Operating Environments

Lean and World Class Manufacturing and the Information Technology ...

by Ron Crabtree ... low complexity operating environment or a volatile and complex operating environment ... In lean environments where variety, mix changes, and demand are relatively ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/09/research_notes/MI_ER_XRC_09_23_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-09-23 Summary: Companies relying on manual implementation and support for lean and world class methodologies risk losing corporate consciousness. Avoid the pitfalls of lost information and flexibility; place value on performance gaps and create matrixes of tools and applications to prioritize issues.

Responding to Warehouse Management Needs

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Its open design orientation makes it relatively easy to fit into most operating environments including support for Microsoft Windows and UNIX platforms as well ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/09/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_09_21_05_1.asp - 21k - 2005-09-21 Summary: The area of warehouse management systems and supply chain execution might be the best examples of Adonix' commitment to provide small and large businesses with the building blocks for supply chain management.

Understand J2EE and .NET Environments Before You Choose

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The availability of UNIX operating systems provides increased uptime and reliability ... a single application to be deployed in multiple environments, was deemed ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_12_08_04_1.asp - 21k - 2004-12-08 Summary: The Microsoft .NET versus J2EE platform argument often takes on the vehemence of a religious debate. Choosing one may amount to 'betting the farm', whereas choosing neither or both typically forces unwieldy workarounds or excruciating duplicate development efforts.

Information Builders Did It iWay

by M. Reed ... part of Information Builders, we delivered rock-solid technologies that could integrate information from over 120 different sources and operating environments. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2001/03/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_03_06_01_1.asp - 8k - 2001-03-06 Summary: Information Builders plans to spin off its middleware technology group (which develops and supports the EDA middleware product) into a new wholly owned subsidiary named iWay Software. The move is supposed to allow Information Builders (IBI) to concentrate on the WebFocus and Focus business intelligence

SOA-based Applications and Infrastructure--The Next Frontier?

by Olin Thompson and P.J. Jakovljevic ... Most operating environments provide an API so that programmers can write applications consistent with the operating environment. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_05_05_05_1.asp - 30k - 2005-05-05 Summary: Leading enterprise applications vendors believe it is crucial to quickly complete the transition to a service oriented architecture (SOA) from monolithic client/server architectures. For the 'Big Few' the 'stack' race, including applications, databases, application server and middleware, has intensified.

Oracle Further Orchestrates Its SOA Forays Part Two: Strategy

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... is sent; Portability—the ability to share data between different computer systems and operating environments; load balancing and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_03_15_05_1.asp - 22k - 2005-03-15 Summary: Oracle's vision of a complete collaborative e-Business solution requires a database strategy, an application server strategy, and an e-business strategy. Will users buy into this vision?

The Strategic Importance of Asset Management Part One: Changing ...

by Daryl Mather ... activities that assist in achieving production goals. In worst case scenarios they impinge on the safe operating environments of assets. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/12/research_notes/MI_EV_XDM_12_18_03_1.asp - 14k - 2003-12-18 Summary: This note is intended to provoke thought regarding some of the dramatic incidents that occurred in the field of asset management in 2003, as well as address some of their more immediate consequences and ramifications of changing societal attitudes regarding the failure of physical assets. In particular i

Asset Data for Accurate Lifecycle Management

by Daryl Mather ... Without considering the different operating environments of different companies, these do cover the basic drivers of most maintenance departments: ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2006/08/research_notes/MI_EV_08_24_06_1.asp - 30k - 2006-08-24 Summary: Among the areas where modern enterprise asset management (EAM) systems provide substantial benefits is the driving out of inefficiencies in business processes. This is why the development of effective maintenance policies is generally the foremost consideration for modern asset managers.

ERP for Mill-based and Material Converting Environments: Scoopsoft ...

... ERP for Mill-based and Material Converting Environments:Scoopsoft by Bell ... improved plant or distribution center productivity with reduced operating costs, and ... http:/.../ERP-for-Mill-based-and-Material-Converting-Environments/Bell-Business-Solutions-Scoopsoft.html - 5k - 2009-11-18

The Theory of Constraints Enters the Lean Manufacturing Arena

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... in workflow management and the appropriate software to help manage the approach, even companies operating in particularly complex environments can realize ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_21_06_1.asp - 19k - 2006-02-21 Summary: Lean principles are difficult to employ in complex environments, but materials requirement planning has well-known limitations. The theory of constraints, which is complementary to lean manufacturing when it comes to low volumes and complex environments, may provide an answer.