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Compare Metasystems (ICIM) side-by-side with BAAN, SAP, J.D. EDWARDS, EPICOR, ORACLE, QAD, and 80+ other ERP vendors

Dec 5, 2008
Today's usage of Decision Support Systems (DSS), combined with vetted ERP knowledge bases, allows organizations to save time and money, achieving better and more reliable/fully-documented decisions, a quantum improvement over the widely-used subjective process of selecting complex enterprise software...
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Business Intelligence for SMBs: MBS Excel Applications and Competitive Analysis (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jun 23, 2005 Abstract : Companies relying on an Excel or Excel-like system need to know that, while Excel might suffice for ad hoc analysis and data storage for individuals or small groups, the technological flaw of data and referential integrity prevents it from a corporate-wide, collaborative effort like planning and budgeting, not to mention product development and sourcing.
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Vendors Harness Excel (and Office) to Win the Lower-end of Business Intelligence Market (5 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jun 22, 2005 Abstract : Small and medium businesses wanting the benefits of business intelligence (BI) without having to implement a large enterprise system may find a viable option in Excel-based BI and analytics tools that leverage add-in applications from vendors.
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8 Ways Technology News Can Boost Your Bottom Line (1 Page)
by TEC Staff
Oct 1, 2007 Abstract : Breaking technology news can boost your bottom line. Find out how to get the IT technology news that matters for your business software selections-and discover how the latest technology news can help save you tens of thousands in implementation costs. If you'd like the most current technology news delivered straight to your in-box, sign up now for daily tech headlines and technology industry news updates.
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List of Work Words, FREE List (Excel format) (1 Page)
by TEC Staff
Mar 15, 2008 Abstract : List of work words or English verbs. Download the complete list of work words writers use to enhance their readability. Ideal for hypnotic writing. When you want to write any document setting forth requirements, like the scope of work (SOW) for your request for proposals (RFP), you must define the specific work to be accomplished in clear, concise language.
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Compare ERP (1 Page)
by TEC Staff
Mar 15, 2008 Abstract : Compare ERP software: Discover the 8 key modules to base your selection on and tools you must use in order to save up to 85% of time and money you'd spend gathering information on your own. Beyond mere requests for proposals (RFP) templates, get every criteria already responded to by ERP software vendors, available to you right now in an Excel spreadsheet. So no need to chase vendors down, wait days, weeks, or months for their reply to compare ERP software. How to compare ERP software systems. Find your best-fit ERP software.
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Compare ERP (1 Page)
by TEC Staff
Dec 5, 2007 Abstract : Compare ERP software: Discover the 8 key modules to base your selection on and tools you must use in order to save up to 85% of time and money you'd spend gathering information on your own. Beyond mere requests for proposals (RFP) templates, get every criteria already responded to by ERP software vendors, available to you right now in an Excel spreadsheet. So no need to chase vendors down, wait days, weeks, or months for their reply to compare ERP software. How to compare ERP software systems. Find your best-fit ERP software.
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Enterprise Resource Planning Vendors Address Lean Manufacturing (6 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Feb 20, 2006 Abstract : Intentia, Fujitsu Glovia, QAD, and SSA Global's solutions supporting lean manufacturing are examined. Which areas the extended enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors excel in depends on their original ERP system's suitability for repetitive versus to-order environments.
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Best-of-breed Approach to Finance and Accounting (6 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Nov 16, 2005 Abstract : CODA's savvy accounting and financial offerings include budgeting, forecasting, scorecards, and tools that use Microsoft Excel spreadsheets collaboratively and securely. However, CODA must defend its narrow specialist and best-of-breed approach against larger-scale integrated enterprise system offerings.
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RFID--A New Technology Set to Explode? Part One: RFID Technology (6 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Apr 22, 2004 Abstract : For retailers and the other vertical industries, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags present enormous opportunities to improve supply chain operations, since real-time inventory control, tracking, and alerting capabilities could be very important advantages of RFID. As tagged inventory goes through ports, terminals, freight forwarders, and into a distribution center, the RFID tag should provide near real-time visibility of an item's whereabouts at all times.
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