Does Supply Chain Management Software Make Sense in Wholesale ...

by Mark Wells ... themselves in the real-world use of operations management theory, competitive pressures ... They are learning that mathematics can help decision makers do their ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2001/09/research_notes/MI_EV_XMW_09_08_01_1.asp - 15k Summary: This paper examines the steel service center segment of the wholesale distribution industry as a case in point of the challenges facing distributors and the relief offered through supply chain software.

A Response Management Pioneer Offers Its Solution

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... finally drive a collaborative decision-making process ... gives manufacturers proactive management capabilities that ... manufacturing and the Theory of Constraints ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2008/03/research_notes/NA_SC_PJ_03_19_08_1.asp - 25k Summary: Kinaxis Inc. is answering the needs of global manufacturers by delivering an on-demand response management service. These services are designed to help manufacturers drive quick responses to ever-changing global supply chains and fulfillment networks.

Are ASP Applications Right for You? Part 1: Decision Factors

by Miles Szczurek ... Two details the criteria for making this decision. ... In theory, the cost of developing and operating ... Technology, Trading, Clearing and Risk Management areas for ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2001/08/research_notes/TU_TS_XMS_08_22_01_1.asp - 15k Summary: Like so many Internet conventions, the Application Service Provider (ASP), is really a combination of two 'old' concepts, turn key applications and outsourced services. Many of the lessons learned from these areas are directly applicable to ASP provided applications, and many of the same questions need t

Managing Risks, Managing Measures: Decision Support Methodologies ...

by Edward S. Robins, PhD ... to insure you have high quality management (the variable ... that have been used for business decision-making ... These are Multli-attribute utility theory (MAUT), and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2002/02/research_notes/MI_EV_ESR_02_28_02_1.asp - 19k Summary: Poor measurement methods can take off millions or more from bottom lines, and contribute at least in part to project failures, corporate inefficiencies and poor technology selections. Industry wide, they have contributed to tens of billions of dollars of unnecessary costs. How do you avoid these expensiv

Selecting PLM Software Solutions Vendors Part 3 - A Timesaving ...

by Jim Brown & P.J. Jakovljevic ... uses the Multi-Attribute Utility theory (MAU), Analytic ... AHP) and TEC's patented decision science to ... areas (from Product Portfolio Management to Technology ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_05_24_03_1.asp - 23k Summary: In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. The Catch 22 for both buyers and vendors is to pinpoint the right opportunity in this ongoing 'dating game'

Microsoft's Open Source Licenses » The TEC Blog

... out down the road. Theory 1, Microsoft must embrace an inevitable business change brought about by the FOSS community. A change in ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2007/10/18/microsofts-open-source-licenses/ - 33k - 2007-10-18

Managing Risks, Managing Measures: Decision Support Methodologies ...

by Edward S. Robins, PhD ... procurement officers – MAUT (Multi-Attribute Utility Theory). ... decision analysis and novel decision-making processes ... Operations Research and Management Science ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2002/03/research_notes/MI_EV_ESR_03_01_02_1.asp - 15k Summary: Though many academic methods exist, few actually reach the audience they need to reach because of the barrier between academic and business languages, as well as the ability to produce workable and usable tools. This article summarizes what I believe are the methodologies most used in Business, and some

Enterprise Financial Application Software: How Some of the Big ERP ...

by Steve McVey ... among project team members and senior management. ... Evaluation Center's patented decision analysis software ... the Multi-Attribute Utility theory (MAU), Analytic ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/12/research_notes/CS_BA_SRM_12_25_01_1.asp - 16k Summary: Contrary to what vendors may contend, not all of them are able to supply a cost effective solution that satisfies the critical requirements of an organization. In this case study from a recent selection engagement for a large series book publisher, we size up Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, and Lawson in

ERP Selection Facts and Figures Case Study - Part 2: Qualitative ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic, L. Talarico & B. Spencer ... to internal politics and management and selection ... using the TEC's patented decision analysis software ... uses the Multi-Attribute Utility theory (MAU), Analytic ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/11/research_notes/CS_ER_LJT_11_21_01_1.asp - 16k Summary: This is part two of a note describing an opportunity TEC had to evaluate and compare the four top ERP vendors for a client. Each vendor’s offering differed in such areas as functionality, flexibility, process fit and ease of use. Find out what TEC learned as a result of the selection engagement.

Factors Inhibiting the Widespread Adoption of Business Performance ...

by Lyndsay Wise ... looking analysis and real-time decision-making ability ... business (LOB) managers, while performance management tools appeal ... platforms to make, in theory, the job ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2007/05/research_notes/RN_BI_LW_05_16_07_1.asp - 19k Summary: Business performance management (BPM) and business intelligence (BI) solutions are at a crossroads. Vendors from each domain compete in the same market. BPM vendors are at a disadvantage due to BI's penetration and expansion into the BPM market.