Sale Histories

Point of Sale: To Stand Alone or Not?

by Caroline Lam ... to properly serving the customer, since processing a sale would then ... functionality to manage customer interactions, customer sales histories, customer contact ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2006/04/research_notes/TU_CR_CL_04_10_06_1.asp - 18k - 2006-04-10 Summary: When selecting a point of sale (POS) solution, users have a choice between stand-alone solutions and integrated solutions. They should first evaluate core and non-core components of POS systems, and assess the strengths and weaknesses of best-of-breed and integrated approaches.

Retail Application/Retail Applications Selection

... cost information Modifies date Modifies discount price Modifies inventory sale price Modifies ... forecasts based on demand patterns and sales histories of similar ... http://retail.technologyevaluation.com/point-of-sale/ - 101k - 2009-03-09

Microsoft Retail Systems

by Caroline Lam ... Tracks customer visits and purchase histories, X, X. ... Connects point-of-sale software with e-commerce software through third party add-ons, X. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/retail/2006/08/research_notes/PN_RT_CL_08_31_06_1.asp - 26k - 2006-08-31 Summary: Microsoft Point of Sale and Microsoft Retail Management System provide a complete point of purchase solution suite for small and midsize specialty retail businesses. Released in 2005, Microsoft Point of Sale has enabled Microsoft to further penetrate the retail market.

SouthWare Excellence Series: Making Excellence Easier Part Four ...

by Charles Chewning Jr. ... Equipment Servicing: Maintains equipment service information including service histories, metered usage, location ... Automatically create customer for new sale. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2005/01/research_notes/VN_TS_XCC_01_07_05_1.asp - 19k - 2005-01-07 Summary: This is a complete service management system that is comprised of four specific applications to help companies manage service contracts, track service histories and required preventive maintenance for each piece of equipment under service contract, daily planning and dispatch, and service invoicing.

Customer Relationship Management: Evolution, Not Revolution

by Jane Affleck ... sales force activities; marketing campaign management; sale lead tracking; marketing ... and to anticipate needs based on individual purchase histories, over time and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2007/09/research_notes/TU_CR_JA_09_24_07_1.asp - 16k - 2007-09-24 Summary: Customer relationship management (CRM) can be a tool for positive change in businesses' operations. Or CRM can—unintentionally—cause a host of problems, from lost employee time to lost customer data. But with the right information, implementing CRM allows evolution without the upset of revolution.

Supply Chain Management: Morphing the Functional Scope of Service ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Olin Thompson ... a strategic part of the customer's business after the sale is completed. ... like product designs, service contracts, and asset and service histories are another ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/07/research_notes/MN_SC_PJ_07_30_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-07-30 Summary: The quintessential business challenge is to minimize downtime on assets while minimizing the cost of spare and replacement parts inventory. To meet these challenges, heavy investments have been made in extensive spare ad replacement parts networks.

Attaining Real Time, On-demand Information Data: Contemporary ...

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... BI analysis and reporting can combine demographics data, and summary and line item purchasing histories from data stores and point-of-sale (POS) systems to aid ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/06/research_notes/TU_BI_XOT_06_29_05_1.asp - 29k - 2005-06-29 Summary: Demand for instant access to dispersed information is being met by vendors offering enterprise business intelligence tools and suites. Portlet standardization, enterprise information integration, and corporate performance management are among the proposed solutions, but do they really deliver real time i

ERP Plus and Beyond

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... inventory information by tracking movements, allocations, movement histories, and inventory ... database tracking, and then grew into post-sale customer-support ... 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.

SouthWare Excellence Series: Making Excellence Easier Part One ...

by Charles Chewning Jr. ... Point of Sale: Standard POS system plus a fast and efficient method by which ... to help companies manage service contracts, track service histories and required ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2005/01/research_notes/VN_TS_XCC_01_04_05_1.asp - 30k - 2005-01-04 Summary: SouthWare Innovations is one of the first middle-market vendors to create what might be the one of the best examples of true business management system (accounting + exception management + task management), and for that reason alone it should receive serious consideration.

Challenges for an Expanding Supply Chain Solutions Vendor

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Many of the above competitors indeed have longer operating histories in related ... or to devote greater resources to the development, promotion, and sale of their ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2006/11/research_notes/EN_SC_PJ_11_16_06_1.asp - 22k - 2006-11-16 Summary: Although Click Commerce is a thriving provider of on-demand supply chain management (SCM) solutions for a variety of worldwide industries, it does have to face up to a variety of challenges, some of which are of its own making.