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SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Read TEC's analysis of this business process management (BPM) product's strengths
& challenges. SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Find out about this business process management (BPM) product's
strengths and challenges, and gain analyst insight (...)
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SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation: Read TEC's analysis of this business process management (BPM) product's
strengths & challenges. SAP...
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2010-08-31
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On December 6, SAP revealed it had entered into a partnership with Recognition Systems Group of the United Kingdom to add
marketing-planning and campaign-management features to its customer-relationship management suite. (...)
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On December 6, SAP revealed it had entered into a partnership with Recognition Systems Group of the United Kingdom to add
marketing-planning and c...
Published:
1999-12-08
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Although CPM (aka EPM) starts with strong financial management, it will eventually extend beyond financial planning to almost
all areas of corporate activity. Therefore, organizations choosing BI suites should consider both their financial management
tools and future integration with key business-area so (...)
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Although CPM (aka EPM) starts with strong financial management, it will eventually extend beyond financial planning to almost
all areas of corpora...
Published:
2003-11-22
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Post-implementation agility should be the goal of most companies in their enterprise resource planning (ERP) selection. However,
it is not so easy to dispel a widespread preference for the "usual suspect" ERP choices that currently stop short at post-implementation
agility. (...)
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Post-implementation agility should be the goal of most companies in their enterprise resource planning (ERP) selection. However,
it is not so easy...
Published:
2006-10-18
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Enterprise performance management (EPM) is an emerging portfolio of applications and methodologies with business intelligence
(BI) architectures and technologies at its core. (...)
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Enterprise performance management (EPM) is an emerging portfolio of applications and methodologies with business intelligence
(BI) architectures a...
Published:
2003-11-21
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While there is an opportunity for FRx to become a main pillar within the entire Microsoft BI product strategy, there is not
yet an overall cohesive BI/CPM strategy or architecture to guide the product plans to an integrated BI solution set. (...)
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While there is an opportunity for FRx to become a main pillar within the entire Microsoft BI product strategy, there is not
yet an overall cohesiv...
Published:
2003-12-05
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Today, the issue of regulatory compliance touches every enterprise, and process manufacturers are no exception. To answer
the challenge of this new reality, vendors now offer enterprise resource planning systems with far more features and functionality
than ever before. But how can an organization choose (...)
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Today, the issue of regulatory compliance touches every enterprise, and process manufacturers are no exception. To answer
the challenge of this ne...
Published:
2009-08-14
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Infor's latest acquisitions and vertically-focused "assembler strategy" are furthering its goal to be number three (after
SAP and Oracle) in the world of enterprise resource planning vendors. (...)
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Infor's latest acquisitions and vertically-focused "assembler strategy" are furthering its goal to be number
three (after SAP and Oracle) in the w...
Published:
2006-04-27
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Tools under the business intelligence (BI) umbrella combine to convert data into information, and information into decisions
for action. Dashboards and scorecards are two such tools. Though often confused, they have functional difference, especially
in modern BI suites. (...)
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... The term business intelligence (BI) thus represents all the tools and systems that play
a key role in the strategic planning process of the corporation, by ...
Published:
2005-06-28
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Resource allocation and phase-based processes are key features to consider when selecting a project portfolio management
solution for new product development (NPD) projects. More importantly, NPD projects demand a best practices framework, like
Stage-Gate®, for their success. (...)
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Resource allocation and phase-based processes are key features to consider when selecting a project portfolio management solution
for new product ...
Published:
2006-01-06
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Despite impressive product depth and breadth (for instance, customer relationship management [CRM], workflow, traceability,
and quality management are provided natively), Strategic Systems International (SSI) has longstanding partnerships with several
best-of-breed specialists. (...)
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Despite impressive product depth and breadth (for instance, customer relationship management [CRM], workflow, traceability,
and quality management...
Published:
2006-07-27
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Boston, October 25 /CNW-PRN/-Hummingbird Communications Limited (TSE:HUM,NASDAQ:HUMC), announced the immediate availability
of Genio MetaLink for SAP R/3. MetaLink features drivers that enable organizations to extract and transform SAP data. This
is the first product in their new ERP-related electronic b (...)
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Boston, October 25 /CNW-PRN/-Hummingbird Communications Limited (TSE:HUM,NASDAQ: HUMC), announced the immediate availability
of Genio MetaLink for ...
Published:
1999-10-27
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Abstract:
Since the late nineties, enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have developed functionality for vertical markets in
the service industry. Simultaneously, professional services automation (PSA) became a viable software category. Consequently,
deciphering the difference between ERP and PSA remains a c (...)
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strategy planning tools:
Since the late nineties, enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have developed functionality for vertical markets in the
service industry. Sim...
Published:
2006-04-13
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The objective of supply chain logistics - to provide goods to the right place at the right time in the right quantity - is
easy to understand, but achieving this objective while minimizing costs is not an easy task. (...)
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The objective of supply chain logistics - to provide goods to the right place at the right time in the right quantity - is
easy to understand, but...
Published:
2001-12-02
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Abstract:
Enterprise performance management (EPM) is an emerging portfolio of applications and methodologies with business intelligence
(BI) architectures and technologies at its core. (...)
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strategy planning tools:
Enterprise performance management (EPM) is an emerging portfolio of applications and methodologies with business intelligence
(BI) architectures a...
Published:
2003-11-21
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Abstract:
In theory, the Kmart-Sears merger could produce a new layer of competition to mega-retailers such as Wal-Mart. However, it
needs more than just size to be competitive. It needs to coordinate its retail strategy with supply chain technology to make
it triumph. (...)
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strategy planning tools:
In theory, the Kmart-Sears merger could produce a new layer of competition to mega-retailers such as Wal-Mart. However, it
needs more than just si...
Published:
2005-04-19
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Abstract:
Demand for instant access to dispersed information is being met by vendors offering enterprise business intelligence tools
and suites. Portlet standardization, enterprise information integration, and corporate performance management are among the
proposed solutions, but do they really deliver real time i (...)
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strategy planning tools:
Demand for instant access to dispersed information is being met by vendors offering enterprise business intelligence tools
and suites. Portlet sta...
Published:
2005-06-29
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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 (...)
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The face of business is rapidly evolving from traditional brick-and-mortar facades to electronic ones. While web businesses
spend considerable eff...
Published:
1999-11-01
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This article describes the unique challenges of the service supply chain, provides a framework for understanding the service
management decision hierarchy, and highlights the dramatic value proposition available to companies that deploy advanced service
strategies and decision-support tools to address th (...)
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This article describes the unique challenges of the service supply chain, provides a framework for understanding the service
management decision h...
Published:
2004-06-22
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Deltek recognizes that most organizations run their enterprises by using a sort of closed-loop, corrective action process.
However, most product-based businesses still need solutions to replace manual workarounds, and Deltek has embarked on a mission
to garner a one-stop-shopping portfolio. (...)
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Deltek recognizes that most organizations run their enterprises by using a sort of closed-loop, corrective action process.
However, most product-b...
Published:
2006-07-12