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Team With Business Management to Drive Out IT Cost ( Pages)
by J. Dowling
Jul 25, 2002
Abstract : IT complexity drives cost and to a great extent, it is business management that drives IT complexity. Until IT architecture and infrastructure are simplified and configured into an adaptable platform, system design and construction will be fraught with wasteful work and non-essential components.
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Competitive Procurement (1 Page)
by TEC Staff
Mar 15, 2008
Abstract : Discover what makes your procurement process provide for full and open competition. Learn what are the different competitive procurement methods. Get an introduction to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the official document setting forth procurement policies and procedures that US federal agencies should follow when soliciting offers (bids or proposals) for goods, products, services, or construction from qualified suppliers
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Team With Business Management to Drive Out IT Cost (7 Pages)
by J. Dowling
Mar 28, 2001
Abstract : IT complexity drives cost and to a great extent, it is business management that drives IT complexity. Until IT architecture and infrastructure are simplified and configured into an adaptable platform, system design and construction will be fraught with wasteful work and non-essential components.
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Cut-to-size/shape Industries ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Sep 8, 2006
Abstract : The specialized material resource planning module for cut-to-size/shape industries must be able to recognize when current demand cannot be satisfied by the in stock inventory due to dimensional issues, and include that unsatisfied demand in its reorder messages.
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Quoting and Costing for Multiple Units of Measure ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Sep 7, 2006
Abstract : A common need of plastics producers is real-time shop floor production monitoring. This serves many purposes, including tracking cycles on tools or machines, data collection, precision measurement, analysis and reporting, gage management, and material usage and labor tracking.
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The Tricky Enterprise Applications Needs of Plastics Producers ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Sep 5, 2006
Abstract : General enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers, even those which are viable companies with a solid product, typically do not meet the tricky requirements that are vital to the plastics industry and related so-called mill or material converter businesses.
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Mill Industries: A Generic ERP Challenge ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Sep 12, 2006
Abstract : Mills are factories where value is added to raw material by processing it into a form suitable either for further manufacturing, or for immediate end-use. However, general enterprise resource planning software typically does not meet the requirements of these industries.
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Demand-driven Versus Traditional Materials Requirement Planning ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Aug 8, 2005
Abstract : Material requirements planning is a system that strives to plan replenishment just before a withdrawal from stock, which does not work in some manufacturing environments.
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Caldera eDesktop Edges Out Microsoft Windows 2000 in Functionality – Part III ( Pages)
by C. McNulty
Jun 16, 2000
Abstract : In this article, we examine capabilities of five top Supply Chain Management software vendors in several key areas of functionality: material procurement planning, manufacturing planning and scheduling, distribution and transportation management, and inventory management and warehousing.
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