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8 Ways Technology News Can Boost Your Bottom Line

by TEC Staff 8 Ways Technology News Can Boost Your Bottom Line. ... But First: Is Technology News Bad for Your Health? Ever hear of analysis paralysis? ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/Technology-News.lp.html - 27k - 2009-04-02 Summary: Breaking technology news can boost your bottom line. Find out how to get the IT technology news that matters for your business software selections-and discover how the latest technology news can help save you tens of thousands in implementation costs. If you'd like the most current technology news delive

Not Your Mother’s Portal

by D. Geller ... Radnet then made the decision to focus on solutions, instead of on enabling technology. ... So, if the user chooses to display a news feed on the Briefing Page ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/09/research_notes/PO_EC_DPG_09_27_00_1.asp - 26k - 2000-09-27 Summary: Radnet’s PortalworkX™ provides an elegant solution to a class of problems you knew you had, but thought you’d have to solve by hacking up other products that do something different. The keyword is collaboration.

Fatal Flaws and Technology Choices

by Olin Thompson and P.J. Jakovljevic ... the demands of the business without some use of information technology (IT), since ... by-products, co-products, waste, scrap, yield, work-off, and feed-back and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/11/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_11_08_06_1.asp - 26k - 2006-11-08 Summary: Food and beverage manufacturers rely on information technology to meet market demands. However, food is one market where most enterprise applications show a number of 'fatal flaws'—capabilities whose omission can impede operations to the extent of complete failure.

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

... the food supply chain, that is good news. ... fruits and vegetables (including animal feed) and dairy ... Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, for instance ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 55k - 2008-05-12

SAP Weaves Microsoft .NET And IBM WebSphere Into Its ESA Tapestry ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... That might feed some skeptics' belief that "a wolf may ... This is by all means good news for SAP's ... Still, while SAP's new technology blueprint is impressive, the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/03/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_03_07_03_1.asp - 19k - 2003-03-07 Summary: One should imagine how humongous the job of delivering plug-and-play packaged middleware components for a number of other disparate applications SAP will attempt to enshroud in its xApps will be. In practice, the drawbacks of heterogeneous environment will not be eliminated – while communication betwee

Food Safety, Government Regulations, and Brand Protection

by Olin Thompson and P.J. Jakovljevic ... The news media of today are attuned to food ... of the food chain, including feed production, primary ... is a principal analyst with Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/11/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_11_02_06_1.asp - 17k - 2006-11-02 Summary: Many food companies are investing significant funds in building awareness for their brands in the market, which can pay off amply in competitive, commodity markets. One highly publicized recall, however, can turn an established brand asset into a liability.

Lessons Learned on the Inca Trail

by Carla Reed ... Feed the nation through careful agrarian practices and skillful global trade (Peru has ... Embrace technology—the skills of the artisans can be harnessed, moving ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/01/research_notes/TN_SC_XCR_01_28_05_1.asp - 15k - 2005-01-28 Summary: Peru, a country with a glorious past and an uncertain future, stands at the crossroads. The inability to attract significant trade or investment due to the crime and lack of democratic principles in the nation should be addressed as a matter of urgency. Peru can learn from countries that share the legac

Service Chain Information will Transform the Total Chain

by Ann Grackin ... Having said that, it means architecting your processes and technology, from the ... to synchronize the whole execution process as well as feed demand, product ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/06/research_notes/TN_SC_XAG_06_22_04_1.asp - 17k - 2004-06-22 Summary: Moving to a performance-based service business model will have huge implications for the whole value chain. Its principle is to manage for outcomes—procure performance rather than parts and people. It requires total business process reorientation from services and maintenance through procurement techn

Unifying Global Trade Management: Challenges and User ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of logistics and manufacturing is outsourced, companies also need technology to work ... The software should preferably gather information and feed it back into ... http:/.../research/researchHighlights/scm/2005/06/research_notes/EN_SC_PJ_06_20_05_1.asp - 21k - 2005-06-20 Summary: GTM software should be able to gather information and feed it back into the parent company, creating visibility into what remote divisions are doing and how they are doing it. Software providers must strike the right balance between global consistency and special local needs.

Production Intelligence--Improving Production by Filling a ...

by Olin Thompson ... the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can feed the manufacturing ... nMetric, Visiprise) and dashboards for operational metrics (Apriso, Aspen Technology). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2005/01/research_notes/MI_EV_XOT_01_15_05_1.asp - 12k - 2005-01-15 Summary: Enterprises understand the value of integration. One area that has been ignored is the plant. Plant systems and corporate systems must be complementary and leverage each other to provide their maximum value. Production intelligence provides both integration and valuable information which is not availabl