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Abstract:
Invensys must communicate its successes and strategy to the marketplace, and must aggressively invest in customer satisfaction,
marketing, and sales. IPS must convince customers and prospects that it is here to stay; while the functionally rich products
are great advantages, many other considerations mak (...)
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protean scm:
Invensys must communicate its successes and strategy to the marketplace, and must aggressively invest in customer satisfaction,
marketing, and sal...
Published:
2003-05-14
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Abstract:
Invensys has created a new group within its Production Management Division called Invensys Production Solutions. The group
includes the PRISM and Protean process ERP products plus the resources of Invensys Validation Services group. While the unit
should have much strength, it also has certain liabilit (...)
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protean scm:
Invensys has created a new group within its Production Management Division called Invensys Production Solutions. The group
includes the PRISM and...
Published:
2003-05-13
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Abstract:
Invensys must communicate its successes and strategy to the marketplace, and must aggressively invest in customer satisfaction,
marketing, and sales. IPS must convince customers and prospects that it is here to stay; while the functionally rich products
are great advantages, many other considerations mak (...)
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protean scm:
Invensys must communicate its successes and strategy to the marketplace, and must aggressively invest in customer satisfaction,
marketing, and sal...
Published:
2003-05-14
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Abstract:
By using software tools that help you forecast and work together with others inside your organization, and even with your
customers, the forecasts may become more accurate. You can make an assumption on how much improvement might be possible.
This part discusses the challenge of performing the data anal (...)
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protean scm:
By using software tools that help you forecast and work together with others inside your organization, and even with your
customers, the forecasts...
Published:
2001-07-17
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Abstract:
If you are not experiencing organizational stress in some of the areas where the benefits may occur, then perhaps a decision
to invest in supply chain management software should be postponed. If you do have some pain in one or more of these areas,
then you can follow the concepts in this article to unde (...)
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protean scm:
If you are not experiencing organizational stress in some of the areas where the benefits may occur, then perhaps a decision
to invest in supply c...
Published:
2001-07-13
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Abstract:
The PeopleSoft-J.D. Edwards merger was, in great part, about retaining the big five (or big four, or big three) seat and
the need to be bigger within shrinking market opportunities. The combined vendors should now a have solid foothold against
SAP and Oracle, particularly because one better-performing si (...)
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protean scm:
The PeopleSoft-JD Edwards merger was, in great part, about retaining the big five (or big four, or big three) seat and the
need to be bigger wit...
Published:
2004-01-26
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Abstract:
The growing pressure for improving customer responsiveness and profits has lately changed the traditional role of supply
chain management (SCM) of spare and replacement parts. (...)
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protean scm:
The growing pressure for improving customer responsiveness and profits has lately changed the traditional role of supply chain
management (SCM) of...
Published:
2005-07-28
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Abstract:
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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protean scm:
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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Abstract:
Invensys has created a new group within its Production Management Division called Invensys Production Solutions. The group
includes the PRISM and Protean process ERP products plus the resources of Invensys Validation Services group. While the unit
should have much strength, it also has certain liabilit (...)
Excerpt related to
protean scm:
Invensys has created a new group within its Production Management Division called Invensys Production Solutions. The group
includes the PRISM and...
Published:
2003-05-13
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Abstract:
The envisioned integration with Wonderware's FactorySuite 2000 will allow Protean users to solve shop floor problems with
all production data collected and made instantly available. We believe that within the next 4 years Marcam will gradually
shift its focus to plant integration and operations applicati (...)
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protean scm:
The envisioned integration with Wonderware's FactorySuite 2000 will allow Protean users to solve shop floor problems with
all production data coll...
Published:
1999-11-01
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Abstract:
Like previous SSA Global's acquisitions, this merger too seems aimed at enlarging the existing customer base, market share,
and, more importantly, the predictably recurring support revenue and consequently larger R&D pool. (...)
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protean scm:
... To that end, Protean continued to trail its direct peers like Agilisys, which ...
answer with its recent alliance with Prescient Systems for the SCM offering (see ...
Published:
2004-10-19
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Abstract:
Like previous SSA Global's acquisitions, this merger too seems aimed at enlarging the existing customer base, market share,
and, more importantly, the predictably recurring support revenue and consequently larger R&D pool. (...)
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protean scm:
... To that end, Protean continued to trail its direct peers like Agilisys, which ...
answer with its recent alliance with Prescient Systems for the SCM offering (see ...
Published:
2004-10-19
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Abstract:
IPS was hoping that the early product vision and venerable reputation that Marcam has in the process manufacturing market
for providing plant-centric ERP solutions might finally play well to capturing the marketing opportunity. (...)
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protean scm:
... still require enterprise-wide integration to a full-fledged ERP suite for financials and supply chain
management (SCM), which PRISM and Protean have sorely ...
Published:
2004-10-15
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Abstract:
IPS was hoping that the early product vision and venerable reputation that Marcam has in the process manufacturing market
for providing plant-centric ERP solutions might finally play well to capturing the marketing opportunity. (...)
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protean scm:
... still require enterprise-wide integration to a full-fledged ERP suite for financials and supply chain
management (SCM), which PRISM and Protean have sorely ...
Published:
2004-10-15
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Abstract:
Customers and the marketplace may have forgotten who Marcam is and what it stands for. The new owner must, for that reason,
communicate its successes and strategy to the marketplace, and aggressively invest in customer satisfaction, marketing, and
sales. (...)
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protean scm:
... Introducing new releases of Protean (version 5.0) and Prism (version 7.2), while offering
extended ERP functions such as CRM, CPM, SRM, PLM, and SCM by using ...
Published:
2004-10-20
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Abstract:
The nature of the organized retailing market in India may present challenges for software providers, but the opportunity
to tap into and benefit from this market's huge (and growing) potential can yield sizable returns for supply chain management
software vendors. (...)
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protean scm:
The nature of the organized retailing market in India may present challenges for software providers, but the opportunity to
tap into and benefit f...
Published:
2009-07-27
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Abstract:
Customers and the marketplace may have forgotten who Marcam is and what it stands for. The new owner must, for that reason,
communicate its successes and strategy to the marketplace, and aggressively invest in customer satisfaction, marketing, and
sales. (...)
Excerpt related to
protean scm:
... Introducing new releases of Protean (version 5.0) and Prism (version 7.2), while offering
extended ERP functions such as CRM, CPM, SRM, PLM, and SCM by using ...
Published:
2004-10-20
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Abstract:
Baan's focus on discrete manufacturing has not been a close fit with Invensys' plant automation products that have been geared
mostly to process industries. To that end, Invensys has had a nightmarish job of trying to rationalize Baan and its process
ERP counterparts, Protean and PRISM, development - str (...)
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protean scm:
Baan's focus on discrete manufacturing has not been a close fit with Invensys' plant automation products that have
been geared mostly to process i...
Published:
2003-05-08
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Abstract:
As rumored since last fall, Compaq Computer Corp. has announced its acquisition of Inacom Corp.'s distribution business for
approximately $370 million in cash. The deal will let Compaq re-engineer its supply chain, while cutting off indirect rivals
Hewlett-Packard and IBM from a major distributor. (...)
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protean scm:
As rumored since last fall, Compaq Computer Corp. has announced its acquisition of Inacom Corp.'s distribution business
for approximately $370 mil...
Published:
2000-01-21
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Abstract:
Under Invensys, Marcam has seen things change frequently including reorganizations, management changes, strategy changes,
and the loss of many employees with deep domain knowledge. (...)
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protean scm:
Under Invensys, Marcam has seen things change frequently including reorganizations, management changes, strategy changes,
and the loss of many emp...
Published:
2004-10-16