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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Achieving Supply Chain Visibility. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. Industry research shows that one of the most important challenges facing supply chain professionals today
is supply chain visibility. As companies scramble to ado (...)
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... kinaxis. "Outsourcing Creates Supply Chain Visibility Challenges
Most manufacturers today outsource some aspects of their manufacturing operations to third ...
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2010-03-11
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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...
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2004-06-22
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A number of lean manufacturing tools and practices have long been used to reduce manufacturing waste. These include the five
S's, visual controls, standardized work, mistake proofing, total productive maintenance, cellular manufacturing, single-digit
setup, pull systems, sequencing, activity-based costin (...)
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A number of lean manufacturing tools and practices have long been used to reduce manufacturing waste. These include the five
S's, visual controls,...
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2006-02-14
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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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Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition
of mid-to-large ERP...
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2004-01-27
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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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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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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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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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All good lean systems have both physical systems in the plant and near real time information technology backbones that centralize
data. The primary advantage of enterprise systems is that they can handle considerably more information than can be accommodated
manually. (...)
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All good lean systems have both physical systems in the plant and near real time information technology backbones that centralize
data. The primar...
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2006-02-16
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Lean Manufacturing. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound.
For years, manufacturers have been driven by sales forecasts and the need to maximize production efficiency at every level
of operation. But in order to be successful, manufactu (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Lean Manufacturing. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound.
For years, manufac...
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2010-03-11
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J.D. Edwards announced plans to acquire CRM vendor YOUcentric, Inc. At the same time, they have severed their 18 month relationship
with Siebel and ended integration plans between J.D. Edwards core functionalities and Siebel’s eFrontOffice capabilities.
Abrupt? Yes. Unexpected? Possibly. In the b (...)
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JD Edwards announced plans to acquire CRM vendor YOUcentric, Inc. At the same time, they have severed their 18 month relationship
with Siebel a...
Published:
2001-08-28
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... management applications are not quite mature and the adoption rate is relatively low
... Computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing
(CAM), and ...
Published:
2009-02-16
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The area of warehouse management systems and supply chain execution might be the best examples of Adonix' commitment to provide
small and large businesses with the building blocks for supply chain management. (...)
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The area of warehouse management systems and supply chain execution might be the best examples of Adonix' commitment to
provide small and large bu...
Published:
2005-09-21
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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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Symix is regarded as the originator of the extended ERP concept (CSRP), which has proven to be so attractive to mid-market
enterprises that two other leading mid-market vendors entered into specific R&D and licensing agreements with Symix to gain
access to its SyteAPS. Despite a highly competitive enviro (...)
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Symix is regarded as the originator of the extended ERP concept (CSRP), which has proven to be so attractive to mid-market
enterprises that two ot...
Published:
1999-09-01
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When important information is withheld, it leads to enormous inefficiencies or even disasters in the supply chain. Trust
is needed to streamline decision making and interactions in the supply chain. But, in spite of what "Kumbaya Collaborationists"
preach, there are very real and serious risks with shari (...)
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When important information is withheld, it leads to enormous inefficiencies or even disasters in the supply chain. Trust is
needed to streamline d...
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2004-06-22
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Manufacturing 2007 Executive Summary. Papers and Other Package to Use In Your System for Manufacturing. For a decade, IndustryWeek
and the Manufacturing Performance Institute (MPI) Census of Manufacturers have provided data to US manufacturers. This year,
MPI fielded a similar survey in Canada, offering a (...)
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Manufacturing 2007 Executive Summary. Papers and Other Package to Use In Your System for Manufacturing. For a decade, IndustryWeek
and the Manufact...
Published:
2010-03-11
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An enterprise that wants to shift to a global product development strategy must invest in modern product lifecycle management
(PLM) technology. Therefore, the PLM software market could be on the edge of a significant growth cycle. (...)
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... computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing
... Its effects on logistics and supply chain, human resources ...
at an ever-increasing rate, analyst firms ...
Published:
2008-10-17
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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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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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... rather than on mere hope), service supply chains have similar ... that
service businesses seek from service chain optimization is ... had the first-time-fix rate
of 55 ...
Published:
2010-04-13
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MAPICS remains a customer-focused organization with the mantra of helping customers in select verticals become world-class
manufacturers. (...)
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MAPICS remains a customer-focused organization with the mantra of helping customers in select verticals become world-class
manufacturers.
Published:
2003-10-11
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Abstract:
Food and beverage manufacturers and distributors have many challenges on their plate, and even industry giants cannot afford
to sit back. Given this backdrop, how can small to medium manufacturers cope with the same external pressures with comparatively
fewer resources? (...)
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Food and beverage manufacturers and distributors have many challenges on their plate, and even industry giants cannot afford
to sit back. Given th...
Published:
2006-10-30