Enterprise Applications--The Genesis and Future, Revisited Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Indeed, the enterprise systems currently in use by most large corporations worldwide are an evolution of the MRP systems, one of the first being devised by IBM ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/03/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_03_31_04_1.asp - 23k Summary: Knowing the history and evolution of enterprise applications is essential to understanding their current use and future developments. Each step in the evolution of the software is built on the fundamentals and principles developed within the previous one, which holds true for the contemporary phase of th

Demand-driven Versus Traditional Materials Requirement Planning

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Indeed, the enterprise systems currently in use by most large corporations worldwide are an evolution of the MRP systems, which had managed to regiment former ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_08_08_05_1.asp - 19k Summary: Material requirements planning is a system that strives to plan replenishment just before a withdrawal from stock, which does not work in some manufacturing environments.

Plant-level Systems: Facing and Dealing with Obstacles

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Likewise, traditional material requirements planning (MRP) systems are closed loop systems that focus on internal mechanisms, and use logic untainted by and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/11/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_11_22_05_1.asp - 13k Summary: Production supervisors and plant managers are constantly fighting problems within a plant because they lack visibility in the supply chain and do not have an automated exception-based management system. However, a value-adding processing layer can create transparency and link information to unify company

Architecture-Centered Information Systems In The Manufacturing ...

by Glen B. Alleman ... In the past, manufacturing information was usually provided through a monolithic set of applications (mainframe based MRP systems). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2002/09/research_notes/GA_EV_GBA_09_04_02_1.asp - 52k Summary: Architecture bridges the semantic gap between the requirements and software. Application software systems must be architected in order to deal with the current and future needs of the business organization. Managing software projects using architecture-centered methodologies must be an intentional step

Enterprise Applications--The Genesis and Future, Revisited Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the underpinning of the most sophisticated business applications systems today still remains the same mathematical model introduced in the first MRP systems. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/04/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_04_06_04_1.asp - 11k Summary: Unless all the functional modules have access to and use the same data in near real-time, unless all processes are fully integrated (so that, for example a mobile sales rep can see the live inventory data for order promising), and unless users can seamlessly move from one module to another, we are not ta

Fourth Shift Corporation: Working Overtime To Provide Complete ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Its large customer base, many of which are still on outdated MRP systems but with a pressing need to be in tune with the demands of the new economy, and strong ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/10/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_10_02_00_1.asp - 31k Summary: Fourth Shift claims to have grasped the requirements of its target market (SMEs) that wish to acquire most of their business applications from a single source, even if they have to sacrifice some functionality. To that end, the company launched its Complete Care program. Complete Care is possibly the mos

MAPICS: Will Customer Satisfaction be Enough?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the lion's share of the marketplace for many years, until the advent of client-server computing and emergence of the new generation of MRP systems, namely ERP. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/09/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_9_99_6.asp - 12k Summary: MAPICS has consistently scored above average in the following customer-service & support benchmarks: reliability, quality of support, vendor stability, ease of doing business, and affiliate product and industry knowledge. However, limited platform support means that AS/400 products will contribute more t

Essential ERP - Its Functional Scope

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The MRP systems of the late 1960s consisted of only two primary software modules: material requirements planning (MRP) and (infinite) capacity requirements ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/12/research_notes/TU_BA_PJ_12_27_00_1.asp - 28k Summary: ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization's underlying business processes - accounting/financial, manufacturing, distribution, and human resources/payroll.

Demand-driven Manufacturing and Warehousing: Challenges and User ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... IBS does offer flexible rescheduling tools that integrate with existing MRP systems for companies that have already invested in such systems. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/09/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_09_09_05_1.asp - 19k Summary: Among its promising initiatives, IBS offers flexible rescheduling tools that integrate with existing manufacturing resource planning systems. Its warehousing solution also promises better use of space, and automates reception put-away, etc. However, the vendor still must navigate through some rough compe

Evaluating Alternatives: Key Questions To Ask When Considering An ...

by Ned Lilly ... These alternative systems are changing the ERP/MRP equation, and with them has come a new slate of questions that companies considering alternative IT ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/01/research_notes/MI_ER_XNL_01_27_03_1.asp - 10k Summary: Replacing an aging enterprise resource planning/manufacturing resource planning (ERP/MRP) system to stay competitive brings with it a host of questions.