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Best of Breed Versus Fully Integrated Software: The Pro's and Con's ( Pages)
by Joseph J. Strub
Aug 8, 2003
Abstract : After dealing with the over-hype of Y2K, companies have started to reconsider the best of breed as a viable solution to satisfy their software needs. This comes as a shock to the corporate systems culture when user communities were told that fully integrated software such as ERP, SCM, and EAM were the only way to meet their software needs. After developing a level playing field, this article examines the pro’s and con’s of one alternative over the other. Read on to see if you agree with the merits of the best of breed or fully integrated software approach to software selection.
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Manufacturing Software for an Integrated Steel Plant ( Pages)
by Ashfaque Ahmed
Jul 30, 2004
Abstract : An integrated steel plant poses a challenge to any software vendor who wants to build manufacturing software for it. That is why there are not many software vendors around who can claim to possess manufacturing software which fits the requirements of an integrated steel plant. The steel industry has not been doing well for last one decade. But today, it is poised to make a remarkable comeback. This fact presents a good opportunity for software vendors to tap this industry.
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The Pain and Gain Of Integrated EDI Part One: The Pain of Integrated EDI ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Mar 21, 2005
Abstract : The real action is in merging the influx of electronically transmitted data with existing information already being processed within the ERP system, and the ensuing challenge is to make sense of this constant flood of information arriving daily in the form of EDI or XML messages.
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Pure-Play CRM Vendors: Choose an Integrated or Best-of-Breed Solution? ( Pages)
by Randy Garland
Sep 5, 2001
Abstract : When selecting a CRM vendor should you go with a one-source solution, reducing the need for integration with other corporate data sources, or go with a best-of-breed approach, getting the best in each category but being left with standalone applications that must be integrated? This article compares the two approaches and offers some advice.
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Solving Enterprise Problems: The Fully-integrated Solution of IQMS ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Apr 6, 2005
Abstract : Though superficially, IQMS, a small, quiet ERP provider, may be similar to its competitors, by offering fully-integrated applications and services that are typically expected from larger tier one vendors, IQMS has truly differentiated itself in the market.
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Integrated Solutions: Look Before You Leap ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Mar 24, 2005
Abstract : When it comes to integrated enterprise systems, functionality is not exactly unimportant, but it needs to be combined within a fairly simple-to-use application set that actually gets used rather than languishes on the shelf.
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The Pain and Gain of Integrated EDI Part Two: Automotive Suppliers Gain ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Mar 22, 2005
Abstract : The nature of the global automotive supply chain means that the suppliers must be tightly integrated into the trading partner’s enterprise, whose supply chain communications and management capabilities need to be able to manage that critical relationship.
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Manufacturing Software for an Integrated Steel Plant (0 Pages)
by Ashfaque Ahmed
Sep 10, 2008
Abstract : An integrated steel plant’s manufacturing processes typically encompass three distinct types of manufacturing—flow manufacturing, process manufacturing, and mill manufacturing—making such a plant a mixed-mode manufacturer. Software systems that address the diverse needs these manufacturers have cannot be emphasized more.
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The Quest for the Right Self-service Model: Enterprise Content Management Suite or Integrated, Best-of-breed? (3 Pages)
by Hans Mercx
Mar 19, 2007
Abstract : Organizations are looking for self-service models to manage their internal and external content. Content management systems are the answer, but then the question becomes which to choose—an all-in-one enterprise content management suite, or an integrated, best-of-breed point solution?
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