Manufacturing Environments and Integration with Other Functions

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... E-Commerce Sourcing via Reverse Auctions. A reverse auction provides an electronic approach to sourcing a purchase. It includes sending a request for quote to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/07/research_notes/MI_ER_XSH_07_06_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-07-06 Summary: This continues a reprint of the summary chapter from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision by Dr. Scott Hamilton.

Commerce One Holds Announcement Festival

by D. Geller ... disposal, and has Request for Proposal and Request for Quote ... with SAP remains big news for Commerce One ... Enterprise Buyer is a buy-side e-procurement application ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/10/news_analysis/NA_EC_DPG_10_02_00_2.asp - 10k - 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 ... Center module are: product search, request for quote ... software, BuySite, and access to Commerce One's MarketSite ... to other trading communities such as E-Steel 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

The Basics of Quote-to-order Systems

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the Internet (please see Differences in Complexity between B2C and B2B E-commerce). ... The customer typically starts with the request for quote (RFQ), gets ... 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.

E commerce - Vendors

... management and fulfillment; inventory management; finance; e-commerce and Web ... a product, issuing and responding to a request for quote, generating orders ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/showcases/technology-Directory/cat/87220-V/E-commerce.html - 66k - 2008-08-28

CRM For Complex Manufacturers Revolves Around Configuration ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... adoption of the Internet and consequent rise of e-commerce, as well as ... organization have traditionally been the sell-side Request for Quote (RFQ) management ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2002/11/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_11_08_02_1.asp - 26k - 2002-11-08 Summary: While pundits have been debating whether the configuration software deserves to be a CRM module on its own, it is certainly a part of the much broader CRM class of products, which typically includes front-office applications for sales force automation (SFA), marketing automation, and field service/call c

Cincom Asserts Expertise In CRM For Complex Manufacturers

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... adoption of the Internet and consequent rise of e-commerce, as well as ... organization have traditionally been the sell-side Request for Quote (RFQ) management ... 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.

ecFood Approaches Profitability - An Internet Trading Exchange ...

by Olin Thompson ... several buying e-sourcing options including reverse auctions, Request for Quote (RFQ) and one ... on topics of gaining value from ERP, SCP, e-commerce and the ... 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.

Made2Manage Affirms Its Technological Astuteness Part 2: Strategy

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... services based applications via M2M's VIP e-commerce portal running ... Status, Product Catalogue, Inventory Availability, Request for Quote, Quote Status and ... 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.

The Basics of Quote-to-order Systems

by P.J. Jakovljevic <% articleid = 4147%>. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2007/11/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_11_09_07_1.asp - 100k - 2008-01-25 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.