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Gateway, Dell Plan Windows-free Appliances ( Pages)
by R. Krause
Nov 10, 1999 Abstract : Gateway, Dell and others plan desktop 'Internet appliances' -- running on little or no Microsoft software.
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Application Erosion: Eating Away at Your Hard Earned Value ( Pages)
by Olin Thompson
Mar 25, 2005 Abstract : Application erosion starts the day you turn on any new system, and it continues constantly. To prevent it, you need a plan. If you suffer from it today, you need a plan to regain the value you once had.
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Sales and Operations Planning Part One: Identifying and Forecasting Demand ( Pages)
by Dr. Scott Hamilton
Dec 11, 2003 Abstract : An effective sales and operations planning game plan results in fewer stock-outs, shorter delivery lead-times, higher on-time shipping percentages, a manageable amount of expediting, and improved customer service. Several guidelines are suggested to improve a firm's sales and operations planning process and the effectiveness of each product's game plan. This is an excerpt from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision.
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ERP Trivia - Every Why Should Have Its Wherefore Part 2: ERP Key Success Factors ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Aug 29, 2001 Abstract : ERP systems, in fact, are devised to operate by codifying a set of business processes and employees have to learn the whys, wheres and whos of the business process (workflows) rather than hows of the software screens.
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The 'Joy' Of Enterprise Systems Implementations Part 2: Implementation Key Success Factors ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jul 9, 2002 Abstract : Enterprise systems, in fact, are devised to operate by codifying a set of business processes and employees have to learn the whys, wheres, and whos of the business process (workflows) rather than hows of the software screens.
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Can Webplan Reconcile Planning and Execution? Part Two: Market Impact ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jul 1, 2004 Abstract : Increasingly, every user company's success is contingent upon its ability to make an almost immediate finished product or service delivery to customers. As supply chains become more dynamic and operate in near real-time, the lines between planning and execution continue to blur, which bodes well for their functional convergence. Thus, some supply chain execution (SCE) vendors have started to move beyond pure execution to offer some planning and optimization capabilities, often with the
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Leveraging Technology to Maintain a Competitive Edge during Tough Economic Times -- A Panel Discussion Analyzed Part Five: Profitability and Changing Existing IT Systems ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
May 21, 2004 Abstract : Every technology deployment should be about improving business. Old software hardly ever dies; however, old technology may become too costly to operate, which can drive a replacement strategy, but not all the time.
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CMMS Templates for Effective Implementations ( Pages)
by Daryl Mather
Mar 31, 2003 Abstract : Despite all of these great advances in our work environments the great majority of plants and industrial organizations continue to operate in a reactive state of maintenance. Why is this so? Today the functionalities of CMMS, or the technology to manage maintenance, have outstripped our abilities to do so in practice.
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Be Bold with Benefits but Subtle with Pains ( Pages)
by Bob Riefstahl
Nov 3, 2003 Abstract : While prospects often justify their purchases because you show them how your software solves their pain, they do not appreciate being told how bad they really operate. How can you be bold about your benefits and subtle about the prospects' pain.
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