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Abstract:
A manufacturing execution system (MES) can be defined as a collection of business processes providing event-by-event, real-time
execution of planned production requirements. However, market ambiguity and functional overlap with enterprise resource planning
systems obscure what an MES can bring to an ente (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
A manufacturing execution system (MES) can be defined as a collection of business processes providing event-by-event, real-time
execution of plann...
Published:
2008-03-07
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Abstract:
Having reached its first decade of existence, Intuitive Manufacturing Systems, a stealth mid-market ERP provider, has long
taken the plunge of rewriting its system onto the pure Microsoft .NET managed code framework, which might bear fruits in the
long run, if not immediately. (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
Having reached its first decade of existence, Intuitive Manufacturing Systems, a stealth mid-market ERP provider, has long
taken the plunge of rew...
Published:
2004-06-22
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Abstract:
Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) business models and information systems originated in the 1970s and 1980s, an inflationary
period. They addressed business priorities that were strongly influenced by inflation. Many manufacturers are now confronting
worldwide price stability, or even deflationary pres (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
... Today's ERP systems originated from Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Manufacturing
Resources Planning ... profits by timing business events so ...
Published:
2000-06-29
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Abstract:
This partnership provides SAP with the opportunity to further extend its reach within its large corporate customer base by
serving the needs of its distant smaller plants and divisions dispersed around the globe. Thus, SAP should hereby have the
wherewithal to defend its major accounts from encroachment (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
This partnership provides SAP with the opportunity to further extend its reach within its large corporate customer base by
serving the needs of it...
Published:
2004-05-11
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Abstract:
ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge
for collaboration across the extended enterprise. It should especially be suited to organizations that seek to maintain complex
selling relationships, such as businesses whose (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge
for collaboratio...
Published:
2004-05-04
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Abstract:
Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) business models and information systems originated in the 1970s and 1980s, an inflationary
period. They addressed business priorities that were strongly influenced by inflation. Many manufacturers are now confronting
worldwide price stability, or even deflationary pres (...)
Excerpt related to
business systems research for computer manufacturing:
... Today's ERP systems originated from Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Manufacturing
Resources Planning ... profits by timing business events so ...
Published:
2000-06-29
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Abstract:
E-business has prompted a lot of vendors to move towards creating electronic product lifecycle management (e-PLM) suites.
However, enterprise resource planning vendors with extensive e-commerce initiatives, development staffs, and renewed interest
in PLM, are as likely to lead the way. (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
E-business has prompted a lot of vendors to move towards creating electronic product lifecycle management (e-PLM) suites.
However, enterprise reso...
Published:
2005-10-21
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Abstract:
This partnership provides SAP with the opportunity to further extend its reach within its large corporate customer base by
serving the needs of its distant smaller plants and divisions dispersed around the globe. Thus, SAP should hereby have the
wherewithal to defend its major accounts from encroachment (...)
Excerpt related to
business systems research for computer manufacturing:
This partnership provides SAP with the opportunity to further extend its reach within its large corporate customer base by
serving the needs of it...
Published:
2004-05-11
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Abstract:
As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary
of those terms. (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary
of those terms.
Published:
2004-12-24
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Abstract:
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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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
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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Abstract:
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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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
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
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Abstract:
Market research shows that enterprise software and service markets are crossing market lines to witness strong growth in
the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry. (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
Market research shows that enterprise software and service markets are crossing market lines to witness strong growth in the
Aerospace and Defense...
Published:
2000-02-21
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Abstract:
As long as the "old" software is meeting business needs, new technology is not the change driver, which makes building replacement
products on a new framework a higher risk strategy. Product functionality still matters and, while it is important for enterprise
applications providers to implement the late (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
As long as the "old" software is meeting business needs, new technology is not the change driver, which makes building
replacement products on a n...
Published:
2004-06-25
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Abstract:
Computer Associates announced at their CAWorld conference that e-business is the place to be, and they are re-orienting their
company to facilitate it. CA has previously failed to make inroads in the consulting arena, and they feel e-business is the
way to fix the problem. (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
... Customers looking for e-business solutions should consider Computer
Associates for their applications, but should ensure that the company articulates a clear ...
Published:
2000-04-27
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Abstract:
Geac has acquired in excess of 40 companies around the world. Geac's purchase of UK-based ERP software maker JBA International
in 1999 has nearly doubled the company's size. (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
Geac has acquired in excess of 40 companies around the world. Geac's purchase of UK-based ERP software maker JBA International
in 1999 has nearly ...
Published:
2000-03-01
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Abstract:
Properly implemented supplier relationship management solutions can help companies overcome some of today's business challenges
by allowing them to restructure their supply chains, align business processes, define and establish company-supplier relationships,
and integrate information systems to share in (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
Properly implemented supplier relationship management solutions can help companies overcome some of today's business challenges
by allowing them t...
Published:
2007-01-19
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Abstract:
Having to deliver a number of functionalities through third-party solutions, which are natively offered by many larger competitors,
may deter some interface-wary customers. Thus, Relevant should try to provide as many third-party solutions as possible as
a standard configuration, which should make custom (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
Having to deliver a number of functionalities through third-party solutions, which are natively offered by many larger competitors,
may deter some...
Published:
2005-01-28
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Abstract:
Global competition means more choice for consumers and increasing customer demands. Manufacturers and distributors must develop
a better understanding of what customers want so that they can configure, produce, and deliver products and services faster
and more cost-effectively. (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
Global competition means more choice for consumers and increasing customer demands. Manufacturers and distributors must develop
a better understan...
Published:
2008-11-28
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Abstract:
The most important factor in industry is no longer the mere price of the product. Increasingly, the purchaser's task has
become to obtain the right product of the right quality at the right time—and for the right price. (...)
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business systems research for computer manufacturing:
The most important factor in industry is no longer the mere price of the product. Increasingly, the purchaser's task has
become to obtain the righ...
Published:
2006-04-19
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Abstract:
ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge
for collaboration across the extended enterprise. It should especially be suited to organizations that seek to maintain complex
selling relationships, such as businesses whose (...)
Excerpt related to
business systems research for computer manufacturing:
ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge
for collaboratio...
Published:
2004-05-04