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What has ToolsGroup, the expert in demand-driven SCP, been doing to address demand and supply variability? Read P.J. Jakovljevic’s article and see how ToolsGroup has developed sophisticated software that analyzes demand history across multiple dimensions, enabling companies to obtain more accurate fore (...)
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What has ToolsGroup, the expert in demand-driven SCP, been doing to address demand and supply variability? Read PJ Jakovljevic’s article and see...
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2012-02-08
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To increase profits, many companies are turning to imported goods and materials due to lower manufacturing costs. However, purchasing products from other countries contains many hidden costs. In this paper, PM War Stories, together with Pronto Software, examines how to effectively track the total cost of (...)
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Total Cost of Goods Shipped: A Guide to Better Sourcing Decisions. Source: Pronto Software. Document Type: White Paper Description ...
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2012-02-06
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... that involve many people needing to obtain data and control project tasks at ... s focus on functionality that is directly related to project management, and the ...
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2012-02-06
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There are three distinctly different approaches to solving the puzzle of getting the right people to the right place at the right time. This white paper describes the three strategies for better field service scheduling plans—manual processes, traditional scheduling automation, and real-time scheduling (...)
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Three Types of Field Service Scheduling Software. Source: IFS. Document Type: White Paper Description: There are three distinctly ...
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2012-02-03
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... acuity-based staffing solutions to its health care workforce management (WFM) suite. ... the finance and nursing departments can collaborate to control costs and ...
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2012-02-02
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... can be especially beneficial for businesses that have extensive traceability requirements, including lot number and serial number control throughout the entire ...
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2012-02-02
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Most high-tech firms need to do a better job of capturing and sharing corporate and supply-chain data. Lean manufacturing practitioners often use a process metric called “right first time on time” (RFTOT). It not only applies to delivery of components and products moving through a value stream, but t (...)
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The Informed Manufacturer—Tips, Tricks, and Tactics for High-tech Manufacturers. Source: SAP. Document Type: White Paper Description ...
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2012-01-30
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... Field Service and Repairs, Process Batch Control and Reporting. Production Planning, Conformance Reporting. Project Management, Process Manufacturing Costing. ...
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2012-01-30
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To boost efficiency, run leaner, and drive down the cost of supply, many organizations are exploring inventory optimization—a technique for improving operational inventory targets to address the realities of today’s highly complex, ever-evolving global supply chains. This paper examines how the stoch (...)
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Inventory Optimization: A Technique for Improving Operational Inventory Targets. Source: SAP. Document Type: White Paper Description ...
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2012-01-27
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Managing end-user access to critical enterprise resources as part of an organization's IT governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) initiative helps companies to control access risk, provide real-time visibility for multiple stakeholders, and streamline regulatory compliance. This research shows (...)
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... enterprise resources as part of an organization's IT governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) initiative helps companies to control access risk ...
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2012-01-27
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This second annual benchmark study covers U.S. export operations and compliance. The survey covered export regulatory reform, operations management practices, organizational structure, compliance policies, and export management technology. This year’s study looks at the impact of going global with expo (...)
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... structure, compliance policies, and export management technology. This year’s study looks at the impact of going global with export control reform. ...
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2012-01-27
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The increased complexity of global supply chains has led to longer lead time, more pipeline inventory, and the need to control downstream and upstream logistics. Growing supply chain complexity is a top business pressure, contributing to increased supply chain management costs. This report focuses on gai (...)
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... led to longer lead time, more pipeline inventory, and the need to control downstream and ... pressure, contributing to increased supply chain management costs. ...
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2012-01-25
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What do Einstein’s theory of relativity and quantum theory have to do with SYSPRO? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic explains, as he discusses how SYSPRO has applied these famous physics theories to produce a ‘simply smarter’ ERP system and comprehensive ERP framework for effective material, c (...)
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What do Einstein’s theory of relativity and quantum theory have to do with SYSPRO? TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic explains, as he discusse...
Published:
2012-01-23
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... companies, the product caters to manufacturing companies looking for shop floor control, manufacturing cost accounting, inventory, and project management. ...
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2012-01-20
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... The perception of using CRM to control the information flow is very present into several organisations because people still have the old concept of management. ...
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2012-01-19
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TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic reviews the functional and strategic details that make Emptoris solutions for spend analysis, supplier lifecycle management, and services procurement successful. Since its founding in 1999, Emptoris has evolved into a world leader in strategic supply, category spend, (...)
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TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic reviews the functional and strategic details that make Emptoris solutions for spend analysis, supplier lifec...
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2012-01-10
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TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic interviews the SAP Retail Industry team to shed some light on SAP’s strategy with regard to the retail industry. Can SAP, a market and technology leader in business management software, translate its success in the manufacturing industry to retail? TEC principal an (...)
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TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic interviews the SAP Retail Industry team to shed some light on SAP’s strategy with regard to the retail indus...
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2012-01-05
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The increased deployment of mobile solutions in the workplace can make navigating the corporate landscape challenging and risky. While organizations are rightly deploying mobile device management (MDM) solutions as means to secure their mobile devices, there is more to be done. This executive insight exa (...)
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Looking Beyond Mobile Device Management to Mobile Application and Enterprise Mobility. Source: SAP. Document Type: White Paper Description ...
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2011-12-29
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RedPrairie provides best-of-breed supply chain execution, workforce, and all-channel retail solutions designed to streamline and expedite the flow of goods from raw materials into the hands of the consumer. In this article, TEC senior analyst P.J. Jakovljevic describes how the company has positioned itse (...)
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RedPrairie provides best-of-breed supply chain execution, workforce, and all-channel retail solutions designed to streamline and expedite the flow...
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2011-12-29
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... Technical Estimating – MTI Systems; Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) – Eagle Technology; Statistical process control (SPC) – InfinityQS; Database Audit ...
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2011-12-27