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Baan Releases New Supply Chain Products ( Pages)
by Steve McVey
Nov 8, 1999 Abstract : November 2, 1999 05:30 PM BARNEVELD, Netherlands and HERNDON, Va., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Baan Company N.V., a global provider of enterprise business solutions, today announced the release of two major new additions to its Supply Chain Solutions suite: Baan Supply Chain Solutions Planner 2.0 for factory planning, and Baan Supply Chain Solutions Order Promising 1.0 for order acceptance. The two solutions provide advanced supply chain and logistics capabilities that enable manufacturing professionals to increase throughput, reduce inventory, improve supply chain visibility, and improve response time and service levels to customers.
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Brain of Supply Chain System (4 Pages)
by Ashfaque Ahmed
Jun 19, 2004 Abstract : A software tool called advanced planning and optimization, APO, for short, is used to make a supply chain system cost effective and integrated. Since this tool works on top of all other software tools which are used to plan, monitor, and control supply chain activities and control them, APO can effectively be called the brain of a supply chain system. This article explores advantages of having an APO tool for managing supply chain functions even if a business already has invested in a supply chain management (SCM) system. If a company has not made the investment then the APO tool can be used together with the upcoming SCM system.
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Supply Chain Management Is Evolving toward Interdependent Supply Networks ( Pages)
by Michael Bittner
Nov 7, 2005 Abstract : Optimizing supply chain management processes to work more closely with trading partners, requires enterprises to act together as interdependent supply networks. The development of service oriented architecture will be crucial in achieving the necessary flexibility characterizing such networked supply chains.
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Supply Chain Operations Reference and Other Features in ASW ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Sep 7, 2005 Abstract : IBS may be the first vendor to fully integrate a supply chain operations reference model in its business intelligence solution. Customers receive more efficient measurements and benchmarking across their supply chain regardless of their supply chain and ERP software.
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Tightening the Chain—Supply Chain Cost-cutting Strategies ( Pages)
by Dylan Persaud
Aug 4, 2008 Abstract : As companies struggle to control costs, the supply chain and management of supply resources have come under scrutiny. The supply chain is one area where a company can achieve quick gains and receive a fast return on investment.
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Brain of Supply Chain System ( Pages)
by Ashfaque Ahmed
Aug 20, 2005 Abstract : Advanced planning and optimization makes supply chain systems cost effective. It is the brain of the supply chain because it works on top of all other software tools that plan, monitor, and control supply chain activities and control them.
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Current Trends in Supply Chain Analytics Systems ( Pages)
by Anand Chatterjee
May 7, 2008 Abstract : Supply chain analytics is gaining popularity with organizations, as it is an effective mechanism to monitor and track supply chain performance. And with new technological innovations promising to enhance these tools, businesses can look forward to benefiting more fully from this area of supply chain management.
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Measuring the Supply Chain Outside your Enterprise ( Pages)
by Sree Hameed
May 20, 2005 Abstract : Since supply chains, by definition, are about the end-to-end inter-enterprise process, we highlight the growing importance of looking outside your four walls when thinking about supply chain performance management. If you are overwhelmed by the number of supply chain measures you are tracking, it’s better to focus your energies on a few that can have a significant impact.
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Tightening the Chain—Supply Chain Cost-cutting Strategies ( Pages)
by Dylan Persaud
Apr 6, 2007 Abstract : As companies struggle to control costs, the supply chain and management of supply resources have come under scrutiny. The supply chain is one area where a company can achieve quick gains and receive a fast return on investment.
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