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Mid-Market ERP Vendors Doing CRM & SCM In A DIY Fashion Part 2 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Small and medium size enterprises using Syspro's and ... back office applications that have solid SCM and CRM ... Syspro's target market is general multi-site and multi ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/04/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_04_22_02_1.asp - 18k Summary: Tier2/Tier 3 vendors are prepared to endure the onslaught of the likes of SAP, Oracle, and PeopleSoft, as well as of proverbial mid-market leaders such as J.D. Edwards, Baan, Intentia, QAD, IFS and Epicor, and newly formed mid-market juggernauts like Microsoft Great Plains, Best Software (formerly Sage S

Microsoft Keeps on Rounding up Its Business Solutions Part Two ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... often by providing native extended-ERP applications (see Mid-Market ERP Vendors ... Although we expect further bite-size SCM offerings from MBS in areas valuable ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/12/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_12_02_03_1.asp - 22k Summary: While smaller businesses must be attuned to what their larger customers and trading partners require, and thus consider the Microsoft Business Network (MBN) as a relatively simple and inexpensive way to support those customers' demands, MBN is only a small part of the trading relationship equation.

PeopleSoft Gathers Manufacturing and SCM Wherewithal Part Two ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... expect a smaller manufacturing ERP or SCM vendor to ... and 2003, given its position and size of approximately ... in the human resource applications market (with an ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_26_04_1.asp - 24k Summary: The PeopleSoft-J.D. Edwards merger was, in great part, about retaining the big five (or big four, or big three) seat and the need to be bigger within shrinking market opportunities. The combined vendors should now a have solid foothold against SAP and Oracle, particularly because one better-performing si

The Impact of Demand-Driven Technology in the SCM Market: IBS

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... rewriting its flagship ASW ERP/SCM offering to ... The market for integration solutions is likely to be ... Despite its resemblance in size, geographic coverage, and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/09/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_09_08_05_1.asp - 28k Summary: The integration solutions market will be an interesting area of growth. IBS has an attractive offer for companies with complex and expensive business software at the group and headquarters level, wanting to lower costs and quicken implementation in their subsidiaries.

N-Tier Demand Management

by Bill McBeath ... This requires understanding the total market size, demand elasticity, and share for each customer (see section below "Forecasting Your Customer's Demand"). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/12/research_notes/TN_SC_XBM_12_23_04_1.asp - 13k Summary: The classic bull-whip effect means that the further a supplier is removed from the end consumer, the worse are the fluctuations in demand that they see. This has led many to recommend an n-tier approach to demand management, where everyone gets visibility to the end-customer demand at the same time. In p

Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) Market - Dismal 1999, the New ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... particularly attractive for the lower-end of market. ... depending on the company size, its organizational ... as supply chain management (SCM), customer relationship ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/12/research_notes/MN_BA_PJ_01_00_1.asp - 49k Summary: The worsening plight of most ERP vendors, caused by the market slowdown, which started in the fourth quarter of 1998, continued in full force throughout 1999. The market size for 1999, with the 4th quarter yet to be reported, is estimated at $18.5B-$19.5B (12%-16% growth over 1998), with sales expected t

Epicor's Mid-Market Pitch Becomes Higher For (One) Scala Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... enterprise software for mid-size enterprises and ... the largest independent global mid-market provider of ... and supply chain management (SCM) applications based on ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_15_04_1.asp - 19k Summary: Scala, with main direct office coverage in Europe and the Far East, and through its network of partners and dealers in most remote, esoteric, and still low-penetrated markets, perfectly fits the description of an ideal Epicor supplement.

Baan Seeking A New Foster Home -- A Déjà vu Or Not Quite? Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the past confusion among disparate sales organizations (eg, ERP, CRM, SCM, etc ... entire iBaan suite of solutions to customers in a specific market-size category. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/05/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_05_07_03_1.asp - 19k Summary: Baan's phase under Invensys, after a turbulent three years that have seen considerable people, market and technology change, and considerable worthwhile investment. Recently-announced technology developments seem to be in sync with the market's trends, and leaning shrewdly towards the requirements of hol

The ERP Market 2001 And Beyond – Aging Gracefully With The ‘ ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... hot items like customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM) or e ... The market size for 2001 is estimated by TEC at $20.5B-$22.5B (3%-13 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/10/research_notes/MN_ER_PJ_10_03_01_1.asp - 23k Summary: Although we believe that exorbitant growth rates are a matter of the past, growth will remain the word associated with the ERP market in the 2000’s. ERP will, however, have to share the spotlight with the fast growing adolescent ERP-adjacent areas like SCM, CRM and e-procurement.

PeopleSoft Supply Chain Is Music To Mid Market Ears

by Steve McVey ... Accelerated SCM automates core e-business functionality, including ... has become an imperative for companies our size. ... we found that other mid-market Supply Chain ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/07/news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_07_24_01_1.asp - 9k Summary: PeopleSoft has once again proven the naysayers wrong about its ability to sell supply chain management. Its Accelerated Supply Chain Management offering bundles core e-business functionality into a scaled down package for the mid market, a segment that not even SCM market leader i2 has conquered.