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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Next R(E)volution of Lean. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. By seeing a business as a "value system" for customers, companies can shift lean strategic priorities towards
growth-oriented targets instead of cost-cutting. Instead o (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for a Next R(E)volution of Lean. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. By seeing...
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2010-03-11
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Collaboration and interoperability are critical where multiple business units reside under one larger corporation, or where
there is a requirement to integrate the system into a disparate system when a business-to-business or business-to-consumer
extension is part of the business model. (...)
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Collaboration and interoperability are critical where multiple business units reside under one larger corporation, or where
there is a requirement...
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2006-09-20
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... and that the behavior of the system is configured by describing objects and ...
want their end-users to get to “creative,” in other words. ... E-mail (private):
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2011-12-08
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Data, Data Everywhere: a Special Report on Managing Information. Explore data management with sap netweaver MDM. Free white
paper. The quantity of information in the world is soaring. Merely keeping up with, and storing new information is difficult
enough. Analyzing it, to spot patterns and extract useful (...)
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Data, Data Everywhere: a Special Report on Managing Information. Explore data management with sap netweaver MDM. Free white
paper. The quantity of ...
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2010-05-19
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... markup language (XML)-like data model of self-describing objects. ...
In other words, like in the abovementioned groundswell phenomenon, ordinary ... E-mail
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2009-09-16
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The battle for the dominance in service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services has nonetheless so far largely been
a war of words without the clear winner yet (and not any time soon), as many underlying Internet-based standards have emerged
only recently. (...)
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The battle for the dominance in service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services has nonetheless so far largely been a
war of words without th...
Published:
2005-03-17
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Two sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) have major implications for supply chain management. Yet enterprises can meet
the challenges created by SOX more easily by using software tools developed to simplify the processes for compliance with
this law. (...)
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Two sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) have major implications for supply chain management. Yet enterprises can meet
the challenges created ...
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2007-02-23
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... which is a subset of ICE, is Epicor’s way of describing its approach to ...
In other words, such a form would be a kind of mashup or composite ... E-mail
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2009-08-05
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ERP Plus provides tools that metal fabricators need to streamline their quoting, order entry, inventory control, production,
labor collection, shipping, and invoicing processes. (...)
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ERP Plus provides tools that metal fabricators need to streamline their quoting, order entry, inventory control, production,
labor collection, shi...
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2005-12-15
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A Short Guide to Wikis. Get Free Guides Associated with Wikis. What’s all this hype about wikis anyway? According to Gartner’s
Hype Cycle, wikis are descending from the crest of a hype wave and coasting into areas where real business value can be recognized.
Why? Because their ability to allow corpora (...)
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A Short Guide to Wikis. Get Free Guides Associated with Wikis. What’s all this hype about wikis anyway? According to Gartner’s
Hype Cycle, wikis ar...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Two sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) have major implications for supply chain management. Yet enterprises can meet
the challenges created by SOX more easily by using software tools developed to simplify the processes for compliance with
this law. (...)
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Two sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) have major implications for supply chain management. Yet enterprises can meet
the challenges created ...
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2007-02-23
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To provide useful financial insight on projects, financial managers need to think about business strategy more like a series
of options than a single projected cash flow. While the concepts of options are certainly familiar to most executives, the
trick to valuing strategic choices lies in the complex an (...)
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To provide useful financial insight on projects, financial managers need to think about business strategy more like a series
of options than a sin...
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1999-10-01
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff meeting. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to get across important communications and establish
the tone for the project. This article discusses the 10 o (...)
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You are about to embark on an important project. Whether the project is software or hardware related, it is a good idea to
hold a project kickoff ...
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2004-01-01
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The nature of an S&OP game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate demand and the item's primary
source of supply. Consideration of these factors can be illustrated with four common scenarios. This is an excerpt from the
book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision. (...)
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The nature of an S&OP game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate demand and the item's primary
source of supply. Conside...
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2003-12-12
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This is part two of a note describing an opportunity TEC had to evaluate and compare the four top ERP vendors for a client.
Each vendor’s offering differed in such areas as functionality, flexibility, process fit and ease of use. Find out what TEC
learned as a result of the selection engagement. (...)
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This is part two of a note describing an opportunity TEC had to evaluate and compare the four top ERP vendors for a client.
Each vendor’s offering...
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2001-11-21
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An ERP software implementation has three steps. Here's a comprehensive look at how a successful ERP software implementation
for small businesses can be achieved. Most consultants agree that there are three stages that precede a software implementation
project: research, evaluation, and selection. This thr (...)
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An ERP software implementation has three steps. Here's a comprehensive look at how a successful ERP software implementation
for small businesses ca...
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2010-02-10
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The retail experience is no longer limited to the showroom due to mobile and Web sales, social media, and complex pricing,
among other considerations. Read TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic’s article and see how Microsoft’s recently released
end-to-end retail solution, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 (...)
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The retail experience is no longer limited to the showroom due to mobile and Web sales, social media, and complex pricing,
among other considerati...
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2012-02-20
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Did you know that SAP HANA is much more than a high-speed analytic appliance? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic reveals
how HANA is a universal database that will enable companies to analyze large volumes of operational and transactional information
in real time, from virtually any data source, and (...)
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Did you know that SAP HANA is much more than a high-speed analytic appliance? TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic reveals
how HANA is a univers...
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2012-01-26
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Centive's strategy is to form a limited number of strategic partnerships with leading management consulting firms to ensure
customers receive the highest levels of service and support. Pertinent alliances made include one offering sales performance
incentive funding formulas (SPIFFs). (...)
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Centive's strategy is to form a limited number of strategic partnerships with leading management consulting firms to ensure
customers receive the ...
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2007-05-11
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Infor has met several of its objectives with Infor Open SOA. The vendor has managed to resolve inherited customer retention
issues, move forward with “green” and corporate social responsibility initiatives, and even has a viable new product version
to offer Baan users. (...)
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Infor has met several of its objectives with Infor Open SOA. The vendor has managed to resolve inherited customer retention
issues, move forward w...
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2008-07-02