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What has ToolsGroup, the expert in demand-driven SCP, been doing to address demand and supply variability? Read P.J. Jakovljevic’s article and see how ToolsGroup has developed sophisticated software that analyzes demand history across multiple dimensions, enabling companies to obtain more accurate fore (...)
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ToolsGroup—Going Back to Its SCP Roots. PJ Jakovljevic - February 8, 2012. Comments:
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2012-02-08
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... iPhone, and Android mobile devices, which are also essential for global projects that involve many people needing to obtain data and control project tasks at ...
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2012-02-06
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Is Ventyx a true "total solution provider" for energy and utility companies? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic discusses Ventyx's strategy with its product marketing team. In 2012, there is still no such thing as a true “total solution provider” for energy and utility companies. These companies j (...)
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Ventyx—Utilities’ One-Stop-Shop Provider? PJ Jakovljevic - February 2, 2012. Comments: 0.
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2012-02-02
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... can be especially beneficial for businesses that have extensive traceability requirements, including lot number and serial number control throughout the entire ...
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2012-02-02
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... With this acquisition, Kronos is creating a common platform within which the finance and nursing departments can collaborate to control costs and deliver high ...
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2012-02-02
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... Shop Floor Control, Process Model (Formulas and Routings). Field Service and Repairs, Process Batch Control and Reporting. ... Shop Floor Control. Production Planning ...
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2012-01-30
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What do Einstein’s theory of relativity and quantum theory have to do with SYSPRO? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic explains, as he discusses how SYSPRO has applied these famous physics theories to produce a ‘simply smarter’ ERP system and comprehensive ERP framework for effective material, c (...)
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What do Einstein’s theory of relativity and quantum theory have to do with SYSPRO? TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic explains, as he discusse...
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2012-01-23
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... Macola On Demand can be a good fit for distribution companies, the product caters to manufacturing companies looking for shop floor control, manufacturing cost ...
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2012-01-20
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... but one point is here to mention that if u are unable to get the job ... The perception of using CRM to control the information flow is very present into several ...
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2012-01-19
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Why are some companies still managing their prices with spreadsheets—and leaving their single most important profit lever to such inadequate if not harmful practices? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic finds out and sits down with two vendor execs to see how B2B pricing software allows companies to (...)
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Why are some companies still managing their prices with spreadsheets—and leaving their single most important profit lever to such inadequate if no...
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2012-01-16
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TEC analyst Sherry Fox reviews some of the key features of current time tracking software and highlights some popular vendors. Punch clocks, clock card machines, Bundy clocks, time recorders. Most organizations are opting for newer methods to track their employees’ time and attendance. Today’s time tr (...)
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TEC analyst Sherry Fox reviews some of the key features of current time tracking software and highlights some popular vendors. Punch clocks, clock ...
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2012-01-12
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TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic reviews the functional and strategic details that make Emptoris solutions for spend analysis, supplier lifecycle management, and services procurement successful. Since its founding in 1999, Emptoris has evolved into a world leader in strategic supply, category spend, (...)
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TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic reviews the functional and strategic details that make Emptoris solutions for spend analysis, supplier lifec...
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2012-01-10
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TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic interviews the SAP Retail Industry team to shed some light on SAP’s strategy with regard to the retail industry. Can SAP, a market and technology leader in business management software, translate its success in the manufacturing industry to retail? TEC principal an (...)
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TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic interviews the SAP Retail Industry team to shed some light on SAP’s strategy with regard to the retail indus...
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2012-01-05
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RedPrairie provides best-of-breed supply chain execution, workforce, and all-channel retail solutions designed to streamline and expedite the flow of goods from raw materials into the hands of the consumer. In this article, TEC senior analyst P.J. Jakovljevic describes how the company has positioned itse (...)
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RedPrairie provides best-of-breed supply chain execution, workforce, and all-channel retail solutions designed to streamline and expedite the flow...
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2011-12-29
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... Statistical process control (SPC) – InfinityQS; Database Audit – Softtree; Budgeting, planning, financial consolidation, reporting, and analysis - PROPHIX. ...
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2011-12-27
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... Complex Event Processing (CEP) from Apama, Business Transaction Assurance (BTA) from Actional, and Business Analytics through the Progress Control Tower (PCT ...
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2011-12-20
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... could augment ERP systems and deliver greater visibility and control, improved contract ... and validation rules that find exceptions at the point the supplier ...
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2011-12-14
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... As Jason Busch describes in his Spend Matters blog post, there is a limit to a procurement manager’s ability to tightly control and monitor a closed-loop ...
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2011-12-08
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ABAS Business Software has built a name for itself as a mid-market enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor to contend with. In his latest article, TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic reviews the company’s major ERP offering, describes how the mid-market ERP vendor the differentiated itself from th (...)
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ABAS Business Software has built a name for itself as a mid-market enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor to contend with. In his latest articl...
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2011-12-07
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Kronos, the company that introduced the first micro-processor time clock in the 1970s, knows how tricky workforce management (WFM) can be. In this article, TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic looks at WFM challenges facing organizations, particularly those with large, complex workforces, and how Krono (...)
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Kronos, the company that introduced the first micro-processor time clock in the 1970s, knows how tricky workforce management (WFM) can be. In this...
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2011-12-02