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Justification of ERP Investments Part Four: Replacing or Re ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... A homegrown ERP system provides partial solutions or non-integrated solutions; it's not ... these cases tends to use cost comparisons between alternatives ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/02/research_notes/TU_ER_XSH_02_13_04_1.asp - 13k Summary: An investment analysis focusing on enterprise resource planning (ERP) benefits frequently applies to those firms initially justifying an ERP implementation. It can also be used to justify a 're-implementation' when the initial efforts have failed to produce desired results. Reprinted from Maximizing You

Prepackaged SAP Best Practices—Are They for You?

by Olin Thompson ... Defined price and time—SAP ERP Packaged Solutions ... prepackaged SAP Best Practices solutions should be ... solution selection, only specific comparisons with the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/11/research_notes/PN_ER_XOT_11_17_05_1.asp - 11k Summary: SAP Best Practices are a series of fixed-scope, pre-defined packages of software and services solutions designed to address the demands of midsize enterprises in multiple industries. Are they right for you?

SAP Industry Solutions for Mid-market Companies

by Olin Thompson and P.J. Jakovljevic ... more on these new solutions, including information ... right enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for ... implementation methodology, these comparisons are mainly ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/05/research_notes/MN_ER_PJ_05_25_06_1.asp - 22k Summary: For over a decade, SAP has offered industry-specific applications, starting with oil and gas and utilities solutions. Media, insurance, chemicals, banking, and public sector offerings have followed, highlighting SAP's lesser-known side as a market-oriented provider of industry-tailored solutions.

Oracle Corporation: Flying High for Being Jack-of-All-Trades and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... in their evaluations and make comparisons to competitive ... Oracle has not developed vertical solutions may want ... a much shorter time period than ERP packages (and ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/05/research_notes/EN_BA_PJ_05_19_00_1.asp - 20k Summary: Database and enterprise application vendor Oracle has streamlined itself, overcome the hardships of the past and seems prepared and eager for the future. We express our view regarding its latest announcements.

Justification of ERP Investments Part Two: The Intangible Effects ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... Bill comparisons can be used to highlight differences between ... covers common problems and working solutions for how to effectively implement and use ERP systems ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/02/research_notes/TU_ER_XSH_02_11_04_1.asp - 14k Summary: The intangible or non-financial benefits of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be viewed from several perspectives. For illustrative purposes, the discussion will focus on the benefits for accounting, product and process design, production, sales, and management information syste

SAP for the Chemicals Industry: Challenges and User ...

by Olin Thompson and PJ Jakovljevic ... a provider of price management software solutions, to offer an ... an advantage if SAP is the right ERP system for ... on SAP, and so on), these comparisons are mainly ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/06/research_notes/PN_ER_XOT_06_01_06_1.asp - 22k Summary: Using the SAP ERP Chemicals Packaged Solution may represent a significant advantage—but only if SAP is the right enterprise resource planning system for the prospective user company, and if the prepackaged business processes are a suitable fit.

Oracle Applications - An Internet-Reinvented Feisty Challenger

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... CRM products integrated with the ERP system may ... in their evaluations and make comparisons to competitive ... Oracle has not developed vertical solutions may want ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/09/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_09_19_00_1.asp - 50k Summary: It is startling how much has changed in Oracle’s applications business during the last two years. Oracle is indisputably the most reformed applications vendor, having achieved significant growth in total revenue, license revenue and net income. Oracle has a head start on most of its competition pertain

Retail Market Dynamics for Software Vendors Part One: Software ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... providers, such as manufacturing-oriented ERP vendors, the ... These solutions allow the CPG manufacturer and the ... through, eg, on-the-spot comparisons as well as ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/09/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_09_13_04_1.asp - 15k Summary: Although the retail and wholesale customers have typically invested a low proportion of their total revenues in information technology, retail industry leaders have begun to demonstrate an ability to achieve market advantage through the effective use of specialized enterprise applications. As a result, t

Selecting a PLM Vendor

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Jim Brown ... edit in a graphical or text-based mode, make comparisons between two ... breed vendors against the value of pre-integrated solutions from their ERP providers. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2004/08/research_notes/TU_PL_PJ_08_21_04_1.asp - 16k Summary: PLM enterprise applications should not be selected in a vacuum. The needs and requirements of multiple departments and even business partners must be represented in the documented requirements and also on the selection team, which should attempt to examine different functions and methods involved in crit

USinternetworking: One Suite ASP

by A. Turner ... offer cost effective access to web based software solutions. ... you're looking for an ERP solution or ... may benefit from strong negotiating and feature comparisons. http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/03/news_analysis/NA_EC_ADT_03_29_00_1.asp - 11k Summary: USi Delivers Complete Set of ASP Enterprise Solutions for Buying and Selling over the Internet.