Commerce One Holds Announcement Festival

by D. Geller ... and has Request for Proposal and Request for Quote ... collaborative supply chain capabilities and business process analytics ... is a buy-side e-procurement application ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/10/news_analysis/NA_EC_DPG_10_02_00_2.asp - 9k - 2000-10-02 Summary: Commerce One’s eLink2000 in Las Vegas is less about gambling than it is about sure things. Except, perhaps, for just how close it’s willing to get to SAP.

Symix Systems Front-Steps Into Greener e-Commerce Pastures

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the Customer Center module are: product search, request for quote (RFQ), catalogues ... streamlines work processes between the Frontstep E-business Suite and ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/10/research_notes/EN_BA_PJ_10_25_00_1.asp - 36k - 2000-10-25 Summary: Like many of its peers, Symix Systems, one of the leading mid-market enterprise applications vendors, has been making a big push into the e-commerce market. A new Symix subsidiary called Frontstep, which was formed in January 2000, has been actively rounding out its e-business product and strategic consu

Cincom Asserts Expertise In CRM For Complex Manufacturers

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... organization have traditionally been the sell-side Request for Quote (RFQ) management ... has also evolved to target collaborative e-Business capability and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2002/11/news_analysis/NA_CR_PJ_11_26_02_1.asp - 28k - 2002-11-26 Summary: Cincom’s latest CRM product release offers a compelling value proposition for many ‘to order’ manufacturing enterprises. While it is a product that may raise the bar in its target markets, the competitive offering is not exactly a pushover.

Made2Manage Affirms Its Technological Astuteness Part 2: Strategy

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... based applications via M2M's VIP e-commerce portal ... As for its business suite, .NET applications ... Product Catalogue, Inventory Availability, Request for Quote ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_21_03_1.asp - 22k - 2003-01-21 Summary: During the last few years, Made2Manage has evolved from a vendor of traditional MRP/ERP software to a provider of ‘one-stop-shop’ enterprise business applications.

ecFood Approaches Profitability - An Internet Trading Exchange ...

by Olin Thompson ... buying e-sourcing options including reverse auctions, Request for Quote (RFQ) and ... 17 in process industry related ERP, SCP, and e-business related segments. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/06/news_analysis/NA_BA_XOT_06_14_01_1.asp - 11k - 2001-06-14 Summary: Focused on the sourcing needs of the food and beverage industry, ecFood has announced $50 million in transactions during the first quarter of 2001 with its sights set on profitability by the end of the year.

The Basics of Quote-to-order Systems

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... industrial products in the business-to-business (B2B) environment ... Complexity between B2C and B2B E-commerce ... customer typically starts with the request for quote ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2008/08/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_08_18_08_1.asp - 22k - 2008-08-18 Summary: Global competition means more choice for consumers and increasing customer demands. Manufacturers and distributors must develop a better understanding of what customers want so that they can configure, produce, and deliver products and services faster and more cost-effectively.

The Basics of Quote-to-order Systems

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... industrial products in the business-to-business (B2B) environment ... Complexity between B2C and B2B E-commerce ... customer typically starts with the request for quote ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2007/11/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_11_09_07_1.asp - 22k - 2007-11-09 Summary: Global competition means more choice for consumers and increasing customer demands. Manufacturers and distributors must develop a better understanding of what customers want so that they can configure, produce, and deliver products and services faster and more cost-effectively.

E commerce - Vendors

... issuing and responding to a request for quote ... manufacturing resource planning (MRP), and e-commerce to ... heavyweight modular ERP and Business management software ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/showcases/technology-Directory/cat/87220-V/E-commerce.html - 65k - 2008-10-06

Trends Affecting Manufacturers and ERP Part Two: Three More Trends

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... a line item on a quote, and the ... Request for Quotes and Electronic Marketplaces. E-business enables a manufacturer to electronically communicate requests for ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/TN_ER_XSC_10_07_03_1.asp - 21k - 2003-10-07 Summary: The evolution of ERP systems has been driven by the emergence of new business practices and information technologies. These have been supported by the growing maturity of the manufacturing profession, and by the evolving development of commercially available software packages. This is an excerpt from the

Intuitive Manufacturing Systems Shows Maturity in Adolescent Age ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... advantage of the many new features of the .NET platform, satisfy the industry's e-business requirements, and ... A .NET-based request for quote (RFQ) system ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/06/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_06_22_04_1.asp - 18k - 2004-06-22 Summary: Having reached its first decade of existence, Intuitive Manufacturing Systems, a stealth mid-market ERP provider, has long taken the plunge of rewriting its system onto the pure Microsoft .NET managed code framework, which might bear fruits in the long run, if not immediately.