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- SCM
- (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management.
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- USG Corporation Extends Customer Satisfaction Leadership With Integrated Supply Chain Management
- EUSG Corporation wanted to extend customer satisfaction leadership by improving on-time delivery performance and become the easiest company with which to do business in the industry by reducing the time customers need to devote to processing transactions. The challenge was to provide customers with timely, accurate, easy-to-access information about product...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Manufacturing Facility, Oracle Corp., Customer Satisfaction, SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Product Marketing, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- Case studies 2008-09-01
- JDA Software scoops up i2 for $346 million
- JDA Software said Monday that it will acquire i2 Technologies for $346 million, or $14.86 a share, in its latest step in rolling up supply chain management software companies. i2 makes supply chain management software and JDA specializes in planning an optimizing those applications. The end game:...
- Tags: supply chain, i2 technologies inc., scm, jda software, supply chain management (scm), transportation, enterprise software, software, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Guohua Power Cuts Costs and Gains Tighter Control Over Diversified Operations
- Founded in 1999, Beijing Guohua Electric Power and its divisions invest in, construct, and operate electric power plants and serve as consultants for new energy projects. Guohua Power owns or has interests in 33 enterprises with operations spanning northern China, the Pearl River Delta, and the Yangtze River Delta. To...
- Tags: Human Resources, Oracle Corp., Oracle E-Business Suite, SCM, Guohua Power, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Financial Management, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Planning, Finance
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- Supply-Chain Solution Cuts Costs 15 Percent, Boosts Customer Service for ASIC Maker
- ASIC manufacturer Open-Silicon needed a better way to track yields. So, it turned to an integrated financial and supply-chain management solution from Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Tensoft. The solution, including Microsoft Dynamics GP and Tensoft Fabless Semiconductor Management, reduces costs by up to 15 percent or more, gives customers visibility...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Customer Service, Microsoft Corp., SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), ASICs, Enterprise Software, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-05-19
- SCM Group Supports Uniformity and Growth Worldwide With Integrated Enterprise Resource Planning Platform
- SCM Group wanted to support plans for international expansion adequately with a single and integrated Enterprise Resource Planning ERP platform and create homogeneous, centralized, automated systems for management of data and procedures in the global network. The challenge was to create consistent procedures for all group branches and new acquisitions...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., ERP, SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Software
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- IT search and SCM search may together bridge the design time-run time divide
- Productivity improvements in software development and deployment strategies will ultimately have to reckon with the lingering lack of feedback between design time and run time. Software is still a hand-off affair, with developed applications getting tossed into production with little collaboration between the builders and the operators...
- Tags: Software, Application, Information Technology, SCM, Splunk, Krugle, Tools & Techniques, Asset Management, Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-04-06
- Erlanger Boosts Back Office Functionality for Improved Patient Care
- Erlanger Health System is a public non-profit, academic teaching five-hospital system affiliated with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. Erlanger Health System wanted to manage a complex supply chain while delivering a spectrum of health services to more than a quarter-million people each year and lower supply costs and...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Patient, Health Care, Back-office, SCM, Erlanger Health System, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Global Freight Forwarder Capitalizes on Integrated Solution to Speed Business Growth
- National Air Cargo provides express freight delivery worldwide. By leveraging its position as a low-overhead freight forwarder, it has outmaneuvered larger carriers, expanding its market share year after year. When its accounting system could no longer accommodate rapid growth, and as its customer base continued to expand, the company engaged...
- Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Corp., SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- SE BOM Extractor (exe)
- SolidEdge Automation Tool that easily extracts Bill of Materials from SolidEdge files for easy integration with 3rd party software, like ERP and SCM systems. Integrate SolidEdge Bill of Materials with your ERP, accounting, supply chain management systems, CNC equipment, catalogs, websites, assembly instructions and other printed materials. Version 3.11.19 has...
- Tags: Supply Chain, ERP, SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-10
- IRCE S.p.A. Improves Customer Communication Systems and Efficiency
- IRCE S.p.A. wanted to introduce an integrated financial and supply chain management system that integrates easily with automatic field detection systems in production and improve communication with customers regarding the status of orders and availability of products. The challenge was to implement a strong product traceability system that enables the...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Oracle Corp., SCM, IRCE S.p.A., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2007-11-01
- Greg the Architect flummoxed by analyst's 'Mystic Grid'
- Another funny-but-sadly-too-true installment from the "Greg the Architect" series is out. This time, the hapless Greg Reemer takes it on the chin and everywhere else for a short-circuited supply chain management implementation. Greg then seeks out the industry analyst that put the vendor high in it's recommended "Mystic Grid" of...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Grid, SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Software, Software, Web Services, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2007-09-19
- Plan to buy an iPhone June 29? "Undoubtedly there will be shortages"
- Are you planning to camp out at an Apple or AT&T Wireless store on June 29 for your iPhone? Or, are you warming up your thumb to hit "refresh" if you get timed out on the Apple Store site?Well get ready for some painful moments on June 29 and up...
- Tags: Predictions and Observations, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-06-13
- Supply Chain Management (SCM): Non-Employee Travel and Expense Policy
- Sprint's policy is to reimburse all Supplier personnel, including, but not limited to, contractors, consultants, and all other persons not employed as an employee of Sprint, that are engaged via a contractual agreement for the purpose of providing services to Sprint (- Non-employee") for reasonable and necessary expenses, as defined...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Sprint Communications, SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- White papers 2007-05-30
- Nina Industries Turns to New Finance System to Deliver on Commitment to Quality
- The in-house solution of Nina Industries was not integrated with inventory and supply-chain management systems and prevented staff from entering critical details such as individual contact names at its suppliers or the name of the bank used by a supplier. Nina Industries had to track down these details manually, requiring...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Finance, SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- Case studies 2007-05-01
- Surround SCM (exe)
- Control and track changes to source files and other digital assets throughout the product development process. Surround SCM with change automation, custom metadata, and virtual branching delivers complete control over the software change process, a clearer view of the state of files, and streamlines parallel development. Cross-platform Surround SCM combines...
- Tags: Trigger, Workflow, SCM, Integration, Supply Chain Management (SCM), E-mail, Process Improvement, Product Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Quality, Business Operations, Research & Development
- Software downloads 2007-04-13
- Surround SCM (gz)
- Surround SCM is a full-featured version manager that controls who changes your files and remembers what they changed and when. Advanced branching and private branches facilitate concurrent development of products and versions. All team members have access to the latest versions of files. Email notifications keep the team informed of...
- Tags: SCM, Seapine Software, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Team Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- Software downloads 2007-04-13
- The Business Value of Upgrading to PeopleSoft Enterprise 9: Supply Chain Management Solutions
- This whitepaper provides an overview of the release 9 enhancements in the PeopleSoft Supply Chain Management applications. Oracle has been working with numerous customers and user groups to identify and prioritize critical new features in these solutions that will help organizations address current challenges and goals. New capabilities are primarily...
- Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., Supply Chain, Oracle Corp., SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2007-04-01
- Pulmuone Improves Supply Chain Management With Integrated ERP Solution
- Pulmuone was originally a collection of markets selling produce fresh from the farm. Demand from Korean consumers for food free from preservatives, artificial colorings, and chemical additives saw the markets expand into a US$356 billion global corporation over the next 26 years. Pulmuone has used Oracle Financials in its finance...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., ERP, SCM, Pulmuone, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Human Resource Management (HRM), Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Finance
- Case studies 2007-04-01
- IT: where success fails, and failure succeeds
- In reviewing discussions responding to last weeks "what users want" theme I was struck by the extent to which most of us get so wrapped up in fighting alligators that we completely forget about draining the swamp. Fortunately theres always somebody willing to remind us - in...
- Tags: Sun, IT Retardants, Enterprise Policy, General
- Blog posts 2007-03-08
- DOD's supply chain management overhaul makes headway, needs metrics
- Think your supply chain systems are complicated? Try being the Department of Defense, which spends $150 billion on its supply chain and is in the middle of revamping its processes and technology systems to eliminate waste. Here are a few...
- Tags: General, Software Infrastructure, Hardware Infrastructure, Government, Supply chain, U.S. Department of Defense
- Blog posts 2007-01-19

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