Can ERP Meet Your eBusiness Needs? Part Two: ERP is the Foundation

by Cindy M. Jutras ... eBusiness integration, businesses face challenges that force them to push the envelope of business information systems. ERP grew from its predecessors of MRP ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/04/research_notes/MI_ER_XCJ_04_29_03_1.asp - 19k - 2003-04-29 Summary: As a result of this push towards full eBusiness integration, businesses face challenges that force them to push the envelope of business information systems. ERP grew from its predecessors of MRP and MRP II, constantly expanding its solution footprint to address more and more of the needs of the enterpr

Trends Affecting Manufacturers and ERP Part Three: Four More ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... with its ERP system, where the level of integration evolved through ... database for resources, bills/routings, manufacturing orders (generated by MRP logic), and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/TN_ER_XSC_10_08_03_1.asp - 24k - 2003-10-08 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

ERP Beginner's Guide In So Many Words

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of resource planning systems, which replaces "islands of information" (MRP-II being ... another $3-$6 of additional hardware, third party integration and consulting ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/02/research_notes/TU_BA_PJ_02_05_01_1.asp - 16k - 2001-02-05 Summary: ERP remains the information backbone for contemporary manufacturing enterprises. However, today's ERP systems are required to address more than traditional processes taking place within the walls of an enterprise. This is a concise ERP reference guide for anyone needing a general knowledge of ERP feature

ERP: Origins, Developments, and Trends

by TEC staff writer ... To meet the integration needs of users, all major, traditional ERP players have ... Incorporating SCM functionality may be a way to circumvent MRP II's capacity ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/05/research_notes/TU_ER_STF_05_17_05_1.asp - 17k - 2005-05-17 Summary: ERP first developed as a form of inventory control and later grew to link disparate bodies of information together from across the enterprise. Now, ERP enhancements include SCM, CRM, and e-commerce features, just to name a few. However, where is this technology going? What does it mean now?

Web-based Enterprise Resource Planning Solution Exhibits Lean ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... production orders (to accommodate all BOM levels), and repeated MRP runs to ... claims that TROPOS is highly parameterized and uses standard integration tools and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/07/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_07_26_06_1.asp - 22k - 2006-07-26 Summary: SSI's approach appeals to process manufacturers, as well as some discrete manufacturers with short lead times and high volumes, where the traditional manufacturing resource planning (MRP) approach often shows many shortcomings (and can even be a recipe for disaster).

PeopleSoft Gathers Manufacturing and SCM Wherewithal Part Three ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... was moving away from traditional materials requirements planning (MRP) or advanced ... also both been renowned by their respective integration capabilities, which ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_27_04_1.asp - 23k - 2004-01-27 Summary: Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition of mid-to-large ERP system developer J.D. Edwards this summer, and most recently demand flow and lean manufacturing software solution from JCIT, might indicate some deep though

Interview with Michael McGrath, CEO, i2 Technologies

by Sree Hameed ... After MRP, supply chain came around along with the APS approach to ... the differentiation shifts to features, pricing, ease of implementation, integration to SAP ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/09/research_notes/TU_SC_XSH_09_06_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-09-06 Summary: The former CEO and co-founder of PRTM is a keen observer of management cycles and philosophies. As he takes over the helm at i2, Michael McGrath talks about how the company is preparing for the next generation of supply chain.

Supply Chain Process Management (SCPM) - Vendors

... 4one Business Integration Overview. 4one Business Integration is an information ... Logix Overview. Enterprise Logix provides Manufacturing, MRP, ERP, Inventory ... http:/.../showcases/technology-Directory/cat/87449-V/Supply-Chain-Process-Management-SCPM.html - 10k - 2008-10-02

E procurement and Requisitioning - Vendors

... 4one Business Integration Overview. 4one Business Integration is an information ... SRM application, Entomo SmartHub/SRM, extends internally focused MRP and ERP ... http:/.../showcases/technology-Directory/cat/87228-V/E-procurement-and-Requisitioning.html - 8k - 2008-10-02

SAP APO: Will it Fill the Gap?

by Steve McVey ... functionality, real-time access to transaction data and seamless integration with SAP ... DRP can be simulated using MRP functionality, but result lacks flexibility ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/09/research_notes/PN_BA_SRM_9_99_1.asp - 18k - 1999-09-01 Summary: Announced over two years ago, SAP's Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) is geared toward the supply chain management market, where it will compete head-to-head with established best-of-breed vendors like i2 and Manugistics. With a massive 190 pilot implementations underway around the globe, a picture of