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Logility Unveils Voyager Select For Total Landed Cost (3 Pages)
by Steve McVey
Dec 20, 2000
Abstract : Although Voyager Select is making its debut, the product is actually an amalgam of components drawn from existing logistics applications in the Voyager suite.
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Warehouse Management Systems: Pie in the Sky or Floating Bakery?Part Two: The Pareto Principle, Processes, and People: Assessing Your Warehouse Management System Needs (4 Pages)
by Rene Jones
Oct 1, 2004
Abstract : To ensure your warehouse management system is implemented as painlessly as possible, you must assess your warehouse situation before you decide on a warehouse solution. Using the Pareto Principle, where a minority of inputs yields the majority results; examining your processes; evaluating your personnel; monitoring the progress of implementation; and testing are the best ways to ensure both a successful launch and long term return on investment.
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Warehouse Management Systems: Pie in the Sky or Floating Bakery? Part One: Myths of the Warehouse Management Systems and Implementation (3 Pages)
by Rene Jones
Sep 30, 2004
Abstract : When searching for a warehouse management system (WMS), a number of myths surface. 'Huge staff reductions', 'quick and easy implementation', and 'fast and big' returns on investment are common promises. These combined with the enticing 'bells and whistles' of a system can ultimately turn an eager customer into a patient suffering from confusion or at the very least disorientation. Knowing the stories behind the myths and determining what your warehouse needs are can lead to a profitable investment.
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ERP Showdown—Round 2! Exact Macola ES vs. Infor SyteLine vs. QAD MFG/PRO (1 Page)
by Dylan Persaud
Apr 11, 2007
Abstract : I'm Dylan Persaud, senior analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers. Due to the overwhelming response to our first ERP Showdown, we're pleased to present another head-to-head discrete enterprise resource planning (ERP) comparison. Here, then, is ERP Showdown, Round 2!—featuring Exact Macola ES vs. Infor SyteLine vs. QAD MFG/PRO.
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Can You Hear Me Now: The True Role of Voice-directed Picking in Warehouse Management (3 Pages)
by René Jones
Feb 9, 2007
Abstract : Although voice-directed picking may take distributors to higher logistics levels someday, operations managers should try listening to their warehouse personnel for now. Warehouse workers are the real experts on a company's warehouse, its product, and its customer.
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Best of Breed Versus Fully Integrated Software: The Pro's and Con's (7 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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Ways of Finding Software Vendors: The Pro’s and Con's (6 Pages)
by Joseph J. Strub
Jul 30, 2003
Abstract : So you are looking for software to support the critical functions of your company. Unfortunately, you can't go to your local Software'R'Us. This article discusses several sources and methods for identifying potential software vendors. It also examines the pro's and con's of each method.
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SAS/Warehouse 2.0 Goes Live (3 Pages)
by M. Reed
Mar 13, 2000
Abstract : SAS Institute has announced the production availability of SAS/Warehouse Administrator software, Version 2.0. This new version provides IT the ability to proactively publish data warehouse information and track its usage, plus aggressively manage the process of change in the data warehouse.
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IBM and Deutsche Telecom Announce Plans for 100 Terabyte Data Warehouse (3 Pages)
by M. Reed
Dec 15, 1999
Abstract : According to an announcement by International Business Machines on Thursday December 16, 1999, IBM is working with German telecommunications services company Deutsche Telekom to assemble the largest data warehouse in the world. When complete, the warehouse will contain up to 100 terabytes of customer and call records, to be used for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications.
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