives within the installed agents, makes decisions on whether ... Every time your staff spends valuable corporate resources analyzing an attack, you ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2002/01/research_notes/PN_ST_XLT_01_06_02_1.asp - 23k - 2002-01-06 Summary: Intrusion prevention has evolved as a smarter alternative to intrusion detection. Pioneer OKENA has mapped application behaviors into rules, and is using these behavior rules to prevent intrusions up front. This second-generation approach offers substantial bottom line savings, and frees up IT resources

Business Intelligence Vendors

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... the time spent performing manual tasks, and free managers to spend more time analyzing results, evaluating alternatives, and implementing business decisions. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/07/research_notes/TU_BI_XOT_07_14_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-07-14 Summary: Current pure play business intelligence (BI) leaders offer the advantage of superior analytics and planning capabilities; however, enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors are improving their analytic capabilities and accessibility.

Captured by Data

by Daryl Mather ... how best to manage the assets, and informing decisions regarding end-of ... As a result analysts often find themselves recommending and analyzing activities of not ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2006/08/research_notes/MI_EV_08_23_06_1.asp - 19k - 2006-08-23 Summary: The benefits case for enterprise asset management (EAM) has been used to justify huge sums in EAM investment. But to understand this reasoning, it is necessary to explore how asset data can be used to further the aims of maintenance.