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How to Kill Your Software Selection Project in 10 Very Easy Steps ...

... If senior management doesn’t explicitly buy into the need to implement a new enterprise application, you will not have the ... An ERP system is a tool. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../12/06/how-to-kill-a-software-selection-project-in-10-very-easy-steps/ - 31k - 2007-12-06

Three Ways ERP Can Help Manage Risk and Prevent Fraud

by Thomas Schiesl ... Implement detective as well as preventive controls. ... Some ERP systems have migration utilities—a development ... source code by using a migration tool (built into ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/03/research_notes/TU_ER_XTS_03_05_08_1.asp - 24k - 2008-03-05 Summary: If enterprise resource planning (ERP) isn't properly implemented to manage risk, your organization may face loss due to fraud or other hazards. Take advantage of ERP's capacities for role-based security, on both the business and the IT sides of your processes.

Why Enterprise Application Search Is Crucial to Your ERP System

by Dan Matthews ... of an enterprise application for enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset ... such systems require much more than a technical skill set to implement. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/11/research_notes/MI_ER_XDM_11_21_07_1.asp - 80k - 2007-12-14 Summary: Enterprise applications become easier to use with the addition of powerful search capabilities. There is a distinction to be made, however, between stand-alone search tools and true enterprise application search that is built into and tightly integrated within an application.

ERP Showdown: A Case Study Lawson M3 vs. mySAP ERP vs. IFS ...

by Dylan Persaud <% articleid = 4112%>. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/10/research_notes/VS_ER_DP_10_10_07_1.asp - 101k - 2007-11-21 Summary: I'm Dylan Persaud, senior research analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers. Today, we are pleased to present a different kind of Vendor Showdown, one based on an actual enterprise resource planning (ERP) evaluation and selection conducted by one of the world's largest producers of construction materials

From Manufacturing to Distribution: The Evolution of ERP in Our ...

by David Bourque ... of an enterprise application for enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset ... such systems require much more than a technical skill set to implement. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/11/research_notes/RN_ER_DV_11_23_07_1.asp - 79k - 2007-12-14 Summary: Because manufacturers are now competing globally, they have shifted production to developing countries where cost of labor and resources is low. Software vendors have combined supply chain management functionality with enterprise resource planning software to stay globally competitive.

The Sweet Spot of One Merging ERP Vendor

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of an enterprise application for enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset ... such systems require much more than a technical skill set to implement. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_03_07_1.asp - 67k - 2007-12-19 Summary: CMS Software (now known as Solarsoft Business Systems) may not be a huge global player, but its enterprise resource planning solutions address a wide spectrum of supply chain management requirements, including customizable electronic data interchange functions, warehousing, distribution, and traceability

A Quiet ERP Vendor Merger That s Worth a Closer Look

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of an enterprise application for enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset ... such systems require much more than a technical skill set to implement. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/11/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_11_30_07_1.asp - 69k - 2007-12-19 Summary: The CMS Software-XKO Software merger into Solarsoft Business Solutions offers proof that smaller enterprise resource planning vendors are not extinct yet. Perhaps in the grand scheme of things, no one should really care about such events, but these less well-known vendors haven t said their last words

'Once Bitten Vendor Is Not Twice Shy about New ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... that are easier than most to implement, run, and ... trait might have been tempting (no other ERP vendor has ... centered maintenance (RCM) processes and tool sets to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/EAM/2008/04/research_notes/NA_EA_PJ_04_16_08_1.asp - 19k - 2008-04-16 Summary: IFS Defence Ltd., a joint venture between BAE Systems and IFS, recently acquired iSC, a British custom software firm. However, some product integration issues and questions about long-term benefits for IFS customers outside the defense sector should be monitored.

You Need More Than Functions and Features to Implement an ERP ...

by Joseph J. Strub ... You Need More Than Functions and Features to Implement an ERP ... Finally, depending how a customizer tool is integrated with the ERP software, some ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/EN_ER_XJS_03_16_05_1.asp - 14k - 2005-03-16 Summary: You have selected an ERP package. Now you have to worry about implementing the software. This article looks at four categories of tools that a vendor may supply that can make the implementation easier for your project team, end users, and IT department. Read on to see what tools you may want to have in y

You Need More Than Functions and Features to Implement an ERP ...

by Joseph J. Strub ... an organization does not typically purchase and implement software to ... The tool also permits an organization to make ... When starting to use the ERP software, an ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/EN_ER_XJS_03_17_05_1.asp - 19k - 2005-03-17 Summary: This article continues the examination of tools that a vendor may supply that can make the implementation of an ERP package easier for your project team, end users, and IT department. Read on to see what tools you may want to have in your toolbox before proceeding with the implementation.