Inventory Planning & Optimization: Extending Your ERP System

by Dirk Hooiman ... ERP systems normally employ some flavor of MRP (Material Requirements Planning) or MRP-II (Manufacturing ... This concludes Part One of a three-part article. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/04/research_notes/MI_ER_SC_XDH_04_04_03_1.asp - 13k Summary: SCM vendors are adding best of breed solutions to ERP product suites and are aggressively marketing this new functionality. The SCM market has been growing so strongly that where SCM was once viewed as a means to gain competitive advantage, companies now see it as a necessary extension of an ERP system,

Trends Affecting Manufacturers and ERP Part Three: Four More ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... This is Part Three of a three-part article reprinted from Maximizing Your ERP ... Many ERP systems employ MRP logic as the primary engine for coordinating supply ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/TN_ER_XSC_10_08_03_1.asp - 24k Summary: The evolution of ERP systems has been driven by the emergence of new business practices and information technologies. These have been supported by the growing maturity of the manufacturing profession, and by the evolving development of commercially available software packages. This is an excerpt from the

Enterprise Applications--The Genesis and Future, Revisited Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... asp" target="_blank">Glossary for the terms italicized throughout this article. ... As a result, materials requirements planning (MRP) computer systems were ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/03/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_03_31_04_1.asp - 23k Summary: Knowing the history and evolution of enterprise applications is essential to understanding their current use and future developments. Each step in the evolution of the software is built on the fundamentals and principles developed within the previous one, which holds true for the contemporary phase of th

PeopleSoft Gathers Manufacturing and SCM Wherewithal Part Four ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... This article analyzes whether an array of recent PeopleSoft, Inc ... has also been a philosophical debate about what flow software should do in relation to ERP/MRP. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_28_04_1.asp - 24k Summary: PeopleSoft manufacturing customers and J.D. Edwards customers in service industries should assess the vendor's product plans given these customers might benefit if PeopleSoft shares functions between the product sets.

Can ERP Meet Your eBusiness Needs? Part Two: ERP is the Foundation

by Cindy M. Jutras ... look beyond the "four walls" of the enterprise, regardless of how expansive those walls became, simply because the concepts of MRP and ERP ... This article is an ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/04/research_notes/MI_ER_XCJ_04_29_03_1.asp - 19k Summary: As a result of this push towards full eBusiness integration, businesses face challenges that force them to push the envelope of business information systems. ERP grew from its predecessors of MRP and MRP II, constantly expanding its solution footprint to address more and more of the needs of the enterpr

Enterprise Applications--The Genesis and Future, Revisited Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... see Pull versus Push: a Discussion of Lean, JIT, Flow, and Traditional MRP. ... This will be the topic of another forthcoming article on the evolving core-ERP scope ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/04/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_04_02_04_1.asp - 21k Summary: A typical ERP system indeed now offers broad functional coverage nearing the best-of-breed capabilities; vertical industry extensions; a strong technical architecture; training, documentation, implementation and process design tools; product enhancements; global support; and an extensive list of software

BCG Systems, Inc.

. Overview | Corporate Info | Category BCG Systems, Inc. Overview. ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/showcases/technology-Directory/D/15960/BCG-Systems-Inc.html - 8k - 2008-09-01

ERP Systems and the ETO Manufacturing Market Part One: Event ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... In our relatively recent article about the still ongoing consolidation in the ... carrying on some well-known manufacturing resource planning (MRP) problems like ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/05/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_05_03_04_1.asp - 22k Summary: Users increasingly look for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system designed for a specific business, since software that combines industry-specific functionality with the flexibility to accommodate each company's unique processes goes a long way toward improving the functional fit and the speed of

PeopleSoft Gathers Manufacturing and SCM Wherewithal Part Three ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... This article analyzes whether an array of recent PeopleSoft, Inc. ... industry was moving away from traditional materials requirements planning (MRP) or advanced ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_27_04_1.asp - 23k Summary: Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition of mid-to-large ERP system developer J.D. Edwards this summer, and most recently demand flow and lean manufacturing software solution from JCIT, might indicate some deep though

PeopleSoft Gathers Manufacturing and SCM Wherewithal Part One ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... In our relatively recent article about the still ongoing consolidation in ... Thus, Relevant's materials resource planning (MRP) module works within the framework ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_24_04_1.asp - 28k Summary: Hiring the former APICS president to head its manufacturing industry efforts a year ago, the high profile acquisition of renowned manufacturing ERP provider J.D. Edwards this summer, and most recently, the acquisition of demand flow and lean manufacturing software solutions from JCIT, might indicate that