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Jul 30, 2010
Today's usage of Decision Support Systems (DSS), combined with vetted ERP 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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Project Management Office: Framework Strategy ( Pages)
by Grant Jonasson
Sep 21, 2005 Abstract : IT initiatives driven within silos, where each department maintain its own project management office, inhibits the overall cohesiveness and effectiveness of corporate strategy. This document outlines best practices to centralize and deliver a scalable and robust project management framework strategy.
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What's Wrong With Enterprise Applications, And What Are Vendors Doing About It? Part Two: A New Framework Strategy ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic & Olin Thompson
Jun 23, 2003 Abstract : Building replacement products on a new framework is a higher risk strategy. The product functionality still quite matters and, while it is important for enterprise applications providers to implement the latest computer science 'quantum leap', there is no guaranteed correlation between first-to-market and the ultimate success in the market (in fact, based on many experiences, one could even argue that the correlation might be inverse).
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A New Customer Relationship Management Framework: Twenty-first Century Necessity, or Blowin' in the Wind? ( Pages)
by Paul Greenberg
Sep 21, 2006 Abstract : The business ecosystem has shifted focus from corporation to customer, and the location of value has changed with it. Where value had historically been located in products and services, it is now located in the value produced by the customer.
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A New Development Framework on iSeries or i5/OS: Architecture ( Pages)
by Ludo Dierckx and Wim Van Leuven
May 18, 2005 Abstract : It is feasible to create native, intuitive and graphical business applications using just available software in i/OS and Open source Java. Using iSeries as an integrated business server is more than just a dream.
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The Strategic Importance of Asset Management Part Three: A New Framework ( Pages)
by Daryl Mather
Dec 20, 2003 Abstract : Managing assets needs to be done in a truly proactive approach, one that ties the management of physical assets to the corporate objectives. The initial momentum to begin the sequence comes from the vision of a future state. This needs to clearly represent the corporate objectives and goals, and expressing how asset management can play a part in achieving these goals.
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Microsoft Goes Their Own Way with Data Warehousing Alliance 2000 ( Pages)
by M. Reed
Dec 1, 1999 Abstract : Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced that 47 applications and tools from 39 vendors throughout the industry have qualified for Microsoft« Data Warehousing Alliance 2000. Alliance members and partners are committed to delivering tools and applications based on the Microsoft Data Warehousing Framework 2000, an open architecture based on the open standards and services built into the Windows« 2000 operating system, Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Office 2000.
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Microsoft .NET-managed Code Enablement: Examples and Challenges ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Oct 5, 2006 Abstract : Intuitive, Visibility, and Epicor offer .NET Framework-managed code products, but their
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Microsoft .NET Enablement: Analysis and Cautions ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Oct 4, 2006 Abstract : Using technologies that are intrinsically compatible should result in faster and less costly development. Thus, any application suite rewritten in the Microsoft .NET managed code framework should not have to contend with inefficiencies resulting from mixing or wrapping technologies.
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Maximizing Potential Benefits in Reverse Auctions ( Pages)
by Amitava and Noorani Subramanian Hariharan
Aug 31, 2007 Abstract : Reverse auction (RA) has emerged as a strategic tool for consumer packaged goods companies pursuing cost efficiencies in their sourcing programs. This article presents a framework to structure and gain maximum mileage out of the RA process.
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