Business-to-business Price Segmentation Outlined and Explained

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Price segments are used to cluster transactions that share customer, product, and ... response patterns with the use of advanced statistical analysis and pricing ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2007/05/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_05_25_07_1.asp - 23k - 2007-05-25 Summary: The central premise of price segmentation, especially in business-to-business environments, is that pricing should be consistent for similar deals. The process quantifies similarity by empirically determining which deal circumstances affect price response, enabling companies to benchmark prices against s

'Collaborative Commerce': ERP, CRM, e-Proc, and SCM Unite! A ...

by Randy Garland ... Customers can add computers to the cluster, and the database software transparently ... Oracle HRMS Workforce intelligence and analysis, Payroll, Self-service. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2001/09/research_notes/TN_CR_RGG_09_26_01_1.asp - 24k - 2001-09-26 Summary: There are two ways to build enterprise application solutions: link together disparate, best-of-breed solutions, in which vendors embrace open architectures and inter-application messaging protocols, or find a one-stop-shop with all the software, functionality, and interoperability one could ever ask for.

'Collaborative Commerce': ERP, CRM, e-Proc, and SCM Unite! A ...

by Randy Garland ... Customers can add computers to the cluster, and the database software transparently ... Oracle HRMS Workforce intelligence and analysis, Payroll, Self-service. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2001/11/research_notes/TN_CR_RGG_11_22_01_1.asp - 24k - 2001-11-22 Summary: There are two ways to build enterprise application solutions: link together disparate, best-of-breed solutions, in which vendors embrace open architectures and inter-application messaging protocols, or find a one-stop-shop with all the software, functionality, and interoperability one could ever ask for.

SCP and SCE Need to Collaborate for Better Fulfillment Part Two ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Provia For a detailed analysis of the Provia products see Provia ... the possible constraints like labor capacity, order complexity (kitting, cluster picking, etc ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/11/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_11_14_03_1.asp - 17k - 2003-11-14 Summary: While the WMS market is expected to continue to grow modestly and faster than the market for many other applications, it appears the WMS add-on solution, customer order fulfillment process management, will experience much higher growth.

Oracle Further Orchestrates Its SOA Forays Part Two: Strategy

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and by using lower-cost hardware as the basis of the cluster, instead of larger ... Discoverer (an intuitive web-based ad hoc query, reporting and analysis tool for ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_03_15_05_1.asp - 22k - 2005-03-15 Summary: Oracle's vision of a complete collaborative e-Business solution requires a database strategy, an application server strategy, and an e-business strategy. Will users buy into this vision?

Network Engines, Inc. - Double the CPUs for Web Serving

by R. Krause ... (See TEC News Analysis "IBM Announces ... Network Engines' clustering software will support up to 255 systems (plus one for administration of the cluster). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/1999/11/research_notes/VN_HW_RAK_11_99_1.asp - 15k - 1999-11-01 Summary: Network Engines, Inc. is a leading vendor of extremely thin rackmount servers used in the rapidly growing area of web serving. In this note, we examine the company and its outlook.

High-End Wintel-Based Rackmount Servers - The Big Get Bigger

by R. Krause ... (Note that this analysis covers only ... "Cluster in a box" appears to be a market which will grow significantly in the coming years, in some cases supplanting the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/1999/08/research_notes/MN_HW_RAK_8_99_1.asp - 12k - 1999-08-01 Summary: A market analysis of Wintel-based rackmount servers: who are the key players, why they'll stay that way, their strengths, why a customer would want one, and where this market is heading.

CPR on BPR: Long Live Business Process Reengineering Part 1: A ...

by Randy Garland ... some technology in here to fix the problems." Without sound business process analysis, design, and ... Find and cluster those processes that fit together naturally ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2001/08/research_notes/TU_CR_RGG_08_21_01_1.asp - 14k - 2001-08-21 Summary: Without sound business process analysis, design, and possible re-design or full-blown reengineering in place before you bring in technology, your CRM (or any IT) efforts are doomed to fail.

Who Needs Warehousing Management and How Much Thereof?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the extension to yard management, present a competitive analysis, and challenges ... material selection, compliance labeling, picking/packing, cluster/batch picking ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_08_30_05_1.asp - 21k - 2005-08-30 Summary: The warehouse is no longer merely a static storage facility. It now has to use virtually real-time data to closely match supply to demand, eliminate the need to hold excess inventory, and increase the flow of goods throughout the supply chain.

Provia Proves Its Way To Success Part Two: Market Impact

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... carrier/compliance label, pre-print labels for cluster picking, cash on ... offering visibility, event management, decision support, labor analysis, and workflow ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/04/research_notes/EN_SC_PJ_04_09_03_1.asp - 24k - 2003-04-09 Summary: From the moment an order is created, Provia Software s ViaWare and ViaView suites aim at helping managers track orders in real time and make orders visible throughout the entire delivery process, which is the core of its value proposition.