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November 1, 2001
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PeopleSoft's Turnaround CEO Craig Conway upset the ERP firm's folksy culture and restored profitability. Can his intensity propel growth? |
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Scott Leibs |
CFO Buyer's Guide: ERP Software ERP vendors may stack up differently, but their basic financial applications rarely do... |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2004
Doug Bartholomew |
Making Ends Meet Manufacturers seek to connect supply chain with customer systems. |
CRM
July 2003
Martin Schneider |
Getting IT Together Integration is a four-letter word in the world of CRM, but it doesn't have to be. What follows are the real issues behind integrating CRM solutions with an enterprise's existing systems, and how to simplify what could otherwise grind CRM initiatives to a halt. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2005
Doug Bartholomew |
ERP Vendors: Big Get Bigger For most large and medium-size manufacturing companies that use an enterprise resource planning system, the changing ERP vendor landscape is nothing new; consolidation of software vendors began years ago. |
CIO
November 15, 2003
Ben Worthen |
Extreme ERP Makeover The grand ERP vision of one application and one database for everything your company does may finally be achievable. But does that mean you should rip out all your systems and replace them with a single instance? Here's how to decide. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007
John S. McClenahen |
Improving Financial Performance How manufacturers put ERP to work. |
CRM
September 2015
Leonard Klie |
Integrate CRM and ERP for Better Intelligence Businesses benefit when information flows freely between systems |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007
John S. McClenahen |
Putting ERP To Work How three manufacturers are using ERP to improve financial performance. |
CIO
March 1, 2007
John Edwards |
SaaS Appeal Where does software as a service most help midsize enterprises today? Think key business functions like accounting and CRM. For CIOs with lean staffs, the advantages of SaaS add up. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2002
Doug Bartholomew |
Maximizing ERP Manufacturers extend enterprise resource planning's value with links to manufacturing execution systems, business information... |
CFO
January 1, 2005
John Goff |
Start with Demand Demand-driven manufacturing is radically altering how some businesses serve customers. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007 |
ERP Breaks Barriers Enterprise resource planning, a software application that started within the manufacturing sector, has crossed industry lines to benefit business in all arenas. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007 |
Infrastructure Is Integral To Supply Chain Success A company's highest supply chain priorities are demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory management, and sales and operations planning. |
IndustryWeek
May 27, 2009
Josh Cable |
Tips for Selecting an ERP Software Vendor The right ERP software vendor will be equipped to offer the kinds of support services and tools that allow you to solve your most difficult business challenges, rapidly deploy applications and maximize your return on investment. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2006
Tonya Vinas |
Census Of Manufacturers: Shying Away From Spending U.S. manufacturers know they need to invest in IT - and some even plan for it - but research shows fewer actually are buying. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2004
Tonya Vinas |
World-Class Choices Plants on top choose cost-cutting and customer-pleasing applications. |
CRM
September 24, 2004 |
Hot Seat: Can a Single Vendor Satisfy an Organization's Complete CRM Needs? Professionals weigh in on this topic: Laura Preslan, research director, AMR Research: "It depends"... Rebecca Wettemann, vice president of research, Nucleus Research: "...a combination of tools that meet clear, specific needs may be a better strategy"... etc. |
IndustryWeek
June 17, 2009
Glenn Nowak |
ERP For Me Industry-specific manufacturers need industry-specific enterprise resource planning systems. |
CFO
November 17, 2003
Russ Banham |
Enterprise Suites Makers of ERP, CRM, and related software grapple with a maturing market. |
CFO
February 1, 2006
John Edwards |
Pay-per-view ERP Is on-demand transaction software ready for prime time? |
CRM
September 2003
Guglielmo et al. |
The 2003 Market Leaders (Part 1) Which vendors are leading the industry? CRM magazine scrutinized CRM suite vendors and related categories to uncover the top-five leaders in each category: enterprise CRM, mid-market CRM, analytics, contact center outsourcers, and consulting firms. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2008 |
New ERP Solutions Hit the Market A look at some new IT solutions for manufacturers. |
CFO
November 1, 2007
John Edwards |
The Host with the Most SAP boldly goes where a number of other software vendors have already gone: A hosted application aimed at midsize businesses. |
CFO
March 1, 2004
John Goff |
The Discreet Charm of the SMB Increasingly, enterprise software vendors are targeting small and midsize businesses. |
CIO
January 27, 2010
Kim S. Nash |
ERP: How and Why You Need to Manage It Differently Enterprise Resource Planning has become a legacy system. That means simpler implementation, reduced maintenance costs and integrating new technologies. |
CRM
September 20, 2004
Joe Outlaw |
Shortlist Advice for Selecting Midsize CRM Suites Choosing a customer relationship management application that will best meet the needs of your midsize businesses. |
IndustryWeek
April 18, 2012 |
Can Lean and ERP Work Together? Searching for harmony between MRP's 'push' and lean's 'pull' |
CIO
May 15, 2001
Lee Pender |
Faster, Cheaper ERP ERP doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg and take several years. Here's how midmarket companies get it done fast and cheap... |
CFO
February 1, 2003
Scott Leibs |
Damn the Torpedoes Despite flat IT spending, the juggernaut that is ERP shows few signs of slowing down. |
CIO
May 1, 2002
Susannah Patton |
Get the CRM You Need at the Price You Want As the economy cuts into CRM spending, companies are looking for ways to move ahead without breaking the bank. Why a small-step implementation adds up to big ROI, why patching together different software solutions can work, and when outsourced models may be the answer... |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2004
Doug Bartholomew |
Finding The Right Fit Different industries and manufacturers have the option of finding enterprise software that meets their specific industry's functional needs. |
IndustryWeek
April 15, 2009
Josh Cable |
IT Solutions Material Handling, ERP and Warehouse Management solutions. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007 |
Manufacturing Matters, But Who Can Deliver? Mature organizations are shifting from reactive to proactive strategies when it comes to capital and human asset productivity. |
CRM
September 19, 2014
Bryan Collins |
The Zen of a Connected Business Six benefits of integrating CRM and enterprise resource planning. |
Managed Care
June 2002
Joyce Ochs |
More Organizations Pull Plug On Single-Function Systems Many hospitals are replacing single-function systems with one integrated system. Such systems are called enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2003
Tonya Vinas |
CRM 2.0 Companies are building more focused customer strategies as products emphasize low cost, quick implementation and extended capabilities. |
CFO
March 17, 2003
Peter Krass |
Once More, Without Reeling CRM has stumbled, but the next round may produce better results. |
CIO
January 27, 2010
Thomas Wailgum |
A New Source of ERP Value CIOs want better integration of analytics for data insight. |
CIO
September 1, 2003
Christopher Koch |
Oracle's Appetite Makes Some Users Feel Queasy Oracle, a big ERP fish, has been stalking smaller fish PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards. But the prospects of PeopleSoft getting swallowed up gives many customers indigestion. That's because their software will eventually be consumed as part of the consolidation meal. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2007 |
Operations Intelligence Augments Business Intelligence Business Intelligence leverages the data captured in ERP systems. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2004
John Teresko |
Forward, March! Have you 'optimized' excess inventory and lowered costs in your supply chain? Great. But that's only the first step. Get ready to rally the troops for supply chain versus supply chain. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2006
John Teresko |
QAD's ERP Vision Greater control over production process offers competitive advantage. |
IndustryWeek
March 17, 2010
Peter Alpern |
ERP Takes Root in Wider Array of Busineses As companies increasingly lean on ERP systems for infrastructure, visibility and control, manufacturers have learned to become more sophisticated users. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2005
Aaron Dalton |
Better Data with Business Intelligence A number of companies dissatisfied with ERP as a business-intelligence tool have sought alternatives. At footwear and athletic apparel manufacturer PUMA AG, for example, a predictive analytics program called ShowCase Suite has replaced 80% of its ERP system reports. |
InternetNews
June 11, 2004
Michael Singer |
Oracle, DOJ Documents May Lose Seals A federal Judge is expected to unseal corporate documents in a trial that could determine if Oracle can proceed with its $7.7 billion takeover bid for PeopleSoft. There are many lessons for companies using or considering enterprise application software. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2006
Doug Bartholomew |
Enterprise Software: Lean Gets a Software Assist They said it couldn't be done -- mix enterprise resource planning with lean, that is. But ERP technology can support lean initiatives if you're willing to ride out the cultural shift. |
CRM
February 12, 2015
Oren Smilansky |
Sage Group Integrates Its CRM with ERP X3 The integration will enable midmarket companies to provide SMBs with more centralized customer views. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2007
Brad Kenney |
A Good Kind Of Compromise Web-hosted ERP model proves valuable for SMBs. |
