Aspen Technology Evolves Into Digital Marketplace Provider

by Steve McVey ... for controlling and monitoring the daily operations of ... the petroleum industry formed with technology partner IBM ... participants in addition to news, forums, and ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/11/research_notes/VN_BA_SRM_11_27_00_1.asp - 17k Summary: Founded in 1981 as a developer of computer-aided chemical engineering software, Aspen’s growth has resulted in a wide variety of applications for management and execution-level process manufacturing. Fiscal 2000 marked Aspen’s entry into the collaborative digital marketplace business in hopes of cap

Technology Project Selection and Management in Community Banks

by Lynn Koller ... should elicit input from staff within the bank who will be affected by the proposed technology. The end users face some of the greatest daily impact, and their ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2000/07/research_notes/GA_EV_LK_07_11_00_1.asp - 15k Summary: The way a bank selects, implements, and monitors a technological product significantly contributes to the final effect on the bank's environment.

Technology's Role in Strategic Human Resources

by Michael Nosil ... into a reliable, consistent source of centralized information, HR can make better-informed and more strategic business decisions daily. ... Technology at Work. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HumanResources/2006/06/research_notes/MI_HR_XMN_06_05_06_1.asp - 15k Summary: The human resources (HR) department can—and should—deliver contributions to the organization's bottom line. Through technologies and service providers, HR can move from being merely a cost center to being an essential component for achieving corporate objectives.

Manual versus Information Technology Enabled Lean Manufacturing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... y = the number of kanban cards D = daily demand L = replenishment lead-time ... Technology that also supports supplier and customer portals to enable JIT call-offs ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_16_06_1.asp - 27k Summary: All good lean systems have both physical systems in the plant and near real time information technology backbones that centralize data. The primary advantage of enterprise systems is that they can handle considerably more information than can be accommodated manually.

TEC: Business Intelligence (BI) and Business Performance ...

... fashion (ie, daily or multiple times daily) to provide ... QlikView 6 QlikTech International, Architecture and Technology Whitepaper IFS. ... News Related to BI and BPM. ... http://bi.technologyevaluation.com/index.asp - 53k - 2007-11-26

Lean and World Class Manufacturing and the Information Technology ...

by Ron Crabtree ... Lean and World Class Purists Tend to be "Anti-Technology". ... The reality in lean companies often changes, almost daily, due to the continuous improvement and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/09/research_notes/MI_ER_XRC_09_23_05_1.asp - 22k Summary: Companies relying on manual implementation and support for lean and world class methodologies risk losing corporate consciousness. Avoid the pitfalls of lost information and flexibility; place value on performance gaps and create matrixes of tools and applications to prioritize issues.

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Anders Segerstedt from the Swedish Luleå University of Technology has developed an ... to use, and dividing that number by the average daily consumption, yields a ... 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.

Stalled Oracle Fumbling For A Jump-Start Kit Part 1: Recent Events

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... To counteract the inexorable bad financial news, Oracle has ... The data generated from the Daily Business Close ... Oracle's streaming technology allows teams to view ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2002/04/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_04_12_02_1.asp - 16k Summary: While Oracle's declining revenue and profit continue across main businesses, SAP and Siebel have been extending their leads in respective enterprise application markets, while PeopleSoft has been anticipating turning on the overtaking flashing indicators.

A Mid-Winter's Nightmare: Economic Notes for the Winter Holiday ...

by Ann Grackin ... See daily alerts from The Wall Street Journal ... TOP EUROPEAN NEWS From The Wall Street Journal European ... frontlines of the Supply Chain Management technology and e ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/12/research_notes/TN_SC_XAG_12_23_04_1.asp - 14k Summary: The US is the largest debtor nation in the world, with the largest per capita consumption of energy, and its currency is in decline. Does that mean a decline in America's wealth and super power status? This article makes some sobering observations, predictions, and recommendations.

It’sa Portal...AND It;sa Gateway

by C. McNulty ... of ways during the course of a consumer's daily life ... familiar ways to gain access to news, e-mail ... appliances will utilize the Netscape Gecko browser technology. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/05/news_analysis/NA_HW_CFM_05_12_00_1.asp - 7k Summary: AOL has partnered with Gateway to develop a line of Internet-ready Linux desktop appliances based on the Netscape 6 browser.