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What has ToolsGroup, the expert in demand-driven SCP, been doing to address demand and supply variability? Read P.J. Jakovljevic’s article and see how ToolsGroup has developed sophisticated software that analyzes demand history across multiple dimensions, enabling companies to obtain more accurate fore (...)
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2012-02-08
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... In the TEC article What Makes Process Process?, Olin Thompson calls out the different ... Many vendors start with a discrete ERP or SCM product and later decide to ...
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2012-01-30
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... Thank you for reminding us to KISS! Great article and easy to read for this person who defines the opposite of tech savvy. Annette w/ Windward. *Name: ...
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2012-01-26
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... called Exact North America). As a result, there were two in-depth TEC article series on the vendor from 2004 and 2006. At the time ...
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2012-01-25
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... quite different. Theory and Reality. Tad Leahy in his article, “Tailoring the Balanced Scorecard,” remarks that: Most companies ...
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2012-01-20
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... Great points. I’d love to see a follow-up article with examples of how companies have over come these issues, particularly for small companies and start-ups? ...
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2012-01-19
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... Look for an in-depth article on this topic, and you can read this 2011 review article by TEC’s analysts in the meantime. ... (see the related article here). ...
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2012-01-17
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... TEC’s in-depth 2011 article not only described the opportunities inherent in the business to business (B2B) pricing software market, but also ascertained ...
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2012-01-12
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TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic reviews the functional and strategic details that make Emptoris solutions for spend analysis, supplier lifecycle management, and services procurement successful. Since its founding in 1999, Emptoris has evolved into a world leader in strategic supply, category spend, (...)
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TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic reviews the functional and strategic details that make Emptoris solutions for spend analysis, supplier lifec...
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2012-01-10
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TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic interviews the SAP Retail Industry team to shed some light on SAP’s strategy with regard to the retail industry. Can SAP, a market and technology leader in business management software, translate its success in the manufacturing industry to retail? TEC principal an (...)
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TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic interviews the SAP Retail Industry team to shed some light on SAP’s strategy with regard to the retail indus...
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2012-01-05
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... solutions and related services. The article analyzed the company’s genesis from its inception in 1985 until the mid-2000s. Part 2 then ...
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2012-01-03
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RedPrairie provides best-of-breed supply chain execution, workforce, and all-channel retail solutions designed to streamline and expedite the flow of goods from raw materials into the hands of the consumer. In this article, TEC senior analyst P.J. Jakovljevic describes how the company has positioned itse (...)
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RedPrairie provides best-of-breed supply chain execution, workforce, and all-channel retail solutions designed to streamline and expedite the flow...
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2011-12-29
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... It is not QAD either, which has been independent since 1979, but TEC has repeatedly reported about this vendor (see the most recent article on the company). ...
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2011-12-27
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With 2011 just about under wraps, we asked our experts to weigh in on this year’s trends and enterprise software news-makers. Read this article to get their takes on 2011's biggest stories in the enterprise software industry, the year's hottest trends, and more. Log in to read now. (...)
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With 2011 just about under wraps, we asked our experts to weigh in on this year’s trends and enterprise software news-makers. Read this article to...
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2011-12-20
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... I think many of the issues raised in the article (data migration, implementation, training, customer service, industry knowledge…) depend on the quality of ...
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2011-12-15
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... trading partners. See TEC’s recent article for more information on Ariba’s Business Commerce value proposition here. Ariba Smart ...
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2011-12-14
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When it comes to complex software implementations, some industries have it tougher than others. For instance, an airline company implementing a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) platform has almost no margin for error. Read this article for TEC analyst Phil Reney's recommendations on the best way o (...)
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When it comes to complex software implementations, some industries have it tougher than others. For instance, an airline company implementing a ma...
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2011-12-09
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... In fact, given that David’s article is a bit dated, the gnat reference is no longer the case: Workday currently has over 240 customers, two million workers ...
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2011-12-08
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Kronos, the company that introduced the first micro-processor time clock in the 1970s, knows how tricky workforce management (WFM) can be. In this article, TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic looks at WFM challenges facing organizations, particularly those with large, complex workforces, and how Krono (...)
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Kronos, the company that introduced the first micro-processor time clock in the 1970s, knows how tricky workforce management (WFM) can be. In this...
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2011-12-02
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... acronyms (TLA) in the SCM space, although Progress Software did come up with the Responsive Process Management (RPM) suite (see TEC’s related article here). ...
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2011-11-29