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The evolution of ERP systems has been driven by the emergence of new business practices and information technologies. These
have been supported by the growing maturity of the manufacturing profession, and by the evolving development of commercially
available software packages. This is an excerpt from the (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
The evolution of ERP systems has been driven by the emergence of new business practices and information technologies. These
have been supported by...
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2003-10-08
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A response to trends in the open source software market comes this time from relative newcomer provider xTuple. This vendor’s
footprint isn’t entirely in the open source door, however, with OpenMFG, its commercially licensed solution with an open source
infrastructure. (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
A response to trends in the open source software market comes this time from relative newcomer provider xTuple. This vendor’s
footprint isn’t enti...
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2008-10-10
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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 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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manufacturing system trends:
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
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ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization’s underlying business processes — primarily accounting/financial,
manufacturing, distribution, and human resources/payroll. This note identifies current trends in the ERP market that we believe
are the direct consequence of vendors’ attempts (...)
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ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization’s underlying business processes — primarily accounting/financial,
manufacturing, distrib...
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2000-05-03
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Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition
of mid-to-large ERP system developer J.D. Edwards this summer, and most recently demand flow and lean manufacturing software
solution from JCIT, might indicate some deep though (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition
of mid-to-large ERP...
Published:
2004-01-27
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As the contest for the lower-end of the market intensifies, SAP is further honing a twofold strategy of promulgating its
mySAP All-in-One vertical offerings for the higher-end of the mid-market, while offering the SAP Business One product to appeal
to smaller enterprises with less complex processes. Soft (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
As the contest for the lower-end of the market intensifies, SAP is further honing a twofold strategy of promulgating its mySAP
All-in-One vertical...
Published:
2004-05-07
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Abstract:
A response to trends in the open source software market comes this time from relative newcomer provider xTuple. This vendor’s
footprint isn’t entirely in the open source door, however, with OpenMFG, its commercially licensed solution with an open source
infrastructure. (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
A response to trends in the open source software market comes this time from relative newcomer provider xTuple. This vendor’s
footprint isn’t enti...
Published:
2008-10-10
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Intentia, Fujitsu Glovia, QAD, and SSA Global's solutions supporting lean manufacturing are examined. Which areas the extended
enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors excel in depends on their original ERP system's suitability for repetitive versus
to-order environments. (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
Intentia, Fujitsu Glovia, QAD, and SSA Global's solutions supporting lean manufacturing are examined. Which areas the
extended enterprise resource...
Published:
2006-02-20
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Read about end user interest in learning management (using data from TEC’s Evaluation Centers) and know the three learning
management trends for 2011. Learning management is a growing market in certain geographical areas and within specific industries.
The availability of mobile and collaborative learni (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
Read about end user interest in learning management (using data from TEC’s Evaluation Centers) and know the three learning
management trends for 20...
Published:
2011-01-24
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By deliberately steering clear of too ambitious expansionist policies that have hindered so many smaller software companies
in the past, and by focusing on a handful of core markets, Intuitive has managed to keep itself on healthy track. (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
By deliberately steering clear of too ambitious expansionist policies that have hindered so many smaller software companies
in the past, and by fo...
Published:
2004-06-24
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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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manufacturing system trends:
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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SynQuest, Inc. with help from IBM makes good on its promise to deliver an AS/400-based version of its manufacturing software. (...)
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SynQuest, Inc. with help from IBM makes good on its promise to deliver an AS/400-based version of its manufacturing software.
Published:
2000-04-18
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In an ideal world, we can have an exception free manufacturing operations. And for the most part, it will be a "management
by exception" operations with no constraints or bottlenecks to worry about. But in reality manufacturing is all about managing
constraints. A lot of constraints! This article discus (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
In an ideal world, we can have an exception free manufacturing operations. And for the most part, it will be a "management
by exception" operation...
Published:
2004-07-24
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This article, originally published in Engineering Times, on how companies are employing ERP is based on an interview with
Ben Spencer, TEC’s Senior Director of Knowledge Bases and Content Development. (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
This article, originally published in Engineering Times, on how companies are employing ERP is based on an interview with
Ben Spencer, TEC’s Senio...
Published:
2002-08-01
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In most cases, companies will acquire enterprise asset management (EAM) software but the interfaces to external systems will
have to be constructed. (...)
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... Namely, EAM software needs access to inventory to determine the availability of repair parts, whereas
your manufacturing system needs access to inventory to ...
Published:
2004-03-16
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By deliberately steering clear of too ambitious expansionist policies that have hindered so many smaller software companies
in the past, and by focusing on a handful of core markets, Intuitive has managed to keep itself on healthy track. (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
By deliberately steering clear of too ambitious expansionist policies that have hindered so many smaller software companies
in the past, and by fo...
Published:
2004-06-24
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Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it finished work on its long-awaited Windows 2000 operating system (a/k/a Win2K), wrapping
up a long and painful development project that also represents Microsoft's best hope of dominating Internet computing. (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
... said Wednesday it finished work on its long-awaited Windows 2000 operating system (a/k
... that it is on track to release the program to its manufacturing plants by ...
Published:
1999-12-22
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So your software vendor says that they can do fashion. You better make sure that the software features go far beyond styles,
colors, and sizes. 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 (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
So your software vendor says that they can do fashion. You better make sure that the software features go far beyond styles,
colors, and sizes. Th...
Published:
2004-10-04
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Companies that are project manufacturers, engineer-to-order (ETO), build-to-order, jobbing shops or contract manufacturers
should think carefully when selecting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Given the maturity of the ERP market,
its ongoing consolidation, and that fact that competitive ad (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
Companies that are project manufacturers, engineer-to-order (ETO), build-to-order, jobbing shops or contract manufacturers
should think carefully ...
Published:
2004-05-05
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Users increasingly look for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system designed for a specific business, since software
that combines industry-specific functionality with the flexibility to accommodate each company's unique processes goes a long
way toward improving the functional fit and the speed of (...)
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manufacturing system trends:
Users increasingly look for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system designed for a specific business, since software
that combines industry-s...
Published:
2004-05-03