[Note: Cartoon at left is copyright United Features Syndicate, 2003, created by Scott Adams for www.dilbert.com] Sorry… we couldn’t help including it. Our friends at Focus Research have distilled the practice of Just In Time inventory – the concept in manufacturing of having just what you need, just when you need it – into 7 [...]
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7 Best Practices for J.I.T.
Posted in Bidness, and Other Current Economic Realities, tagged 7 Best Practices for JIT, Focus research, Just in Time on May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
8 Trends in ERP for 2011
Posted in General ERP Articles, tagged ERP Trends for 2011, Focus research on May 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In an interesting article on Trends in ERP for 2011, Focus Research came to eight succinct conclusions about the state of purchasing plans by firms today when it comes to the deployment of business management software systems. Their key conclusions can be downloaded here but here’s the gist of their research (along with one experienced VAR’s [...]
Five Critical Points for ERP Success
Posted in Bidness, and Other Current Economic Realities, Personal Musings, Hard Truths, and the Like, tagged Enterprise Resource Planning, ERP, Five Critical Points for ERP Success, Focus research, Michael Krigsman on January 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Michael Krigsman is CEO of Asuret and an adviser to Focus Research, where he is touted as “a recognized authority on the causes and prevention of IT failures.” He’s frequently quoted in the press on IT issues, and in an article for Focus a few months ago, Krigsman points out what he deems the five [...]
The Continuing Evolution of ERP (First of Two Parts)
Posted in Software, Technology, and Wow I Didn't Know That, tagged Enterprise Resource Planning software, ERP, ERP and CRM, ERP selection process, Focus research, Quote To Cash on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In a “Focus Brief” released earlier this year by Michael Dortch, I.T. industry analyst and Director of Research at Focus.com, points up some observations about the evolving state of Enterprise Resource Planning worth noting. As Dortch points out, the Gartner research group coined the term “ERP” in 1990, when it applied predominantly to manufacturing and [...]
