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Order Promising: Pre-Condition Your Enterprise for Operational ...

by Dave Strothmann ... An on-line order promising application supports a wholly ... not be disrupted within a specific time fence ... business objective for the customer/item combination is ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/WhitePapers/2001/11/research_notes/TU_WP_DST_11_24_01_1.asp - 19k - 2001-11-24 Summary: Simple questions often have complex answers. Whether they are speaking with you on the phone or placing an order on a Web storefront, your customers expect immediate gratification. They want to know when their order will ship the moment it is placed. How do you respond?

Microsoft Axapta: Design Factors Shape System Usage Part Two ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... prices or a surcharge for shorter delivery lead times. ... line item linked to the sales order line item; Project-specific line items being purchased for a project ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/02/research_notes/MI_ER_XSH_02_11_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-02-11 Summary: If you are implementing or considering Microsoft Axapta as your ERP system, or providing Axapta-related services, this note provides an overall understanding of how the system fits together to run a business. This section reviews the major design factors affecting system usage in a distribution environme

Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 for Distribution Environments

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... be defined that reflect these same factors, as well as multi-line and total ... Planned purchase orders reflect warehouse-specific planning data for an item. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/04/research_notes/MI_ER_XSH_04_16_07_1.asp - 20k - 2007-04-16 Summary: This is a reprint of the summary chapter from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Dynamics AX by Dr. Scott Hamilton. In this first part, design factors related to system usage in distribution enterprises are covered.

The Exacting Needs of Metal Service Centers

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Many times, the completion of specific activities must be ... each order (or even worse, each order line item) to be ... to be done under the same item number (but ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/11/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_11_30_05_1.asp - 19k - 2005-11-30 Summary: General enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers that are viable companies with a solid product, typically do not meet the dimensional inventory, chemical, and physical properties requirements that are vital to the metal service industry and material converter businesses.

ERP Case Study: Software Selection & Implementation

by White Paper Spotlight ... be defined that reflect these same factors, as well as multi-line and total ... Planned purchase orders reflect warehouse-specific planning data for an item. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/04/research_notes/LG_ER_TEC_04_14_07_1.asp - 22k - 2007-04-13 Summary: Midsize automotive specialty pipe manufacturer Poppe & Potthoff knew it needed to modernize its heterogeneous, legacy business software environment across product ranges, locations, and business units, and streamline and automate its processes. When the search began for an appropriate ERP solution, integ

A Primer on Lean Manufacturing Using Microsoft Dynamics AX

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... need to replenish material for a specific item and quantity. ... consider sales orders with delivery dates in a ... The sales order line item identifies the status of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/08/research_notes/PN_ER_XSH_08_27_01_1.asp - 23k - 2007-08-27 Summary: Lean manufacturing constructs have been incorporated into the Microsoft Dynamics AX package, enabling firms to support lean and traditional manufacturing practices in a single system. This primer covers the constructs for supporting many of the variations in lean practices.

Mill Industries: A Generic ERP Challenge

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... order (or even worse, each order line item) to be ... a likelihood of several redundant item numbers referring to ... group manner, such as a specific dimension, grade ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/09/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_09_12_06_1.asp - 29k - 2006-09-12 Summary: Mills are factories where value is added to raw material by processing it into a form suitable either for further manufacturing, or for immediate end-use. However, general enterprise resource planning software typically does not meet the requirements of these industries.

Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Axapta: A Book Excerpt ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... a production order from a sales order line item. ... A critical-path manufactured item requires additional ... Project-specific sales orders for material consume the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/03/research_notes/MI_SC_XSH_03_25_04_1.asp - 25k - 2004-03-25 Summary: The nature of a sales and operations planning (S&OP) game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate demand, the item's primary source of supply, and the production strategy for manufactured items. Consideration of these factors can be illustrated with several common scenarios.

Mid-Market ERP Vendors Doing CRM & SCM In A DIY Fashion Part 1 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... an option that enables remote on-line access. ... Embedded RMA tracking; Improved item tracking; Item and serial ... to any high-level function, specific feature, as ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/04/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_04_19_02_1.asp - 18k - 2002-04-19 Summary: While the ERP mid-market has seen more vibrant intra-market merger & acquisition activity during 2001, it appears that 2002 will, for some more tenacious Tier 2/Tier 3 vendors, be the year of delivering products under their own steam as to counteract the onslaught by Tier 1 vendors and mid-market juggern

Profitable-to-promise: A New Exciting Era

by Ashfaque Ahmed ... not-so-important orders will affect your bottom line. ... other overhead costs down to the item level, and ... which it is built meets your specific requirements and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/11/research_notes/TU_SC_XAA_11_24_05_1.asp - 18k - 2005-11-24 Summary: Any manufacturing business is faced with promising accurate delivery dates for customer orders. At the same time, the manufacturer has to ensure that every order taken, is profitable. This article focuses on the issues related to order delivery date promising in view of profitability of orders to the man