Communication and Collaboration

Moving Beyond Lean Manufacturing to a Lean Supply Chain

by Michael Bittner ... Focusing on improving lean methodologies and practices through technology can result in enhanced supply chain network communication and collaboration among its ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/09/research_notes/RN_SC_XMB_09_13_05_1.asp - 15k - 2005-09-13 Summary: Most lean manufacturing deployments target production operations, but can also be extended to other supply chain processes. To realize the multiplicative benefits of real time information and reduced inventory, companies must assess their production environment and supply chain activities.

A Single Software Solution That Enables Business Process ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... By making Exact e-Synergy the platform of communication and collaboration, no data should (in principle) ever be lost at the organization, because information ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/01/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_01_11_06_1.asp - 22k - 2006-01-11 Summary: By focusing on improving and optimizing the processes instead of only the departments, any user company should be better aligned and prepared to take on the challenges ahead.

Getting It Right: Product, Quality, Timing, and Price

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The year 2000 brought about the three-layer client/server architecture with thin clients and Internet communication. Also, collaboration agreements were signed ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/04/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_04_19_06_1.asp - 30k - 2006-04-19 Summary: The most important factor in industry is no longer the mere price of the product. Increasingly, the purchaser's task has become to obtain the right product of the right quality at the right time—and for the right price.

The Pain and Gain of Integrated EDI Part Two: Automotive Suppliers ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Thus, the BRAIN North America subsidiary developed its e-Automotive Suite of B2B communication and collaboration applications. The ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_03_22_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-03-22 Summary: The nature of the global automotive supply chain means that the suppliers must be tightly integrated into the trading partner’s enterprise, whose supply chain communications and management capabilities need to be able to manage that critical relationship.

The Automotive OEMs Might Soon Contract “BRAIN” Damage Part I

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... As a result BRAIN has developed its e-Automotive Suite of B2B communication and collaboration applications, which also includes SupplyWEB Enterprise, a Web ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_12_02_1.asp - 16k - 2002-08-12 Summary: While BRAIN North America may have created a notable customer base due to its products’ functional appropriateness for the lower tiers of the automotive industry, its German parent’s impending insolvency might, in the worst-case scenario, leave all of them in the lurch.

It’s About Process (or the Ability to be Responsive) -- Part III ...

... Also, a built-in notification and permissions engine ensures that all communication and collaboration happens within ResponsAbility, so everybody is aware of ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../08/18/it’s-about-process-or-the-ability-to-be-responsive-part-iii/ - 54k - 2008-08-18

The Blessing and Curse of Global Sourcing and Supplier Management

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Internal integration occurs within an enterprise, and is aimed at increasing communication and collaboration among all departments or areas involved in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2007/08/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_08_06_07_1.asp - 18k - 2007-08-06 Summary: The appeal of global sourcing is understandable given the benefits of seemingly lower costs. But without discerning hidden challenges and eliminating potential shortcomings, the process may be more costly than anticipated—a situation especially true for companies using inadequate, out-of-date enterpris

Examples Of How Some Mid-Market Vendors Might Remain Within The ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... As a result BRAIN NA has developed its e-Automotive Suite of B2B communication and collaboration applications, which also includes SupplyWEB Enterprise, a Web ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/07/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_07_17_03_1.asp - 25k - 2003-07-17 Summary: The most recent merger looks initially like a positive move for both companies and their customers, since Agilisys further enlarges a foothold in the discrete automotive manufacturing (which it has recently started with BRAIN) and solid SCE product modules that it might embed into its own SCM suite and p

How Much Wisdom Will BRAIN Bring To Agilisys?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... As a result BRAIN NA has developed its e-Automotive Suite of B2B communication and collaboration applications, which also includes SupplyWEB Enterprise, a Web ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/01/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_01_02_03_1.asp - 17k - 2003-01-02 Summary: Having concluded the benefits of financial backing for both embattled BRAIN and its anxious customers, there is also a chance of the acquisition rationale being somewhere in the middle, meaning that some synergy could be generated between the future domestic partners, Agilisys and BRAIN. The question rem

RFP Templates By Category

... Custom Content Authoring/Publishing Tools, Virtual Classrooms, Course Content/Learning Object Management, Communication and collaboration, Assessment and ... http://rfp.technologyevaluation.com/store.asp?catid=-1 - 66k - 2007-12-04