ERP Product, Item Configurator Part 1

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Process ERP vs. Discrete ERP Differentiation » The TEC Blog

... Product/Item Configurator, Product Costing. Shop Floor Control. ... Dear Sir,. I have knowledge to create the Formula, Routing and recipe in ERP. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2007/11/12/process-erp-vs-discrete-erp-differentiation/ - 52k - 2007-11-12

ERP Systems and the ETO Manufacturing Market Part Two: ETO versus ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of the newly configured end item (called the ... team design/engineering, integrated product development, participative ... ETO and project-oriented ERP buyers should ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/05/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_05_04_04_1.asp - 19k - 2004-05-04 Summary: ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge for collaboration across the extended enterprise. It should especially be suited to organizations that seek to maintain complex selling relationships, such as businesses whose

The Blurry Line between ERP and PLM in Engineer-to-order (ETO) ...

by Kurt (Yu) Chen ... common sub-modules: product data management and product/item configurator. ... enhance the connectivity between product data and ... solutions from non-ERP PLM vendors ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2009/09/research_notes/RN_PLM_KC_09_18_09_1.asp - 14k - 2009-09-18 Summary: Engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing needs a high level of integration between ERP and PLM systems. This article points out that ERP and PLM solutions are moving toward each other to achieve more organic data and process connectivity.

Is There a Way to Avoid Lengthy Catalog Numbers?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... CRM), and enterprise resource planning (ERP) packages have ... data can become overcrowded because each product variant has to have a separate stock item code, BOM ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2007/06/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_06_22_07_1.asp - 16k - 2007-06-22 Summary: A sales configurator needs to be able to 'decipher' products' specifications from a rule-based, constructed catalog number. Part number users should query vendors to determine whether their enterprise solutions cater to the needs of industrial automation manufacturers.

Cincom Sticks to CONTROL of ETO and MRO Part 2: Market Impact

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... gauge the effects of custom product configurations on ... units of the end item, which is ... research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2002/05/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_05_23_02_1 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2002/05/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_05_24_02_1.asp - 16k - 2002-05-24 Summary: Cincom's latest product release covers many new bases, is architecturally adequate and remains a well-attuned offering for ETO and MRO enterprises. While it is a competitive product that will create buzz in its markets, the road to success is by no means guaranteed.

Microsoft Axapta: Design Factors Shape System Usage Part Three ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... The standardized functionality in an ERP system shapes its usage ... for a configurable item, and a rules-based product configurator for a modeling-enabled item. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/02/research_notes/MI_ER_XSH_02_12_05_1.asp - 21k - 2005-02-12 Summary: If you are implementing or considering Microsoft Axapta as your ERP system, or providing Axapta-related services, this note provides an overall understanding of how the system fits together to run a business. This section reviews the major design factors affecting system usage in a manufacturing environm

Intuitive Manufacturing Systems Shows Maturity in Adolescent Age ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... value added tax (VAT), including a VAT percentage matrix by item or product family ... Intuitive ERP ships with five language options: US and UK English, Spanish ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/06/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_06_24_04_1.asp - 19k - 2004-06-24 Summary: By deliberately steering clear of too ambitious expansionist policies that have hindered so many smaller software companies in the past, and by focusing on a handful of core markets, Intuitive has managed to keep itself on healthy track.

ERP Systems and the ETO Manufacturing Market Part Three: User ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... products having a number of different item codes as ... and limited global capabilities of a product are the ... should think carefully when selecting an ERP system. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/05/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_05_05_04_1.asp - 19k - 2004-05-05 Summary: Companies that are project manufacturers, engineer-to-order (ETO), build-to-order, jobbing shops or contract manufacturers should think carefully when selecting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Given the maturity of the ERP market, its ongoing consolidation, and that fact that competitive ad

Trends Affecting Manufacturers and ERP Part Two: Three More Trends

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... or other objects, which flow through to an ERP system for ... A custom product can also be configured without personal ... configuration can be saved as an item in the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/TN_ER_XSC_10_07_03_1.asp - 22k - 2003-10-07 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

ERP Trivia - Every Why Should Have Its Wherefore Part 2: ERP Key ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... a make-to-stock (MTS) environment supporting ERP system within ... master data was bloated because each product variant had to have a separate stock item code, BOM ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/08/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_08_29_01_1.asp - 22k - 2001-08-29 Summary: ERP systems, in fact, are devised to operate by codifying a set of business processes and employees have to learn the whys, wheres and whos of the business process (workflows) rather than hows of the software screens.