Calculation Capabilities

Vendors Harness Excel (and Office) to Win the Lower-end of ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... product, Microsoft Forecaster, its upcoming release 7.0 will feature a new Microsoft Outlook-like UI, enhanced calculation capabilities, sophisticated "what-if ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/06/research_notes/VN_BI_PJ_06_22_05_1.asp - 26k - 2005-06-22 Summary: 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.

The Compelling Capabilities of One Compensation Management ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... ascertaining potential commissions), and management and adjustment capabilities of compensation ... them across the board), or committing calculation logic errors. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2007/05/news_analysis/NA_CR_PJ_04_09_07_1.asp - 22k - 2007-05-09 Summary: Despite its product's notable functional scope, Centive is committed to being the leader in on demand sales compensation management. The vendor believes it now has sufficient resources to fund research and development, as well as business initiatives.

BI Software Comparison / BI Software Evaluation

... speed of execution and reduced database resource usage Caching Calculate initial insights into the data quickly and easily Calculation Capabilities Call data ... http://bi.technologyevaluation.com/business-intelligence/ - 84k - 2009-08-28 Summary: Compare Business Intelligence Software: Discover the 7 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 : Reporting and Analysis, Analytics, Data Warehousing, Workflow, Data Integration, Support, System

Mid-size Companies Have Full-size IT Issues

by J. Dowling ... If this were the complete list of capabilities that are valuable, they represent ... basis for computing the Return side of the Return on Investment Calculation. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/11/research_notes/MI_EV_JFD_11_28_03_1.asp - 11k - 2003-11-28 Summary: Information technology product selection is one issue that does not scale up or down with the size of the enterprise. The breadth and seriousness of issues that must be managed by the Information Systems Departments of mid-size companies are the same as those of larger corporations with more people and f

Solomon Stands the Test of Time Despite Changing Masters

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Additional enhancements to the project accounting capabilities include new indirect rate calculation and new audit trail tracking abilities for contractors of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/09/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_09_03_03_1.asp - 25k - 2003-09-03 Summary: It appears that several of Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Solomon's truly differentiating traits, which could not have been easily or quickly replicated by its seemingly more robust brethren products within the MBS division, will have been a good enough reason for Microsoft to continue to bolster the

TEC’s I&CM Evaluation Center (Slowly but Surely) Gaining ...

... SPM functionality (ie, Incentive Calculation Engine, Workflow, Territory Management, Quota Planning, Performance Analytics and Mobile Handheld capabilities). ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 52k - 2008-08-27

ERP Plus and Beyond

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Moreover, solid landed cost calculation and subcontracting capabilities may help Verticent expand its focus towards metal importers and giftware distributors. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/12/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_12_15_05_1.asp - 27k - 2005-12-15 Summary: ERP Plus provides tools that metal fabricators need to streamline their quoting, order entry, inventory control, production, labor collection, shipping, and invoicing processes.

TEC’s I&CM Evaluation Center (Slowly but Surely) Gaining ...

... financial controls, and insufficient modeling, reporting and analysis capabilities. ... and spreadsheet-based incentive compensation calculation processes are slow ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 49k - 2008-08-11

Pricing Management Vendor Must Show Proven Payback from Clients

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... segmentation is done via new, sophisticated data mining capabilities; then, users can ... then transforms the findings of that segmentation calculation run into ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/05/research_notes/NA_ER_PJ_05_05_08_1.asp - 14k - 2008-05-05 Summary: Vendavo’s recent growth is due to its reseller partnership with SAP, and the segmentation and optimization functionalities of its pricing solutions. But the vendor needs to stay on its toes, at least until its role in lifting almost every client profit margins is proven.

Enterprise Resource Planning Vendors Address Lean Manufacturing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... A more detailed description of the solution's capabilities follows ... support for managing kanbans, such as independent and dependent demand calculation for kanban ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_20_06_1.asp - 35k - 2006-02-20 Summary: 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.