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SCM Evaluation Center

Nov 8, 2009
Today's usage of Decision Support Systems (DSS), combined with vetted SCM knowledge bases, allows organizations to save time and money, achieving better and more reliable/fully-documented decisions, a quantum improvement over the widely-used subjective process of selecting complex enterprise software...
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SynQuest Teams With InterWorld for Internet Sales and Fulfillment ( Pages)
by Steve McVey
May 5, 2000 Abstract : SynQuest, Inc. has paired with InterWorld in a joint marketing alliance aimed at manufacturers with extended distribution networks. Their pact reflects a trend among vendors of customer-facing applications and back-end fulfillment products to expand their solutions.
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Supply Chain Planning in 2000: The Brains Behind Internet Fulfillment ( Pages)
by Steve McVey
Apr 4, 2000 Abstract : The supply chain planning market will top $2.5 billion in 2000, driven in large part by the needs of Internet customer fulfillment.
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One Vendor's Exploit of Marrying Infrastructure with Selling and Fulfillment Applications (1 Page)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jul 24, 2009 Abstract : For many manufacturers, distributors and retailers with a mishmash of disparate back-office business applications, Sterling Commerce, a traditional integration and communication provider, has recently unveiled a package designed to automate web-based commerce all the way from order capture to fulfillment and payment, as a result of bringing together a few prudent acquisitions over the last three years.
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SCP and SCE Need to Collaborate for Better Fulfillment Part Two: Vendor and User Recommendations. ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Nov 14, 2003 Abstract : While the WMS market is expected to continue to grow modestly and faster than the market for many other applications, it appears the WMS add-on solution, customer order fulfillment process management, will experience much higher growth.
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SCP and SCE Need to Collaborate for Better Fulfillment Part One: How SCP and SCE are Addressing WMS ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Nov 13, 2003 Abstract : Warehouse management and transportation management have emerged as two of a few rare remaining fertile areas where companies still have ample opportunity to redesign and optimize. At the same time, these areas are less time-consuming and more oriented towards return on investment (ROI) in terms of incrementally improved operating costs and fulfillment capabilities.
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Advanced Planning and Scheduling: A Critical Part of Customer Fulfillment ( Pages)
by Steve McVey
Nov 1, 1999 Abstract : The face of business is rapidly evolving from traditional brick-and-mortar facades to electronic ones. While web businesses spend considerable effort in polishing Internet front ends with sophisticated graphics and animation, they must also give attention to back end fulfillment operations. Invisible to consumers, these operations encompass networks of manufacturers, warehouses, and distributors that shoulder the burden of filling orders and delivering products. Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) offers powerful tools for addressing the challenges presented to these networks by e-commerce.
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Descartes Systems Group: Small Company With Large Ambition (7 Pages)
by Steve McVey
Jan 1, 2000 Abstract : In the increasingly competitive supply chain management marketplace, corporations either advance or are trodden underfoot. Descartes' acquisitions over the last few years demonstrate that its management is committed to establishing a dominant position in the Internet fulfillment and collaboration software market. In spite of recent losses, Descartes has the potential to pose serious competition for other vendors in the e-fulfillment market, such as SAP, i2, and Oracle. Success will depend primarily on Descartes ability to put its bold vision to work.
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Descartes Systems Group: Small Company With Large Ambition ( Pages)
by Steve McVey
Jan 1, 2000 Abstract : In the increasingly competitive supply chain management marketplace, corporations either advance or are trodden underfoot. Descartes' acquisitions over the last few years demonstrate that its management is committed to establishing a dominant position in the Internet fulfillment and collaboration software market. In spite of recent losses, Descartes has the potential to pose serious competition for other vendors in the e-fulfillment market, such as SAP, i2, and Oracle. Success will depend primarily on Descartes ability to put its bold vision to work.
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The Challenge of Fulfillment ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Aug 14, 2006 Abstract : Integrated multichannel retailing will inevitably become the norm. For retailers, the key to multichannel success lies in understanding the factors that drive revenues and the ability to fulfill Web orders. Other challenges center around electronic integration, visibility, and exception management.
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