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Learn how to improve supply chain performance management in your business.Read IT information in relation to supply chain
management (SCM). Increased globalization, volatility in demand and commodity costs, regulatory requirements, and greater
dependency on suppliers and other partners have significantly (...)
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Improving Supply Chain Effectiveness.
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2010-03-11
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For over a decade, SAP has offered industry-specific applications, starting with oil and gas and utilities solutions. Media,
insurance, chemicals, banking, and public sector offerings have followed, highlighting SAP's lesser-known side as a market-oriented
provider of industry-tailored solutions. (...)
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For over a decade, SAP has offered industry-specific applications, starting with oil and gas and utilities solutions. Media,
insurance, chemicals,...
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2006-05-25
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In the food and beverage industry, the channel master makes final volume decisions and mostly controls the unit price, with
the manufacturer having limited power to increase or maintain prices. The only real variable the manufacturer does control
is cost. (...)
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In the food and beverage industry, the channel master makes final volume decisions and mostly controls the unit price, with
the manufacturer havin...
Published:
2006-11-01
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The requirements for the fashion industry are some of the most demanding and unforgiving in the world of manufacturing. If
you're not careful, you may find your profits falling on the cutting floor and money being swept out with the scraps. The
product segmentation in the fashion industry brings into pla (...)
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The requirements for the fashion industry are some of the most demanding and unforgiving in the world of manufacturing. If
you're not careful, you...
Published:
2004-10-05
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The requirements for the fashion industry are some of the most demanding and unforgiving in the world of manufacturing. If
you're not careful, you may find your profits falling on the cutting floor and money being swept out with the scraps. Read
on to find out why running with a pair of scissors is not t (...)
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The requirements for the fashion industry are some of the most demanding and unforgiving in the world of manufacturing. If
you're not careful, you...
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2004-10-06
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Inventory Optimization software recognizes that different industries have different inventory profiles and requirements.
Research has indicated that solutions are priced in a large range from tens of thousands of Dollars to millions of Dollars.
In this niche market sector, price is definitely not an ind (...)
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Inventory Optimization software recognizes that different industries have different inventory profiles and requirements. Research
has indicated th...
Published:
2003-04-07
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SCM vendors are adding best of breed solutions to ERP product suites and are aggressively marketing this new functionality.
The SCM market has been growing so strongly that where SCM was once viewed as a means to gain competitive advantage, companies
now see it as a necessary extension of an ERP system, (...)
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SCM vendors are adding best of breed solutions to ERP product suites and are aggressively marketing this new functionality.
The SCM market has be...
Published:
2003-04-04
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The Movex collaboration application suite includes enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM),
supply chain management (SCM), business performance measurement (BPM), value chain collaboration, and e-business--although
tempting to its target market, it may not likely be as (...)
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The Movex collaboration application suite includes enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM),
supply chain manage...
Published:
2004-02-04
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Packaged solutions for the chemicals industry are available from SAP and selected partners. Still, given a number of other
viable solutions, prospective users will have to decide whether SAP would indeed be the best solution without the packaged
option. (...)
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Packaged solutions for the chemicals industry are available from SAP and selected partners. Still, given a number of other
viable solutions, prosp...
Published:
2006-05-30
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Companies are looking for more areas to squeeze savings out of operations. One such area that may be fertile ground to explore
is equipment maintenance. The class of software that can help to cultivate these savings is computerized maintenance management
systems (CMMS). This article discusses the basics (...)
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Companies are looking for more areas to squeeze savings out of operations. One such area that may be fertile ground to explore
is equipment mainte...
Published:
2003-07-07
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Due to the inherent challenges of the industry, most chemical companies are still unable to profitably respond to highly
variable demand, or to execute predictable product supply strategies. (...)
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Due to the inherent challenges of the industry, most chemical companies are still unable to profitably respond to highly variable
demand, or to ex...
Published:
2007-12-24
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A CMMS is an excellent business opportunity whose implementation can significantly improve operations, reduce equipment downtime,
increase accountability of the maintenance functions, and produce substantial financial savings. Read on to learn how this
can be accomplished. (...)
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A CMMS is an excellent business opportunity whose implementation can significantly improve operations, reduce equipment downtime,
increase account...
Published:
2003-07-08
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The nagging question is, "Can SMEs justify RFID?" The answer is an emphatic "Yes." While SMEs may not have the economies
of scale of large companies, their business case could end up being more positive since they typically do not face the “innovator’s
dilemma” of an established barcode infrastruct (...)
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The nagging question is, "Can SMEs justify RFID?" The answer is an emphatic "Yes." While SMEs may not
have the economies of scale of large compani...
Published:
2005-03-10
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A sales portal is one of many tools that can be used to help transform a business, especially a consumer packaged goods company.
In this article, key structural and functional elements, as well as the advantages of implementing and effectively using a
sales portal, are discussed. (...)
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A sales portal is one of many tools that can be used to help transform a business, especially a consumer packaged goods company.
In this article, ...
Published:
2008-09-15
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On August 23, J.D. Edwards reported financial results for the third quarter ended July 31, 2000. Despite notable license
fee revenue growth of 56% over the same period last year, the net loss for the Q3 2000 was a hefty $22.6 million. (...)
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On August 23, JD Edwards reported financial results for the third quarter ended July 31, 2000. Despite notable license fee
revenue growth of 56%...
Published:
2000-09-27
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Abstract:
You are currently using enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. You want to improve your warehouse management and operations
and are considering a warehouse management system (WMS) solution. However, there is significant overlap between ERP software
and a WMS regarding inventory-related functionalit (...)
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You are currently using enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. You want to improve your warehouse management and operations
and are consider...
Published:
2003-06-17
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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...
Published:
2003-12-12
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Effective game plans lead to improved firm performance and bottom line results. Metrics include reductions in stock-outs,
delivery lead-time, missed shipments, partial shipments, expediting efforts, and improvements in customer service. This is
an excerpt from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Mi (...)
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Effective game plans lead to improved firm performance and bottom line results. Metrics include reductions in stock-outs,
delivery lead-time, miss...
Published:
2003-12-13
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Abstract:
An effective sales and operations planning game plan results in fewer stock-outs, shorter delivery lead-times, higher on-time
shipping percentages, a manageable amount of expediting, and improved customer service. Several guidelines are suggested to
improve a firm's sales and operations planning process (...)
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An effective sales and operations planning game plan results in fewer stock-outs, shorter delivery lead-times, higher on-time
shipping percentages...
Published:
2003-12-11
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Abstract:
If you are implementing or considering Microsoft Axapta as your ERP system, or providing Axapta-related services, this note
provides an overall understanding of how the system fits together to run a business. This section reviews the major design
factors affecting system usage in a manufacturing environm (...)
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If you are implementing or considering Microsoft Axapta as your ERP system, or providing Axapta-related services, this note
provides an overall un...
Published:
2005-02-12