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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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... add-on solutions from the so-called “Paint your app” approach are in ... of turnkey, purpose-built analytic applications to solve specific vertical market or ...
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2012-01-17
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... definition of a Pareto chart according to Whatis.com is “a vertical bar graph in ... ensure you’ll cover the most outstanding issues using an approach based on ...
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2012-01-12
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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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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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... we have also seen that this recession has had another impact on the markets we serve, as they are no longer taking a “business as usual” approach of only ...
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2011-10-27
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... We have achieved tremendous success with that approach, and have now shifted to ... Although our customer base is not relegated to any particular vertical or set ...
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2011-10-12
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... at the expo floor), and the vendor’s conceptual design and approach is beyond ... Back in 2006 Workday had no plans to provide vertical solutions to various ...
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2011-09-28
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Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic rediscovers Cincom Acquire and lets its product management and product marketing team have its say. Cincom executives lay out some facts, and Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic discovers that Cincom (...)
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Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) Principal Analyst PJ Jakovljevic rediscovers Cincom Acquire and lets its product management and product marke...
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2011-09-08
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Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic takes a close look at the business process management (BPM) vendor, AuraPortal, and how the BPM suite address the diverse needs of its client base. Read more. AuraPortal, a new business process management (BPM) vendor, offers a solution that creates business process exec (...)
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Principal Analyst PJ Jakovljevic takes a close look at the business process management (BPM) vendor, AuraPortal, and how the BPM suite address th...
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2011-08-31
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TEC Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic sits down with Pegasystems’ executives Alan Trefler and Kerim Akgonul to discuss vendor’s unique approach to BPM. How did Pegasystems avert disaster and become one of the fastest growing technology companies? The business process management (BPM) vendor started d (...)
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TEC Principal Analyst PJ Jakovljevic sits down with Pegasystems’ executives Alan Trefler and Kerim Akgonul to discuss vendor’s unique approach to...
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2011-08-02
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TEC SCM research analyst Phil Reney offers three critical considerations to help companies in search for an SCM solution. SCM software selection is a tricky and painful activity for most companies. Why? Despite the plethora of solutions currently available, it may be hard to find one that fits a company (...)
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TEC SCM research analyst Phil Reney offers three critical considerations to help companies in search for an SCM solution. SCM software selection is...
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2011-07-19
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... expanding the horizontal footprint of KANA we shall also add vertical solutions to ... economic climate in your region/industry and about your approach to customer ...
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2011-07-11
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... to plug known issues or functional gaps, and to build vertical solutions on top ... SharePoint’s set of functionality in an infrastructure approach has changed ...
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2011-06-14
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... Creo’s direct modeling approach will allow users to manage all of their ... in spending in the manufacturing sector or the A&D industry vertical segments (given ...
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2011-06-01
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P.J. Jakovljevic clarifies the market positioning of Sage's enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) portfolios. Having developed an extraordinary customer experience (ECE) strategy—“Enrich, Connect, Grow”—Sage is firming up its enterprise resource planning (ER (...)
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PJ Jakovljevic clarifies the market positioning of Sage's enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) portfolio...
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2011-05-13
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Cloud computing is allowing small to medium businesses (SMBs) to gain access to premium enterprise solutions without the traditional price tag of hardware and software licenses. This third and final part of a guide to cloud assets for SMBs reviews various types of cloud configurations and the ramificatio (...)
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Cloud computing is allowing small to medium businesses (SMBs) to gain access to premium enterprise solutions without the traditional price tag of ...
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2011-04-21
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Get a behind-the-scenes look at what mergers and acquisitions means for you—the software buyer—and know the questions you should ask if you find yourself in this situation. Your company has purchased a human resources (HR) software that will improve your business. But you’ve just learned that your s (...)
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Get a behind-the-scenes look at what mergers and acquisitions means for you—the software buyer—and know the questions you should ask if you find yo...
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2011-04-20
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... IFS, Infor, etc.), and they typically refer to this approach as “software ... switching their software providers nowadays because of their exacting vertical needs ...
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2011-04-07