Manufacture

Caution! Will A Traditional ERP System Help You Deliver Projects?

by David Smith, GDBS BEng(hons) AMIEE

... We all know that upfront of any manufacture, there is extensive work in product
definition (ie, estimation, design, and engineering) before anything can be ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/03/research_notes/MI_ER_XDS_03_12_03_1.asp - 16k

Summary: Companies who build specifically for a customer have unique requirements that are often not understood or dealt with well by some ERP vendors, particularly in the mid-market, who think that systems designed around volume manufacturing fit everywhere.

Commerce One Selects Entrada Software For Affiliate Program

by Steve McVey

... an application that helps complex discrete product manufacturers maintain the history
of a part through every phase of its manufacture: design, prototype ...

http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/10/news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_10_12_00_1.asp - 6k

Summary: The product-centric paradigm upon which its latest incarnation is founded gives Entrada an edge over the usual names in enterprise manufacturing software.

Do Chinese Enterprises Really Need MES and WMS?

by Nelson M. Nones

... the original investment. This strategic shift paid off by doubling the
velocity of manufacture over the next twenty years. In the ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/07/research_notes/EN_SC_XNN_07_23_05_1.asp - 25k

Summary: Despite rapid industrialization in China and other developing countries, most manufacturing execution systems (MES) and warehouse management systems (WMS) are found in North America, Western Europe, and Japan. These systems have made extraordinary productivity gains possible in the West. However, Chinese

Attribute-based Demand Planning: A Powerful Tool for Process ...

by David Bourque

... is a method that gives managers the ability to forecast needed inventory stock,
parts, or components within the supply chain in order to manufacture a final ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/02/research_notes/TU_ER_DB_02_11_08_1.asp - 15k

Summary: As manufacturing becomes a global process, advances in demand management software have given rise to attribute-based demand management software. In the process manufacturing environment, this software can help manufacturers deal with complex manufacturing processes and increase overall customer satisfact

Yes, We Have No Bananas: Consumer Goods Manufacturers Serve ...

by Olin Thompson and PJ Jakovljevic

... should be able to deal capably with a combination of continuous processes and high
volume, rate-based manufacturing (where one might manufacture to forecast ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_05_26_06_1.asp - 23k

Summary: Consumer packaged goods manufacturers have to measure the most important metric of all: orders delivered on time, in full. To accomplish this requires sophisticated inventory management and optimization tools for the consumer goods supply chain.

Engineer-to-Order (ETO ERP) Software Evaluation Reports

... The engineer-to-order (ETO) enterprise resource planning knowledge base supports
the requirements of companies that manufacture products based their customers ...

http://rfp.technologyevaluation.com/rfi.asp?modelid=263&catid=ERP - 25k - 2007-12-04

Entrada Brings New MOTIVAtion to Market

by Steve McVey

... an application that helps complex discrete product manufacturers maintain the history
of a part through every phase of its manufacture: design, prototype ...

http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/06/news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_06_29_01_1.asp - 7k

Summary: The acquisition of Motiva Software allows Entrada to offer a greater complement of applications for the complex discrete manufacturing industry.

New Data Triggers for International Supply Chain Finance

by David Gustin

... By using arm's length contracts to source product, engineer, manufacture components,
or sub-assemble products, companies have now put themselves in a position ...

http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/07/research_notes/EN_SC_XDG_07_08_05_1.asp - 16k

Summary: Corporations have drastically changed their global supply chain models over a short period. The market is also in the early stages of migrating to data triggered finance, creating opportunities for banks and logistic companies to develop international supply chain finance solutions.

Lucidity Consulting Group

... Oracle E-Business Suite is a complete set of business applications that enables
companies to efficiently manage customer processes, manufacture products, ship ...

http:/.../showcases/technology-Directory/D/17293/Lucidity-Consulting-Group.html - 16k - 2008-09-01