Tracing Food Quality and Safety, or We Are What We Eat, After All ...

... any negative publicity), while the overall industry itself ... on the reputation of supplier companies and ... The application of quality control systems, sanitation ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 45k - 2008-05-12

ERP Analytics vs. BI for Manufacturing: Which Is Right for Your ...

... and tying initiatives to the organization’s overall goals ... Optimization of the supply chain: Evaluate supplier performance in terms of quality, delivery, and ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 33k - 2008-02-19

Quality reassurance - how to get what you need from acceptance ...

by James Lyndsay ... information is valuable to both the supplier and the ... also be involved in the overall test strategy ... involved in ongoing decisions about quality and timeliness ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SoftwareTestTools/2005/07/research_notes/MI_TT_XJL_07_07_05_1.asp - 12k - 2005-07-07 Summary: Integrating a new system with your existing organization places new opportunities, and new risks, at the heart of your business. This article outlines the thinking and negotiation that shape acceptance testing, and how it influences your assessment of the new system's effect on your business.

Quality Reassurance: How To Get What You Need from Acceptance ...

by James Lyndsay ... information is valuable to both the supplier and the ... also be involved in the overall test strategy ... involved in ongoing decisions about quality and timeliness ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/softwaredevelopment/2006/07/research_notes/MI_TT_JL_07_04_06_1.asp - 12k - 2006-07-04 Summary: Integrating a new system with your organization places new opportunities, and new risks, at the heart of your business. We look at the thinking and negotiation that shape acceptance testing, and how it influences your assessment of the new system.

Quality reassurance - how to get what you need from acceptance ...

by James Lyndsay ... information is valuable to both the supplier and the ... also be involved in the overall test strategy ... involved in ongoing decisions about quality and timeliness ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SoftwareTestTools/2005/12/research_notes/MI_TT_XJL_12_26_05_1.asp - 13k - 2005-12-26 Summary: Integrating a new system with your existing organization places new opportunities, and new risks, at the heart of your business. This article outlines the thinking and negotiation that shape acceptance testing, and how it influences your assessment of the new system's effect on your business.

The Pain and Gain of Integrated EDI Part Two: Automotive Suppliers ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... to quality and delivery performance issues like delivery performance reviews (DPR) and production parts approval process (PPAP); view overall supplier ratings ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_03_22_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-03-22 Summary: The nature of the global automotive supply chain means that the suppliers must be tightly integrated into the trading partner s enterprise, whose supply chain communications and management capabilities need to be able to manage that critical relationship.

New Dimensions in EC and SCM Part 5: E-Procurement for Process ...

by Scott A. Elliff ... and seeking win-win improvements in pricing, quality, and service ... of traditional procedures for contracting, ordering, payment, and overall supplier management ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2001/02/research_notes/MI_EC_XSE_02_26_01_1.asp - 20k - 2001-02-26 Summary: From point-and-click ordering using Web-based catalogs of individual suppliers, to marketplaces that bring together in one place the products or services offered by multiple suppliers, to live auctions that determine the lowest-price bidder there is a wide range of new e-procurement methods and tools

How Much Wisdom Will BRAIN Bring To Agilisys? Part 2: Challenges ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... to quality and delivery performance issues like Delivery Performance Reviews (DPRs) and Production Parts Approval Process (PPAPs), view overall supplier ratings ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/01/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_01_03_03_1.asp - 24k - 2003-01-03 Summary: As long as both Agilisys and BRAIN remain focused on their industries and do not become too distracted with each other s verticals, everyone should do well.

SAS: Striving to Sustain Leadership

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the SAS 9 platform is tight integration, data quality, common metadata ... With it, they can better understand their overall supplier landscape, minimize risks ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2005/08/research_notes/VN_CR_PJ_08_10_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-08-10 Summary: SAS Institute has been successful, moving beyond a business intelligence. Lately, it has lately focused on sustaining its technology leadership, expanding in some vertical markets, and becoming more attentive to the low-end market.

Extending Quality's Reach to Manage Quality in the Supply Chain

by Olin Thompson ... operations, cutting costs, and improving overall quality, the expansion of ... have a module called quality management that ... portions of the ERP supplier's product. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2006/01/research_notes/MI_EV_XOT_01_20_06_1.asp - 13k - 2006-01-20 Summary: Quality does not start at the receiving dock and end at the shipping dock. The focus on the supply chain demands that the quality department be involved from the beginning to the end of the supply chain.