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Most high-tech firms need to do a better job of capturing and sharing corporate and supply-chain data. Lean manufacturing
practitioners often use a process metric called “right first time on time” (RFTOT). It not only applies to delivery of components
and products moving through a value stream, but t (...)
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The Informed Manufacturer—Tips, Tricks, and Tactics for High-tech Manufacturers. Source: SAP. Document Type:
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2012-01-30
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Is Ventyx a true "total solution provider" for energy and utility companies? TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic discusses
Ventyx's strategy with its product marketing team. In 2012, there is still no such thing as a true “total solution provider”
for energy and utility companies. These companies j (...)
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Ventyx—Utilities’ One-Stop-Shop Provider? PJ Jakovljevic - February 2, 2012. Comments:
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2012-02-02
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Bus-Tech has announced the EnterpriseExpress Adapter for DB2 Access. The product is a PCI-compliant ESCON adapter using IBM's
Multipath Channel+ (MPC+) protocol to provide the highest possible throughput between Windows NT applications and DB2 Universal
Database for OS/390 using IBM's DB2 Connect. (...)
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Bus-Tech Speeds up Mainframe DB2 Access. M. Reed - January 23, 2000. Comments: 0. Read Comments Event Summary.
"Burlington, MA, December ...
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2000-01-23
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... Should you select MS Dynamics and become a full-fledged “MS shop”? ...
MS tech support is not necessarily as straightforward as it seems… Microsoft’s ...
Published:
2008-11-05
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... To be even more specific, in case of the high-tech/electronics sector, additional ...
Curbing MESsy Shop Floor State of Affairs – Part II » The TEC Blog on 7 ...
Published:
2008-10-01
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High-tech and electronics, chemical, and oil and gas industries each have their fair share of regulatory requirements to
meet, and an increasing number include environmental directives. Enterprise applications designed to meet their distinct needs
should help pave the way to compliance. (...)
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High-tech and electronics, chemical, and oil and gas industries each have their fair share of regulatory requirements to meet,
and an increasing n...
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2009-03-20
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BigMachines differentiates itself in the quote-to-order (Q2O) sphere due to its solutions’ lean end-to-end, inquiry-to-order
focus. Although there are other vendors offering Q2O as a service, BigMachines product is arguably more flexible, as high
tech manufacturers may be noting. (...)
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BigMachines differentiates itself in the quote-to-order (Q2O) sphere due to its solutions’ lean end-to-end, inquiry-to-order
focus. Although there...
Published:
2008-08-22
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... floor decision making, and in so doing increases the quality of shop floor decisions
... Such is not easily achieved with the low tech Kanban approaches we often ...
Published:
2008-02-05
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... You’re considering setting up shop in China. ... Also, the Chinese
market is generally tech- and software-savvy, which may explain why the software partnership ...
Published:
2008-10-30
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While lean/flow leverages practices to stay ahead of actual demand, traditional approaches better coordinate secondary, back-office
systems like accounting and HR. Moreover, flow should be a company-wide strategy that impacts more than manufacturing. (...)
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While lean/flow leverages practices to stay ahead of actual demand, traditional approaches better coordinate secondary, back-office
systems like a...
Published:
2004-01-15
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With its latest moves, SYSPRO seems to have braced itself well for the bigger brethren’s onslaught. The latest brand unification
move may prove that the company is also changing its marketing approach, starting with clearer worldwide prominence and unequivocal
identity. (...)
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With its latest moves, SYSPRO seems to have braced itself well for the bigger brethren’s onslaught. The latest brand unification
move may prove th...
Published:
2003-03-14
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Study Pinpoints Areas of Growth for After-Market Maintenance/Repair/Overhaul Intiaitives. Find Free IT Guides, Case Studies,
and Other Resources Related to Maintenance/Repair/Overhaul Intiaitives. Increasingly, companies in the aviation industry are
outsourcing their maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO (...)
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Study Pinpoints Areas of Growth for After-Market Maintenance/Repair/Overhaul Intiaitives. Find Free IT Guides, Case Studies,
and Other Resources Re...
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2010-03-11
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Experience teaches us to be wary of the outcome of mergers and acquisitions as the market has witnessed both success and
disaster stories. While we believe that the above mergers might be synergistic in the long run, some growing pains, integration
issues, and discontinuation of redundant products are al (...)
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Experience teaches us to be wary of the outcome of mergers and acquisitions as the market has witnessed both success and disaster
stories. While w...
Published:
2002-06-05
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PeopleSoft manufacturing customers and J.D. Edwards customers in service industries should assess the vendor's product plans
given these customers might benefit if PeopleSoft shares functions between the product sets. (...)
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... industries like high-tech, aerospace and defense (A&D), and CPG. These industries
can most feasibly achieve the feedback from reconfiguring the shop floor into ...
Published:
2004-01-28
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PeopleSoft manufacturing customers and J.D. Edwards customers in service industries should assess the vendor's product plans
given these customers might benefit if PeopleSoft shares functions between the product sets. (...)
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... industries like high-tech, aerospace and defense (A&D), and CPG. These industries
can most feasibly achieve the feedback from reconfiguring the shop floor into ...
Published:
2004-01-28
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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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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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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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... variety of merchandize brands; pharmaceuticals and life sciences are concerned with ensuring regulatory
compliance and patent protection; high-tech and fashion ...
Published:
2004-07-22
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New executive management, Internet-savvy products, and aggressive promotion have rescued Manugistics Group from the brink
of collapse, at least for the short term. Once the supply chain planning market leader, Manugistics has witnessed its market
position erode steadily over the last several years in fa (...)
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New executive management, Internet-savvy products, and aggressive promotion have rescued Manugistics Group from the brink
of collapse, at least fo...
Published:
2000-09-20
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Most retailers might say that they are customer-centric, but what does that really mean? After all, there is a huge difference
between simply serving a customer and centering on a customer's specific needs and satisfaction. (...)
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Most retailers might say that they are customer-centric, but what does that really mean? After all, there is a huge difference
between simply serv...
Published:
2006-06-23
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On May 2, SAP AG, the leading provider of enterprise software applications, announced a strategic alliance with Nortel Networks
to develop and integrate industry-specific CRM solutions. (...)
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On May 2, SAP AG, the leading provider of enterprise software applications, announced a strategic alliance with Nortel Networks
to develop and int...
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2000-05-31