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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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ToolsGroup—Going Back to Its SCP Roots. PJ Jakovljevic - February 8, 2012. Comments:
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2012-02-08
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Is Ventyx a true "total solution provider" for energy and utility companies? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic discusses Ventyx's strategy with its product marketing team. In 2012, there is still no such thing as a true “total solution provider” for energy and utility companies. These companies j (...)
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Ventyx—Utilities’ One-Stop-Shop Provider? PJ Jakovljevic - February 2, 2012. Comments: 0. Read Comments Back in 2008, Mihai Badescu ...
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2012-02-02
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... rolling.” Its fully integrated ERP, advanced planning and scheduling (APS), and ... shops to companies with some repetitive manufacturing and batch production. ...
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2011-12-27
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In this paper we review the importance of implementing a production management system for your agribusiness. Discover how this solution will help you improve control of your inventory, while also planning and scheduling your production activities more efficiently. (...)
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... Discover how this solution will help you improve control of your inventory, while also planning and scheduling your production activities more efficiently. ...
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2011-12-09
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ABAS Business Software has built a name for itself as a mid-market enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor to contend with. In his latest article, TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic reviews the company’s major ERP offering, describes how the mid-market ERP vendor the differentiated itself from th (...)
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ABAS Business Software has built a name for itself as a mid-market enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor to contend with. In his latest articl...
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2011-12-07
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... MRPII) in 1975, ERP in the 1990s, advanced planning and scheduling (APS) in ... When you are producing excess production, you are wasting production capacity and ...
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2011-11-29
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Many large organizations are struggling to manage all their software systems—let alone the different software versions across departments. In his article, TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic discusses how SAP Solution Manager, a unique offering for centralized support and system management, covers a (...)
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Many large organizations are struggling to manage all their software systems—let alone the different software versions across departments. In his ...
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2011-10-27
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... to execute some more tuck-in acquisitions (similar to MultiPlus and 360 Scheduling). ... By that I mean multi-mode production requirements (eg, engineer to order ...
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2011-10-27
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... Large production clients range from 23,000 employees at Chiquita to 200,000 employees ... managment which reduce overall time in staff payroll or time scheduling. ...
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2011-09-28
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Kraft’s brand portfolio contains many of the world’s favorite snack foods, including Oreo, Ritz, DiGiorno and Kool-Aid. Kraft’s challenge: to ensure consistent flavor and appearance by regulating production processes and measuring the flavor, color, aroma, and other attributes of each product. The (...)
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... Kraft’s challenge: to ensure consistent flavor and appearance by regulating production processes and measuring the flavor, color, aroma, and other attributes ...
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2011-05-24
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Learn about Infor S&OP 1.0 and follow a discussion between TEC Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic and Infor’s SCM product managers on the S&OP market. With the release of Infor S&OP 1.0, Infor dispels rumors that it’s not an aggressive product innovator. Learn about the features and functions of Infor (...)
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Learn about Infor S&OP 1.0 and follow a discussion between TEC Principal Analyst PJ Jakovljevic and Infor’s SCM product managers on the S&OP mark...
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2011-05-02
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Today’s manufacturer demands a sophisticated network to track inventory, production, and scheduling across multiple locations in different time zones and on different continents. Plex Online extends beyond what status quo enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions provide by defining which solution s (...)
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Today’s manufacturer demands a sophisticated network to track inventory, production, and scheduling across multiple locations in different time zo... ...
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2011-04-04
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Today’s manufacturer demands a sophisticated network to track inventory, production, and scheduling across multiple locations in different time zones and on different continents. Plex Online extends beyond what status quo enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions provide by defining which solution s (...)
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Today’s manufacturer demands a sophisticated network to track inventory, production, and scheduling across multiple locations in different time zo... ...
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2011-04-04
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... These types of organizations represent ScheduleSoft’s sweet spot: complex production or work environments with complex labor scheduling requirements. ...
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2011-03-30
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TEC Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic sits down with MCA Solutions’ CEO Bob Salvucci to discuss MCA’s new offerings in the service parts planning and optimization space. Service supply chains remain complex. MCA Solutions can help service companies of all sizes improve their bottom line. In today’s (...)
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TEC Principal Analyst PJ Jakovljevic sits down with MCA Solutions’ CEO Bob Salvucci to discuss MCA’s new offerings in the service parts planning ...
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2011-03-30
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See how workforce management systems allow manufacturers to have an optimized, flexible workforce schedule that automatically adjusts to demand changes. Today’s manufacturers must be able to promptly cater to customer fluctuations in demand and maintain profitability. With agile workforces, companies ha (...)
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... control labor costs, manufacturers must optimize their workforce utilization and production planning with fine granularity. Labor scheduling complexities in ...
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2011-03-10
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TEC analyst P.J. Jakovljevic and Kinaxis expert Trevor Miles discuss the evolution of S&OP and its role in ever-changing supply chains. Read more. Today’s businesses must be able to swiftly respond to the constant changes emerging across their global global supply chains and fulfillment networks to impr (...)
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TEC analyst PJ Jakovljevic and Kinaxis expert Trevor Miles discuss the evolution of S&OP and its role in ever-changing supply chains. Read more. ...
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2011-03-03
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TEC has a Q&A with ClickSoftware, provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for productivity, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. ClickSoftware, rooted in field service workforce scheduling and optimization, provides automated workforce management and optimization solutions, (...)
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TEC has a Q&A with ClickSoftware, provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions for productivity, efficiency, and customer ...
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2011-01-05
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... Needless to say, production planning and scheduling can be quite time consuming and difficult to manage when the process is not tightly integrated amongst the ...
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2010-12-29
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... How is scheduling different from planning, and why is the planning-scheduling tandem important ... changes) within the time bucket, once the actual production starts ...
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2010-12-01