MAPICS MRP

MAPICS: Will Customer Satisfaction be Enough?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the marketplace for many years, until the advent of client-server computing and emergence of the new generation of MRP systems, namely ERP. MAPICS II evolved ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/09/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_9_99_6.asp - 13k 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

How Has MAPICS Been Extending?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... users of Minxware and GrowthPower MRP II products may benefit from evaluating other ERP vendors instead of blindly opting for migrating to a MAPICS' product. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/07/research_notes/EN_BA_PJ_07_19_00_1.asp - 21k Summary: MAPICS, one of the leading mid-market ERP vendors, has significantly expanded its product offering during 2000. On June 15, MAPICS announced the release of XA 6.0, the latest version of its flagship AS/400-based Extended Enterprise Application (EEA). Earlier, on May 9, MAPICS announced the delivery of it

Compare ERP

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Symix Sytems: Shifting SME's Focus to Their Customers

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... 2, and followed with UNIX-based Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) software ... market enterprises that two other leading mid-market vendors (MAPICS and JBA ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/09/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_9_99_7.asp - 13k Summary: Symix is regarded as the originator of the extended ERP concept (CSRP), which has proven to be so attractive to mid-market enterprises that two other leading mid-market vendors entered into specific R&D and licensing agreements with Symix to gain access to its SyteAPS. Despite a highly competitive enviro

The Theory of Constraints Enters the Lean Manufacturing Arena

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... near exclusive focus on lean thinking on one side, and on MRP and APS ... several others, such as the former Lilly Software Associates and MAPICS (both curiously ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_21_06_1.asp - 19k Summary: Lean principles are difficult to employ in complex environments, but materials requirement planning has well-known limitations. The theory of constraints, which is complementary to lean manufacturing when it comes to low volumes and complex environments, may provide an answer.

QAD: A Software Vendor That Has Survived (if Not Thrived) in the ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... being a single, plant-oriented manufacturing resource planning (MRP) software vendor ... include SSA BPCS, Symix, Marcam Corp., JDA International, ASK, and MAPICS. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/10/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_10_05_07_1.asp - 18k Summary: QAD, a renowned provider of enterprise software solutions for midsized global manufacturers, has outlived many of its contemporaries by maintaining its stronghold in the discrete and process manufacturing sectors. In doing so, the vendor has reached a respected, veteran status.

The Essential Supply Chain

by Steve McVey ... ERP systems normally employ some flavor of MRP (Material Requirements Planning) or MRP-II (Manufacturing Resources Planning) for internal ... Mapics Solutions, Inc ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2002/12/research_notes/TU_SC_SRM_12_28_02_1.asp - 15k Summary: Supply Chain Management (SCM) once viewed as a way to obtain a competitive advantage, is now perceived as a logical and necessary extension of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The reasons: First, traditional ERP systems lack the advanced planning tools necessary for companies to respond to an increa

The Trap of Accountancy Systems; When to Move on to ERP

by David Smith ... cannot talk to you meaningfully about the relative merits of MRP, MRPII, OPT ... Their solutions include MAPICS: the world's most widely used mid-market industrial ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/09/research_notes/TU_ER_XDS_09_25_04_1.asp - 13k Summary: The differences between ERP and accountancy solutions are huge. Accountancy solutions help with financial management and statutory reporting, but do little to streamline or control operational activities.

Made2Manage Systems 'One Year After': Reenergized and Growing Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Systems (if one is to be reminded of SSA Global, Infor, MAPICS, Epicor, Sage ... which has since 1986 evolved from a traditional Microsoft DOS-based MRP software to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/02/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_02_24_05_1.asp - 19k Summary: Part of Made2Manage Systems acquisition strategy includes taking on a more global presence through acquisition of non-US companies that offer software, services, and support, particularly companies that sell direct into non-US countries, although not limited to that. Its growth strategy states that it pl

Epicor Reaches Better Vista From This Vantage Point Part Three ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Management, Order Management, and Product Configuration), Planning (MRP, Vantage Scheduling ... for opposite alternatives Frontstep (now part of MAPICS) has opted ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/06/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_06_14_03_1.asp - 30k Summary: Epicor competes in multiple enterprise business applications markets. Epicor may mean different things to different people, which does not really help mind share creation in particular segments of interest.