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On October 25, Hershey Foods Corporation announced a sharp decline in revenue and earnings for its third fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 1999. Consolidated net sales were $1.07 billion compared with $1.22 billion for the third quarter of 1998. Net
income for the third quarter was $87.6 million, or $ 0 (...)
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On October 25, Hershey Foods Corporation announced a sharp decline in revenue and earnings for its third fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 1999. ...
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1999-11-01
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With co-founder McVaney once again at the helm, J. D. Edwards flexed its new supply chain management capabilities at FOCUS
2000 in Denver. (...)
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With co-founder McVaney once again at the helm, JD Edwards flexed its new supply chain management capabilities at FOCUS 2000
in Denver.
Published:
2000-07-07
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On October 25, Hershey Foods Corporation announced a sharp decline in revenue and earnings for its third fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 1999. Consolidated net sales were $1.07 billion compared with $1.22 billion for the third quarter of 1998. Net
income for the third quarter was $87.6 million, or $ 0 (...)
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On October 25, Hershey Foods Corporation announced a sharp decline in revenue and earnings for its third fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 1999. ...
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1999-11-01
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This article summarizes the findings from a study of why customers failed to attain the full value potential of their SCM
projects. Most SCM projects continue to focus much of their energy on technology implementations and simply pay lip service
to end-user training and executive alignment. Learn the (...)
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This article summarizes the findings from a study of why customers failed to attain the full value potential of their SCM
projects. Most SCM proj...
Published:
2004-07-31
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For all but a few astronomers, black holes are unknown in the realm of ordinary experience. Analogs do exist, however, in
the more terrestrial domain of business process reengineering and take the form of supply chain management implementations.
Real-life examples offer insights that may help prevent y (...)
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For all but a few astronomers, black holes are unknown in the realm of ordinary experience. Analogs do exist, however, in
the more terrestrial do...
Published:
2002-10-19
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Click Commerce recognizes that the SCM playing field is highly competitive and fragmented. However, it believes it will remain
competitive because its composite applications will create business process solutions that follow the current trend toward
integrated suites of best-of-breed applications. (...)
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Click Commerce recognizes that the SCM playing field is highly competitive and fragmented. However, it believes it will remain
competitive because...
Published:
2006-05-08
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Counterfeit medicine is a major threat to the pharmaceutical industry. Seven percent of the medicine worldwide is counterfeit;
however, advances in packaging and labeling technologies are coming to the industry’s aid. Pharmaceutical companies are using
pilot projects to help labeling implementations th (...)
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... Pharmaceutical companies are using pilot projects to help labeling implementations throughout
the supply chain to increase the availability of safe, licensed ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
With co-founder McVaney once again at the helm, J. D. Edwards flexed its new supply chain management capabilities at FOCUS
2000 in Denver. (...)
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With co-founder McVaney once again at the helm, JD Edwards flexed its new supply chain management capabilities at FOCUS 2000
in Denver.
Published:
2000-07-07
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The arrival of the new economy has brought significant changes to the existing business landscape. In particular, the retail
industry is quickly learning the value of developing strategic working relationships with vendor partners to improve supply
chain efficiency. (...)
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The arrival of the new economy has brought significant changes to the existing business landscape. In particular, the retail
industry is quickly l...
Published:
2001-12-02
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Supply chain planning tools deliver potentially tremendous savings when well implemented, and wreak havoc when they fail.
A company considering an outsourcing strategy for their supply chain planning processes should first address some key aspects
of these tools. (...)
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... But the nature of SCP applications defies such "cookie-cutter" implementations.
SCP solutions are specific to each supply chain, and this is the reason they ...
Published:
2006-04-11
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There remains no shortage of experts and solutions that purport to have the keys to improving your supply chain. However,
executives who bear bottom line responsibility for the performance of the enterprise would do well to evaluate every potential
new program from the perspective outlined here. (...)
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There remains no shortage of experts and solutions that purport to have the keys to improving your supply chain. However,
executives who bear bot...
Published:
2002-11-13
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Performance addresses issues surrounding how the new economy is transforming the supply chain and ultimately, how Andersen
conducts business. Through this effort, they express how their customers, and the industry in general, are creating a more
innovative supply chain. (...)
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Performance addresses issues surrounding how the new economy is transforming the supply chain and ultimately, how Andersen
conducts business. Thro...
Published:
2001-12-08
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We take the liberty to expand further on the findings of a report, which was recently released by a renowned research organization,
and which pinpoints enterprise applications implementations’ dissatisfactions in no uncertain terms. One may expect even more
bad news in the future given the intricacy of (...)
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We take the liberty to expand further on the findings of a report, which was recently released by a renowned research organization,
and which pinp...
Published:
2002-07-08
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Managers weighing an investment in software for supply chain face pressure to be right. Looking for a precise calculation
of ROI often results in making an uninformed decision. Part four discusses the difficulty in predicting the future. (...)
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Managers weighing an investment in software for supply chain face pressure to be right. Looking for a precise calculation
of ROI often results in ...
Published:
2001-07-18
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Paragon Management Systems, now Adexa, is the latest niche supply chain management vendor to re-christen itself in the last
seven months. Since July, four small vendors have assumed new names and personas to better differentiate their offerings in
the marketplace. (...)
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Paragon Management Systems, now Adexa, is the latest niche supply chain management vendor to re-christen itself in the last
seven months. Since Ju...
Published:
2000-02-09
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To a large extent, software packages do work out of the box. Packages that do not perform perfectly or as users would expect
is when dissatisfaction arises. These can be dealt with in a rational manner through the employment of effective project and
change management procedures. However, an area that ty (...)
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To a large extent, software packages do work out of the box. Packages that do not perform perfectly or as users would expect
is when dissatisfacti...
Published:
2004-04-09
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This article describes the unique challenges of the service supply chain, provides a framework for understanding the service
management decision hierarchy, and highlights the dramatic value proposition available to companies that deploy advanced service
strategies and decision-support tools to address th (...)
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This article describes the unique challenges of the service supply chain, provides a framework for understanding the service
management decision h...
Published:
2004-06-22
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As companies struggle to control costs, the supply chain and management of supply resources have come under scrutiny. The
supply chain is one area where a company can achieve quick gains and receive a fast return on investment. (...)
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As companies struggle to control costs, the supply chain and management of supply resources have come under scrutiny. The
supply chain is one area...
Published:
2009-07-24
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PeopleSoft has once again proven the naysayers wrong about its ability to sell supply chain management. Its Accelerated
Supply Chain Management offering bundles core e-business functionality into a scaled down package for the mid market, a segment
that not even SCM market leader i2 has conquered. (...)
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PeopleSoft has once again proven the naysayers wrong about its ability to sell supply chain management. Its Accelerated Supply
Chain Management o...
Published:
2001-07-24
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Abstract:
A vendor compliance database can range from a complex system built within the retailer's existing architecture to a smaller,
stand-alone desktop database application. Find out what's Andersen's take on vendor compliance programs. (...)
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A vendor compliance database can range from a complex system built within the retailer's existing architecture to a smaller,
stand-alone desktop d...
Published:
2001-12-08