Requirements Energy

Laying the Tracks for the Technology Train

by R. Lynch ... are three major choices for corporate strategy that the energy company failed to ... together only by a common funding source and financial requirements (eg, Tyco ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2000/04/research_notes/MI_EV_RLL_04_10_00_1.asp - 17k - 2000-04-10 Summary: Don’t expect high marks in enabling business initiatives until your company gets its corporate strategy right. This note was based in part from an interview with Norm Smallwood, CEO of Results-Based Leadership.

SCM in a New Flavor: Real Time and Demand Driven

by Hans Mercx ... SOA approach, vendors can adapt to the functional requirements of organizations ... being used in several different industries, including energy, financial services ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/10/research_notes/VN_SC_HM_10_14_05_1.asp - 14k - 2005-10-14 Summary: To meet the needs of a demand driven market, Apptricity is leveraging service oriented architecture to deploy and integrate modules.

The Strategic Importance of Asset Management Part Three: A New ...

by Daryl Mather ... This energy is then carried forward to impact on the remaining areas ... initiative, asset management is heavily driven by the corporate requirements and objectives ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/12/research_notes/MI_EV_XDM_12_20_03_1.asp - 15k - 2003-12-20 Summary: Managing assets needs to be done in a truly proactive approach, one that ties the management of physical assets to the corporate objectives. The initial momentum to begin the sequence comes from the vision of a future state. This needs to clearly represent the corporate objectives and goals, and expressi

Outcome Sourcing in the Outcome Economy

by Bill McBeath ... on what the product offerings actually are, the requirements specification process ... the lowest cost, which equals the lowest consumption of materials and energy. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/12/research_notes/TU_SC_XBM_12_23_05_1.asp - 14k - 2005-12-23 Summary: The move to an outcome economy encompasses radical changes in the core elements of commerce. It requires a whole new way of thinking on the part of both buyer and seller—from buying and selling things to buying and selling outcomes.

“ETO Phone Home”: Using Discrete ERP in an ETO Environment ...

... Generally speaking, requirements are not based on large production volumes because typically ... is also perceived as a priority in the energy vertical with ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 35k - 2008-05-13

SAS: Striving to Sustain Leadership

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... SAS Risk Dimensions helps financial services firms and energy companies measure and analyze their risks, meet regulatory reporting requirements, and improve ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2005/08/research_notes/VN_CR_PJ_08_10_05_1.asp - 22k - 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.

The Many Flavors of Application Software Outsourcing

by A.B. Maynard ... or envisioned even though the system exactly matches the requirements or specifications. ... Assuming that the buyer has invested time and energy training the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Outsourcing/2004/09/research_notes/MI_OE_XAM_09_29_04_1.asp - 20k - 2004-09-29 Summary: Many companies are looking to outsource development and maintenance of their application software. Common reasons that companies outsource application software are to reduce their costs, improve quality, obtain flexible staffing levels, and obtain improved service and support so they can focus on their c

Smaller Vendors Can Still Provide Relevant Business Systems Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... As government contractors working to meet DoD, Department of Energy (DOE), FAA or Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC) requirements often use wInsight to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_26_05_1.asp - 21k - 2005-01-26 Summary: The unique business needs of project-oriented organizations, when addressed by large ERP vendors that offer general-purpose enterprise software, typically require heavy customization in order to work. On the other hand, when project-oriented organizations turn to small off-the-shelf project-management s

An Analyst’s View of Process Industry SMB Challenges

by Alexander Hankewicz and Leslie Satenstein ... meet environmental guidelines; optimize energy resources efficiently; result in products ... of today and deliver on anticipated functional requirements that will ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/04/research_notes/MN_ER_AH_LS_04_21_08_1.asp - 18k - 2008-04-23 Summary: Process manufacturing industries have distinct needs from an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Here’s an overview of what process manufacturing requires from an ERP solution, including business intelligence capabilities.

An Analyst's View of Process Industry SMB Challenges

by Alexander Hankewicz and Leslie Satenstein ... optimize energy resources efficiently. ... helping the process industry meet both the needs of today and deliver on anticipated functional requirements that will ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/11/research_notes/MI_ER_AH_LS_11_21_08_1.asp - 20k Summary: Process manufacturing industries have distinct needs from an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Here’s an overview of what process manufacturing requires from an ERP solution, including business intelligence capabilities.