Introduction to Enterprise Applications
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Enterprise tectonics
Industry’s competitive environment
Industry’s competition
Organisational evolution
The Internet is a discontinuous innovation
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ERP keeps the score
ERP today
Pioneer users extend ERP
What are the major business processes?
The new applications match better
Transforming systems support
ORP will improve the score
Exponential growth in EA market?
Or is it virtual growth?
End User Expenditure by region
Market share of leading EA software developers
ERP market re-positioning
Three sales & marketing paradigms to fit them
What’s the right strategy?
Enterprise Applications for industry sectors
Adding value to ERP
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Operations life cycle
Front Office Automation
Customer Relationship Management
Manufacturing options
What’s perfect inbound logistics support? CSM?
MRP II - good but not great in a crisis
Flow Manufacturing
Supply chain management options
Distribution and visibility
Communication and planning in the Auto industry
Advanced Planning - revolution not evolution
What’s APS technology?
Beer, supermarket and sledge, supply chain problems
ERP relationships with retail
The data warehouse
Where is your corporate knowledge?
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The changing evaluation criteria
Ask how will the system support us in a crisis?
There’s no obvious winner
Architecture, infrastructure issues
Real graphics in the user interface
Object technology
Baan - BaanERP version 5
Epicor - Avanté version 8.3
Geac (JBA) - System21 version 3.5.2
Glovia International - Glovia.com/5
Gores Tech. (SSA) - eBPCS 6.1
IFS - IFS Applications 1999
Intentia - Movex version 10
JD Edwards - OneWorld B73.2
MAPICS - XA release 5
Oracle Applications release 11
PeopleSoft - PeopleSoft version 7.5
PSIpenta version 4.0
QAD - MFG/PRO version 8.6e
Ross Systems - Renaissance 5.0
SAP - R/3 release 4.5
Wonderware (Marcam) - Protean 3.0
Companies to Watch
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The hurdles to jump over
Enterprise project cycle
Productivity segment cycle
Business justification
The summary
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