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How the Mining Industry Benefits from ERP Systems

by Leslie Satenstein ... Based on the responses of over 1,400 manufacturers to an August 2007 survey by the Aberdeen Group on the reasons for implementing an ERP system, the following ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/03/research_notes/TU_ER_LS_03_26_08_1.asp - 22k - 2008-03-26 Summary: Integrated enterprise resource planning software normalizes the reporting requirements for a mining company s various departments. This article loosely shows the parallels between the operations in a mining company and those of a manufacturer whose product is sold on store shelves.

Three Ways ERP Can Help Manage Risk and Prevent Fraud

by Thomas Schiesl ... Implementing automated risk management practices within your ERP environment can help you document risk management and compliance activities. ... 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.

ERP Analytics vs. BI for Manufacturing: Which Is Right for Your ...

... Organizations implementing an ERP solution need to have a continual view of the organization’s operational status, have access to business indicators that ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 31k - 2008-02-19

The Sweet Spot of One Merging ERP Vendor

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of an enterprise application for enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset ... All of the activities involved with implementing and operating an ... 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 ... All of the activities involved with implementing and operating an ... 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

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

by David Bourque ... of an enterprise application for enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset ... All of the activities involved with implementing and operating an ... 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.

Why Enterprise Application Search Is Crucial to Your ERP System

by Dan Matthews ... of an enterprise application for enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset ... All of the activities involved with implementing and operating an ... 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.

The Convergence of ERP and Field Services One Vendor s ...

by Predrag Jakovljevic and Judith Rothrock ... includes functionality for planning, organizing, and implementing maintenance activities ... Integration with PLM (product lifecycle management), ERP, and CRM ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/02/research_notes/PN_EA_PJ_XJR_02_27_08_1.asp - 27k - 2008-02-27 Summary: Agresso s experience with people-centric services organizations has led the vendor to design a solution that effectively address these businesses need for field services and asset maintenance management. Agresso s melding of two solutions, and the product s underlying architecture, support chang

An ERP Vendor Poised to Overtake the Services Market

by Predrag Jakovljevic and Judith Rothrock ... includes functionality for planning, organizing, and implementing maintenance activities ... Integration with PLM (product lifecycle management), ERP, and CRM ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/02/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_XJR_12_17_07_1.asp - 29k - 2008-02-25 Summary: Companies in the services industry need both asset and field services management, but current integrated asset and field services maintenance systems often fail to meet these organization s needs. However, enterprise resource planning vendor Agresso appears to have just the right solution.

Four Ways to Botch Your ERP Implementation Process

by Jeff Kugler ... includes functionality for planning, organizing, and implementing maintenance activities ... Integration with PLM (product lifecycle management), ERP, and CRM ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/02/research_notes/TU_ER_XJK_02_13_08_1.asp - 35k - 2008-02-13 Summary: Here are four worst practices that can contribute to the failure of an enterprise resource planning implementation or the implementation of any other enterprise software, for that matter. Protect your investment and prevent disaster by steering clear of these major mistakes.