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Imagine after a full-blown ERP implementation, the midsize company you work for successfully goes live with the system. Time to celebrate, right? While most companies would allow themselves a pat on the back for smooth system deployment, in these times of consolidation in the enterprise software market, going live with ......

HEADNOTE e HEADNOTE BUSINESS HEADNOTE MANUFACTURERS ARE OPENING UP ERP SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS. IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Information from National Semiconductor operations such as this Singapore assembly and test facility is now Web-enabled, allowing remote access for employees, customers, and suppliers. ULRICH J. SElF WANTS TO MAKE ......

Asset-intensive companies have long recognized that a good Enterprise Asset Management system produces significant cost savings that go directly to the bottom line. Unlike Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, a narrower application, which maintains plant and equipment and analyzes and reports on maintenance, EAM has a broad focus, which includes financial, ......

A hospital wanted an enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite, including payroll and HR, with features designed for the health care industry. A fast-food chain wanted to exit an outsourcing relationship but did not want the hassle of installing and upgrading an HR management system (HRMS). A fast-growing medical instruments ......

HEADNOTE Thanks to an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) package, Buncombe County, NC, consolidated operations for 30 departments into a single, user-friendly platform IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Established in 1791 with a handful of citizens, Buncombe County, NC, now comprises 206,000 residents in the western part of the state. Today, the county ......

approaching the final stages of Operation N-Vision ? the implementation of an enterprise-wide "net new" IT platform, which included both store and back-office systems ? Northern Group Retail has reached the end of the "pain" and is ready for the "gain," says Paul Bellack, a consultant to the company.

A rapidly growing volume of routine back-office and software development work is being sent to low-cost venues like India, thanks to vendors that have sprung up to expand that pipeline Working out of a modern office building in steamy Bangalore, India, a team of programmers and clerical workers handles a ......