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Fatal Flaws in ERP Software Create Opportunity for Niche Software ...

by Bill Friend ... Process industry ERP vendors have more experience with the specific industry issues and may include more detailed functionality by industry but may have ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/04/research_notes/MI_ER_XBF_04_24_04_1.asp - 12k - 2004-04-24 Summary: ERP software may fail to meet critical business requirements. When companies find that their ERP doesn't meet all of their business requirements, they should investigate niche software vendors who are focused on fixing fatal flaws. This paper discusses one of the potential fatal flaw areas in the CPG ind

ERP and SCM Implementations Part Two: Interfaces and Priorities

by Joseph Strub ... need to create a good foundation of data, reduce the cultural shock on the users, and obtain a real understanding of the interface issues between ERP and SCM ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/04/research_notes/MI_ER_XJS_04_09_04_1.asp - 12k - 2004-04-09 Summary: To a large extent, software packages do work out of the box. Packages that do not perform perfectly or as users would expect is when dissatisfaction arises. These can be dealt with in a rational manner through the employment of effective project and change management procedures. However, an area that ty

How One Vendor Addresses Support and Maintenance Issues

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... is one of the major enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors that is addressing the concerns of its user base regarding support and maintenance (S&M) issues. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/04/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_04_27_07_1.asp - 14k - 2007-04-27 Summary: SAP is addressing the problem of customers wanting support that vendors are either not providing, or providing at unjustifiable prices. Support and maintenance customers are committed to service contracts, but only to a point. New options are thus available.

The Old ERP Dilemma--The Refresh Option

by Olin Thompson ... on. Other articles in the Old ERP Dilemma series explores other issues around have a system that meets this definition. Here, we ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/03/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_03_13_04_1.asp - 12k - 2004-03-13 Summary: If your enterprise resource planning system is

Symix Starts New Year Under New Name, But Old Issues Remain

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... It has been a tough time for all of the mid-market ERP vendors, and Frontstep ... and brand recognition, how well it will target the right e-business issues for the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/12/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_12_14_00_1.asp - 12k - 2000-12-14 Summary: On November 8, Symix Systems began operating as Frontstep, and its common stock will be traded under the symbol

TurtleSpice ERP! (Week 4) » The TEC Blog

... When supply issues threatened to derail the entire ERP selection project, Mike pushed ahead anyway with his goal of documenting business requirements for ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2008/07/31/turtlespice-erp-week-4/ - 41k - 2008-07-31

Small ERP Vendors Missing The ASP Boat

by P.J. Jakovljevic & B. Spencer ... In discussion with TEC analysts, many smaller ERP vendors justify their bland ASP ... on a back burner, and jumped on resolving other burning issues like Web ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/02/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_02_22_01_1.asp - 8k - 2001-02-22 Summary: Our experience from conducting dozens of ERP software selection engagements recently teaches us that some number of smaller enterprises, first-time ERP buyers, opt for an ASP. Surprising, however was that an even more significant number of incumbent mid-market vendors by not addressing this trend have be

Two Stalwart Vendors Discuss Mid-market Issues

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... to market trends, platform approaches, and mid-market issues for software ... to our first four questions, please see Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/06 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/07/research_notes/TN_ER_PJ_07_06_07_1.asp - 18k - 2007-07-06 Summary: In continuing our first-time ever questions-and-answers series for software applications vendors, Infor and IFS, two upper mid-market, stalwart vendors, express their views on market trends, platform approaches, and mid-market issues.

PeopleSoft on Client/Server and Database Issues

by M. Reed ... Customers should carefully review the features of ERP products that they are considering ... of the modules in question and fail to recognize issues regarding two ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/1999/11/research_notes/EV_DW_MFR_11_99_2.asp - 14k - 1999-11-01 Summary: To address questions for a TEC customer, we interviewed PeopleSoft's Michael Daniels. The conversation covered issues in the areas of client/server architecture and database management as they relate to the PeopleSoft Enterprise Resource Planning suite of products.

ERP: When Transparency Becomes Tunnel Vision

by David Bourque ... However, these ERP vendors (as well as other vendors not mentioned here ... the challenges of changing manufacturing and economic clients as well as quality issues. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/09/research_notes/TU_ER_SC_DB_09_26_08_1.asp - 17k Summary: The face of manufacturing is constantly changing. As enterprise resource planning (ERP) software evolves and more organizations continue to use ERP solutions, they must find a way to avoid ERP’s “tunnel vision” syndrome as manufacturing continues to grow globally.