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ERP Evaluation Center

Nov 26, 2009
Today's usage of Decision Support Systems (DSS), combined with vetted ERP knowledge bases, allows organizations to save time and money, achieving better and more reliable/fully-documented decisions, a quantum improvement over the widely-used subjective process of selecting complex enterprise software...
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Standardizing on One ERP System in a Multi-division Enterprise ( Pages)
by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic
Jun 1, 2002 Abstract : In an enterprise with multiple operating divisions, should the enterprise standardize on a single set of software? Recent broadening of major ERP products’ scope and the advent of Web-based product architecture may tempt corporations to consider deploying this concept. Although the enterprise can generate many benefits from standardization, they may also create other issues that often result in disruptions.
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Standardizing on One ERP System in a Multi-division Enterprise (6 Pages)
by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic
Oct 4, 2001 Abstract : In an enterprise with multiple operating divisions, should the enterprise standardize on a single set of software? Recent broadening of major ERP productsメ scope and the advent of Web-based product architecture may tempt corporations to consider deploying this concept. Although the enterprise can generate many benefits from standardization, they may also create other issues that often result in disruptions.
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Enterprise Process Improvement (EPI) Software: Customer and Software Vendor Collaboration ( Pages)
by Joseph J. Strub
Aug 16, 2004 Abstract : Having just completed implementing your enterprise-wide software, you are about lean back, put your feet up on the desk, and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Not so fast! While you were completing your implementation project, a new release of the software may have already hit the street or, for sure, there is one in the pipeline. Now you are faced with the decision as to if and when to take on the new release. Maybe now is the time to look at how a new class of software tools, enterprise process improvement (EPI), can assist you in the upgrade decision.
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The 'Joy' Of Enterprise Systems Implementations Part 1: Inexorable Statistics ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jul 8, 2002 Abstract : We take the liberty to expand further on the findings of a report, which was recently released by a renowned research organization, and which pinpoints enterprise applications implementations’ dissatisfactions in no uncertain terms. One may expect even more bad news in the future given the intricacy of collaborative inter-enterprise business.
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Has the Mid-market Found Vanguard BI Solutions? ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jul 19, 2005 Abstract : Enterprise performance management (EPM) and business intelligence (BI) supplier, Vanguard Solutions Group's business strategy focuses on selling with and through enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other enterprise application vendors. Over the last few years, the strategy has proven to be successful; however, the ongoing industry consolidation continues to shrink the prospective partner list—is this an opportunity or a challenge to Vanguard and its partners?
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Delivery Architecture - What it Means... ( Pages)
by Lucy West
Jun 28, 2005 Abstract : Once we cross the border of the enterprise, traditional enterprise-centric systems fail to provide visibility or a way to understand and act, all in sync with our supply chain partners. This is why the delivery architecture of an application is critical, especially for addressing multi-enterprise interactions.
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Is Your Enterprise Application on a Road to Nowhere? ( Pages)
by Dan Matthews
Jun 27, 2007 Abstract : Consolidation is a well-documented trend and is to be expected in the market for enterprise applications. This article outlines the evolution of the enterprise software market. Specifically, it focuses on the revolutionary technology known as service-oriented architecture (SOA).
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Welcome to the CRM Mid-Market Abyss-PeopleSoft ( Pages)
by Kevin Ramesan
Jun 26, 2003 Abstract : As the market shifts from sophisticated enterprise CRM implementations to the more competitive and overcrowded mid-market-large enterprise vendors tend to step on mid-market vendor's toes. The real concern is to determine whether the mid-market cultural and functional differences are well understood and acted upon or do the large players simply offer a smaller mockup of their existing enterprise solutions. This article, which evaluates the PeopleSoft mid-market CRM solution, is the first of a series of research articles that focus on the mid-market applications provided by large CRM vendors.
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ERP - Distribution Showdown! Microsoft Dynamics NAV vs. Retalix vs. Epicor Enterprise ( Pages)
by Dylan Persaud
Jun 22, 2007 Abstract : I'm Dylan Persaud, senior analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers. Welcome to another in our ongoing series of enterprise software Showdowns. Today's Showdown pits three of the top ERP - Distribution solutions against each other in a head-to-head contest: Microsoft Dynamics vs.Retalix vs. Epicor Enterprise! We hope you find this Showdown helpful and informative, and invite your comments and questions.
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