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Master Requirement Planning and Master Production Scheduling Software: Hard Facts Part Two: Materials Requirement Planning and Master Production Scheduling ( Pages)
by Ashfaque Ahmed
Oct 12, 2004 Abstract : Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production capacity for calculating quantities of raw material and work in progress (WIP) requirements or infinite quantities of raw and WIP materials for calculating production capacity. There are many problems with this approach. This paper discusses the pitfalls of this approach and how to avoid these by making sure that the software you buy indeed takes into account finite quantities of required materials as well as finite capacities of work centers in your manufacturing facility.
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Master Requirement Planning and Master Production Scheduling Software: Hard Facts Part One: Planning and Scheduling Concepts in Manufacturing ( Pages)
by Ashfaque Ahmed
Oct 11, 2004 Abstract : Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production capacity for calculating quantities of raw material and work in progress (WIP) requirements or infinite quantities of raw and WIP materials for calculating production capacity. There are many problems with this approach. This paper discusses the pitfalls of this approach and how to avoid these by making sure that the software you buy indeed takes into account finite quantities of required materials as well as finite capacities of work centers in your manufacturing facility.
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Study Shows: FBI Alienates Industry Security Experts ( Pages)
by L. Taylor
Aug 21, 2000 Abstract : A comprehensive study done by TechnologyEvaluation.Com has shown that, for years the FBI has been alienating industry security experts. Some of the best industry security professionals want nothing to do with helping the FBI resolve cybercrime. Recently, one of the leading Department of Justice attorneys general, well-known for expertise in successfully prosecuting cybercrime, asked TechnologyEvaluation.Com why so many security and information technology professionals snub their noses at law enforcement agencies that exist to protect our nation's vital assets - private and public. TechnologyEvaluation.Com went behind the scenes to find o
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A Spoonful of SugarCRMCase Study and Review of an Open Source CRM Solution ( Pages)
by Josh Chalifour
Nov 30, 2004 Abstract : SugarCRM is a rapidly growing open source CRM company with solutions that appeal to a community of enthusiastic users. This study, based on a client who selected the Sugar Sales Professional CRM solution, compares product functionality to the competition and highlights some of SugarCRM's open source business practices.
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What Are Your Competitors Telling You? A Case Study: SAP's New Advertising Campaign ( Pages)
by Lawson Abinanti
Jan 5, 2006 Abstract : SAP has a new marketing campaign. What does this mean for competitors, prospective buyers, and business-to-business marketing professionals? This case study explains why it's important to dig deeper when a company of interest to you changes its marketing campaign.
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Demand-driven Versus Traditional Materials Requirement Planning ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Aug 8, 2005 Abstract : Material requirements planning is a system that strives to plan replenishment just before a withdrawal from stock, which does not work in some manufacturing environments.
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Ariba Goes Direct To (And From) The Source ( Pages)
by D. Geller
Jul 13, 2000 Abstract : Ariba will extend the capabilities of its B2B Commerce Platform by providing capabilities for buyers and sellers of direct and indirect materials to negotiate, trade and collaborate.
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Understanding the True Cost of Sourcing ( Pages)
by Bill McBeath and Colin Kessinger
Apr 23, 2004 Abstract : In today's twenty-first century, global outsourced business world, the traditional and somewhat simplistic approaches used to measure cost for sourcing decisions of direct materials fall short.
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Dale-Chall 3000 Simple Word List, Readability Grade Score (1 Page)
by TEC Staff
Mar 15, 2008 Abstract : The Dale-Chall list contains 3,000 simple, familiar words, which 80% of 4th graders can understand. The list is used by the Dale-Chall Readability Grade Score (RGS) to assess the readability of written materials by rating text on a U.S. grade-school level. It is also used by other readability statistics, like the Bormuth Grade Level formula
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