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What has ToolsGroup, the expert in demand-driven SCP, been doing to address demand and supply variability? Read P.J. Jakovljevic’s article and see how ToolsGroup has developed sophisticated software that analyzes demand history across multiple dimensions, enabling companies to obtain more accurate fore (...)
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What has ToolsGroup, the expert in demand-driven SCP, been doing to address demand and supply variability? Read PJ Jakovljevic’s article and see...
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2012-02-08
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... nothing can have a cost). The problem with WTP is that it does not parse out into actionable information for sales. Sales force has to ...
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2012-02-08
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... Like many other successful companies, SAP has grown into itself by offering a product that applied a radical approach to a business problem solution, and this ...
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2012-02-03
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... Establishing the right metrics to measure is a complex problem not only when deploying a balanced scorecard, but across the business performance space at large ...
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2012-01-20
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... This is the root of all your CRM collaboration issues, and typically cannot be magicked away by business software, as it’s an internal problem that only you ...
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2012-01-19
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Why are some companies still managing their prices with spreadsheets—and leaving their single most important profit lever to such inadequate if not harmful practices? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic finds out and sits down with two vendor execs to see how B2B pricing software allows companies to (...)
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Why are some companies still managing their prices with spreadsheets—and leaving their single most important profit lever to such inadequate if no...
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2012-01-16
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TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic interviews the SAP Retail Industry team to shed some light on SAP’s strategy with regard to the retail industry. Can SAP, a market and technology leader in business management software, translate its success in the manufacturing industry to retail? TEC principal an (...)
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TEC principal analyst PJ Jakovljevic interviews the SAP Retail Industry team to shed some light on SAP’s strategy with regard to the retail indus...
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2012-01-05
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RedPrairie provides best-of-breed supply chain execution, workforce, and all-channel retail solutions designed to streamline and expedite the flow of goods from raw materials into the hands of the consumer. In this article, TEC senior analyst P.J. Jakovljevic describes how the company has positioned itse (...)
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RedPrairie provides best-of-breed supply chain execution, workforce, and all-channel retail solutions designed to streamline and expedite the flow...
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2011-12-29
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... your questions. It does become a problem, however, when your questions or problems are simply noted, with no follow-through. When ...
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2011-12-15
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... a major challenge to vendors—to provide compelling visualizations on very small canvases—but with the emergence of tablet computers, the problem has pretty ...
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2011-12-15
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When it comes to complex software implementations, some industries have it tougher than others. For instance, an airline company implementing a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) platform has almost no margin for error. Read this article for TEC analyst Phil Reney's recommendations on the best way o (...)
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When it comes to complex software implementations, some industries have it tougher than others. For instance, an airline company implementing a ma...
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2011-12-09
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Kronos, the company that introduced the first micro-processor time clock in the 1970s, knows how tricky workforce management (WFM) can be. In this article, TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic looks at WFM challenges facing organizations, particularly those with large, complex workforces, and how Krono (...)
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Kronos, the company that introduced the first micro-processor time clock in the 1970s, knows how tricky workforce management (WFM) can be. In this...
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2011-12-02
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... While all companies need to plan, the real problem to solve is responding profitably to actual demand, not the projected forecast. ...
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2011-11-29
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The latest iteration of PTC Windchill (v. 10) for product lifecycle management (PLM) has been described as ‘the most significant Windchill release in PTC’s history.’ In his article, TEC research analyst Gabriel Gheorghiu compares the last two versions of PTC Windchill, and outlines how the function (...)
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The latest iteration of PTC Windchill (v. 10) for product lifecycle management (PLM) has been described as ‘the most significant Windchill release...
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2011-11-29
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For many manufacturers, traceability is a valiant goal. But, for food and beverage producers, it’s a critical requirement. No one wants to put a single person at risk, let alone tens or hundreds. Yet, incidents of food-borne illnesses show up in the news every day. If your company is ready to tackle tr (...)
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... If your company is ready to tackle traceability as a legitimate problem, and stop viewing it as a trendy buzzword, there are four things you’ll need to know. ...
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2011-11-28
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TEC analyst Jorge Garcia discusses the key issues surrounding big data, the different ways to manage it, and the major vendors offering big data solutions. There may not be a consensus with respect to just how big "big data" is, but not many people will disagree that managing these huge amounts of data re (...)
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TEC analyst Jorge Garcia discusses the key issues surrounding big data, the different ways to manage it, and the major vendors offering big data so...
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2011-11-18
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... simplification”. By solving this problem, PLM vendors will be able to decrease the complexity and cost of implementations. More ...
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2011-11-16
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Discover how basic accounting principles apply to human capital management and how investing in people is smarter for your company's bottom line than cutting costs. Many companies are still not fully realizing the ROI on their human capital. While people are often spoken of as assets, they are generally t (...)
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Discover how basic accounting principles apply to human capital management and how investing in people is smarter for your company's bottom line th...
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2011-11-03
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... And yet the likes of former i2 Technologies and Manugistics (now at JDA Software) and SAP threw long-term planning optimization at the problem in the 1990s ...
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2011-11-01
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With the continued success of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, one wonders how the company can continue to provide innovative products and dominate the CRM market? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic talks with the CRM product manager on how the product’s lesser-known facts, including new social collaboratio (...)
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With the continued success of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, one wonders how the company can continue to provide innovative products and dominate the CRM...
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2011-10-31