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Abstract:
The former die-hard IBM AS/400-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) supplier to mid-market manufacturing companies, MAPICS,
seems to have found its soul after the recent acquisition of its former competitor Frontstep and Frontstep's extended-ERP
product line on a Microsoft .NET-based technology platf (...)
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... software and services designed to help companies achieve world-class manufacturing success.
The product lifecycle management (PLM) software applications ...
Published:
2004-07-20
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Abstract:
The former die-hard IBM AS/400-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) supplier to mid-market manufacturing companies, MAPICS,
seems to have found its soul after the recent acquisition of its former competitor Frontstep and Frontstep's extended-ERP
product line on a Microsoft .NET-based technology platf (...)
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consultant in plm for engineer to order manufacturing:
... that the market is improving in certain manufacturing segments and in ...
PLM acquisition is pretty much in tune with the ... In order to do so,
the company may develop ...
Published:
2004-07-20
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Abstract:
MAPICS hereby joins the raft of enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors that are making their way into the product lifecycle
management (PLM) market by bundling or partnering strategically to embed PLM functions within their suites. (...)
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... process information in an iterative approach to refine a product's design for manufacturing
characteristics, as the first manageable PLM initiatives, should ...
Published:
2004-07-22
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Abstract:
The product development life cycle - innovate, conceptualize, plan, design, procure, produce, deliver, service, and retire
- naturally includes multiple people, operating in multiple departments, and typically from multiple companies, each with
locations in multiple countries around the world. Solving in (...)
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consultant in plm for engineer to order manufacturing:
The product development life cycle - innovate, conceptualize, plan, design, procure, produce, deliver, service, and retire
- naturally includes mu...
Published:
2003-10-09
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Abstract:
The Practical Realities of Automating ETO Business Processes. Papers and Other Software Program to Use In Your Complex System
Related to some Practical Realities of Automating ETO Business Processes Today, engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturers—also
known as project-based manufacturers—experience signi (...)
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The Practical Realities of Automating ETO Business Processes. Papers and Other Software Program to Use In Your Complex System
Related to some Pract...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Product lifecycle management (PLM) doesn't work, but it should. Industry's general approach and attitude to PLM mimics the
early days of customer relationship management (CRM) adoption, and lessons from that experience should help when tackling
the "ifs" and "hows" of PLM investment. (...)
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Product lifecycle management (PLM) doesn't work, but it should. Industry's general approach and attitude to PLM mimics
the early days of customer ...
Published:
2005-11-25
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Abstract:
Fast-track ERP Implementation: Advice from the Field. Get Free Advice Linked to the Fast-track ERP Implementation. The common
perception is that top-tier enterprise software takes years to implement. This is true for more complex solutions. But other
applications, when combined with effective project mana (...)
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Fast-track ERP Implementation: Advice from the Field. Get Free Advice Linked to the Fast-track ERP Implementation. The common
perception is that to...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Configurability Strategy a Competitive Advantage. Download Free IT Research Reports on the Configurability Strategy. To gain
a competitive advantage, manufacturing companies that sell complex products are implementing a configurability strategy that
provides more options using fewer resources. Learn about (...)
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Configurability Strategy a Competitive Advantage. Download Free IT Research Reports on the Configurability Strategy. To gain
a competitive advantag...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Lean manufacturing practices are employed to some degree on almost every manufacturing floor, but many companies aren't realizing
the real benefits of lean by bringing lean to their front-office operations. Here are a few tips on lean office operations. (...)
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Lean manufacturing practices are employed to some degree on almost every manufacturing floor, but many companies aren't
realizing the real benefit...
Published:
2009-01-07
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Abstract:
The highly competitive product manufacturing market makes true product lifecycle management (PLM) inevitable. PLM helps companies
map product requirements to features, obtain control over product data, preserve product knowledge assets, and enter into
the new paradigm of modular product development. (...)
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... output of the design team, which releases the design to other teams in order to get
... R. Nagarajan is a consultant with wide PLM implementation experience
...
Published:
2009-09-02
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Abstract:
Six Sigma Quality is a popular approach to process improvement, particularly among technology driven companies such as Allied
Signal, General Electric, Kodak and Texas Instruments. Its objective is to reduce output variability through process improvement,
and/or to increase customer specification limits (...)
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... it fails to pass many of the tests that I've previously established for "good" metrics
and described in Part 1 of Metrics for the Order Fulfillment Process [1 ...
Published:
2000-06-13
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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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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:
Everything in the computer industry seems to be going off-shore, why not software implementations? This article looks at
reasons why remote implementation of software packages can make both logical and fiscal sense, particularly in the United
States. Read on to learn why your organization may want to loo (...)
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... for the planning and executing ERP projects for manufacturing and distribution ...
Additionally, Strub was a consultant and Information Systems Auditor with ...
Published:
2005-04-28
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Abstract:
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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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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... when analyzing advanced manufacturing such as engineer to order
... with existing HR, EAM or PLM systems that ... I am a technology and
content management consultant. ...
Published:
2010-08-26
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Abstract:
RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, users want and need an inventory or check lists of the functions to understand if the business process
will work. One always has to start from somewhere, and t (...)
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consultant in plm for engineer to order manufacturing:
RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, ...
Published:
2003-10-28
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Abstract:
Since a 'one-size-fits-all' product is still not quite a viable possibility, almost every product can win provided a certain
set of requirements. The Catch 22 for both buyers and vendors/VARs is to pinpoint the right opportunity in this ongoing 'dating
game'. An RFP/RFI selection process can streamline (...)
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... in a perspective of a prospective customer, vendor or consultant. ...
make-to-order (MTO), engineer-to-order ... SFA), product
lifecycle management (PLM), etc.), and ...
Published:
2002-03-06
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Abstract:
'Mass customization' is the buzzword of the current decade. Customers demand products with lower prices, higher quality and
faster delivery; yet they also want products customized to match their unique needs. A product configurator that enables manufacturers
to efficiently deliver customized products by (...)
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'Mass customization' is the buzzword of the current decade. Customers demand products with lower prices, higher quality
and faster delivery; yet t...
Published:
2003-08-21
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Abstract:
Are You Ready for the Project Economy?. Search for Templates and Other Software Related To Project Economy. The multitude
of messages and media in this interactive age contributes to a fragmented consumer goods market. Shorter product life cycles,
mass product customization, and increasing supply chain co (...)
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consultant in plm for engineer to order manufacturing:
Are You Ready for the Project Economy?. Search for Templates and Other Software Related To Project Economy. The multitude
of messages and media in ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Since a 'one-size-fits-all' product is still not quite a viable possibility, almost every product can win provided a certain
set of requirements. The Catch 22 for both buyers and vendors/VARs is to pinpoint the right opportunity in this ongoing 'dating
game'. An RFP/RFI selection process can streamline (...)
Excerpt related to
consultant in plm for engineer to order manufacturing:
... in a perspective of a prospective customer, vendor or consultant. ...
make-to-order (MTO), engineer-to-order ... SFA), product
lifecycle management (PLM), etc.), and ...
Published:
2002-03-06