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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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8 Ways Technology News Can Boost Your Bottom Line (1 Page)
by TEC Staff
Oct 1, 2007 Abstract : Breaking technology news can boost your bottom line. Find out how to get the IT technology news that matters for your business software selections-and discover how the latest technology news can help save you tens of thousands in implementation costs. If you'd like the most current technology news delivered straight to your in-box, sign up now for daily tech headlines and technology industry news updates.
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Captured by Data ( Pages)
by Daryl Mather
Aug 23, 2006 Abstract : The benefits case for enterprise asset management (EAM) has been used to justify huge sums in EAM investment. But to understand this reasoning, it is necessary to explore how asset data can be used to further the aims of maintenance.
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RFID--A New Technology Set to Explode? Part One: RFID Technology ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Apr 22, 2004 Abstract : For retailers and the other vertical industries, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags present enormous opportunities to improve supply chain operations, since real-time inventory control, tracking, and alerting capabilities could be very important advantages of RFID. As tagged inventory goes through ports, terminals, freight forwarders, and into a distribution center, the RFID tag should provide near real-time visibility of an item's whereabouts at all times.
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Dale-Chall 3000 Simple Word List, Readability Grade Score (1 Page)
by TEC Staff
Mar 15, 2008 Abstract : The Dale-Chall list contains 3,000 simple, familiar words, which 80% of 4th graders can understand. The list is used by the Dale-Chall Readability Grade Score (RGS) to assess the readability of written materials by rating text on a U.S. grade-school level. It is also used by other readability statistics, like the Bormuth Grade Level formula
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The Role of Sales Training Requirements Definition and Requests for Proposals in the Success of Technology Companies ( Pages)
by Dave Stein and Al Case
Nov 4, 2005 Abstract : The first step in choosing an effectiveness service provider (ESP) that best meets your company's needs is to develop a requirements definition. When used as a request for proposal, the requirements definition can be a powerful evaluation and negotiation tool.
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Voting Technology: An Evaluation of Requirements and Solutions ( Pages)
by Nelson Nones
Jan 2, 2001 Abstract : The issues created by the use of punch card ballots, an obsolete technology, during the recent US Presidential election are similar to the ones that businesses confront every day when dealing with technological change. It is therefore instructive to examine voting technology issues in the way that most businesses would approach an important information technology decision.
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Advertising Online - A Guide to Successful Market Penetration Part Three: Geo Targeting and Fraud Protection ( Pages)
by Deborah Kilpatrick
Jan 18, 2003 Abstract : The same type of technology used to identify and suppress certain types of traffic can also be used for good - geo targeting can supply geographically specific traffic to your site.
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Business Objects Outguns Brio Technology in Patent Dispute ( Pages)
by M. Reed
Sep 14, 1999 Abstract : On September 13, Business Objects and Brio Technology announced that they had settled a patent infringement suit. Brio technology will be forced to pay an undisclosed sum to Business Objects, and to acknowledge the validity of Business Objects' U.S. patent.
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