ERP Repetitive Vendor Procurement Part 1

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PeopleSoft Gathers Manufacturing and SCM Wherewithal Part Two ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and process design suitable for repetitive and assemble-to ... as indicated in research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2004/01 ... Recently, the vendor announced upgrades to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_26_04_1.asp - 24k - 2004-01-26 Summary: The PeopleSoft-J.D. Edwards merger was, in great part, about retaining the big five (or big four, or big three) seat and the need to be bigger within shrinking market opportunities. The combined vendors should now a have solid foothold against SAP and Oracle, particularly because one better-performing si

Frontstep Ups The .NET Ante Part 2: Challenges and User ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Repetitive and process manufacturers and large global ... much broader functionality beyond traditional ERP boundaries (eg ... and PLM) from a single vendor may benefit ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/09/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_09_24_02_1.asp - 11k - 2002-09-24 Summary: Frontstep needs to promulgate its strategy of helping its manufacturing customers and their business partners automate and streamline business processes inside and outside the four walls of the enterprise, such as on-line collaboration with customers, suppliers, distributors, and employees, to make every

Baan Resurrects Multi-Dimensionally Part 1: Recent Announcements

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... By sourcing everything from a single vendor and by ... range of applications covering ERP, CRM, SCM ... solution supports discrete and repetitive manufacturing, industry ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/02/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_02_18_02_1.asp - 19k - 2002-02-18 Summary: Having stemmed the tide of losses and returned to profitability in 2001, will in 2002 market witness Baan's return to former ERP stardom given the company's recent product enhancements, new partnerships and customer base retention/expansion initiatives?

Will Glovia Glow Again Through Its Hub And VARs? Part 2 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... could grant a better future for the vendor. ... manufacturing (Engineer-to-Order through Repetitive), projects and ... vendors for a particular ERP software selection. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/09/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_09_10_02_1.asp - 15k - 2002-09-10 Summary: While the Fujitsu/Glovia relationship has worked well in Japan, a difficult market for many other ERP vendors to penetrate, it may prove to be quite a different case in other markets. Further, until recently, Glovia’s middle and top management team had long been in a state of flux and often poached by

The Automotive OEMs Might Soon Contract “BRAIN” Damage Part I

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... for a customer neglecting the vendor's liability ... with its two automotive-focused ERP packages, which ... manufacturers with a lean/repetitive production environment ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_12_02_1.asp - 16k - 2002-08-12 Summary: While BRAIN North America may have created a notable customer base due to its products’ functional appropriateness for the lower tiers of the automotive industry, its German parent’s impending insolvency might, in the worst-case scenario, leave all of them in the lurch.

PeopleSoft Building Muscles To Overcome The Rough Patch Part 1

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the following applications: Services Procurement; Resource Management ... reduce the complexity and repetitive, error-prone ... only enterprise portal vendor to utilize ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/06/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_06_19_02_1.asp - 24k - 2002-06-19 Summary: The year 2001, which was an exceptional year of financial performance for PeopleSoft, including record total revenue, record profit, and more than $500 million of generated cash, might have become its liability as well, as it might be quite difficult to repeat.

Can 'Intuitive' And 'ERP' Words Be Associated? Part 2: Challenges ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... which are atypically strong for a vendor of its ... Intuitive ERP's functionality across the board, although broad ... ETO) nor for lean/flow repetitive manufacturing. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/07/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_07_19_02_1.asp - 17k - 2002-07-19 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.

SSA GT Beefs Up BPCS V8 Through Partnerships' Spree Part 2: Market ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... base only; the fact that the vendor had reached ... in conjunction with bundling extended-ERP software components ... management (MRP II, JIT, repetitive discrete and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_04_02_1.asp - 19k - 2002-01-04 Summary: SSA GT has mostly achieved its most imminent and important goal of enticing existing BPCS customer base to stay on their maintenance contracts. Vendors vying to be replacement solutions for the BPCS ERP system could be in for a bigger hurdle than expected.

The Automotive OEMs Might Soon Contract “BRAIN” Damage Part 2 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Just-in-sequence (JIS), repetitive purchasing, integrated ... Many ERP systems have consequently added new ... to conduct due diligence regarding vendor viabilities. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_13_02_1.asp - 17k - 2002-08-13 Summary: While business for BRAIN North America continues to be positive, developments in Germany will affect its future.

QAD Pulling through, Patiently but Passionately Part Three: Market ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... management, work orders, quality management, repetitive manufacturing, shop ... Thus, the vendor has recently experienced a ... its latest web-enabled ERP solution as ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/09/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_09_20_03_1.asp - 26k - 2003-09-20 Summary: QAD deserves admiration for its protracted innovativeness and endurance as the only assets it could muster as to compensate for limited resources compared to many larger competitors.