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- April 18, 2018
18 Apr'18
Santa Fe's ERP implementation project fix stirs debate
ERP implementation projects may be IT's most challenging, something the city of Santa Fe, N.M., found out. City officials needed a fix and considered three options.
- October 05, 2017
05 Oct'17
Migrating to Oracle ERP Cloud pays off for Caesars
No role of the dice: Caesars Entertainment's move from decades-old green screens to Oracle ERP Cloud could only succeed after meticulous project planning and change management.
- October 08, 2015
08 Oct'15
Real estate firm sees value in financial management tools
Cushman & Wakefield aims to reduce costs and fuel rapid growth after replacing 35 general ledger systems and three major HR systems with Workday.
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- June 19, 2015
19 Jun'15
Quality management software boosts Cascade Engineering's process
Manufacturer implemented QAD quality management software and tied it to QAD ERP for document control and workflow.
- April 24, 2015
24 Apr'15
Report shows increased failure rates for ERP implementations
The 2015 ERP report from Panorama Consulting Solutions also shows SAP outpacing Oracle and Microsoft on buyer shortlists.
- March 06, 2014
06 Mar'14
ERP report shows implementations stretch time and budgets thin
Users say their ERP projects are straying far from schedules and budgets, according to a new ERP report.
- January 06, 2014
06 Jan'14
Swedish bank shows how to run an enterprise on in-memory databases
CIO says replacing Oracle system with the GigaSpaces in-memory database grid in the cloud enables real-time analytics and agile product development.
- October 31, 2013
31 Oct'13
Tier 1 ERP implementations leave something to be desired, Panorama says
Customers are still flocking to Tier 1 ERP vendors, but Panorama's latest research shows satisfaction isn't assured.
- May 16, 2013
16 May'13
Infor customers ponder where legacy ERP fits in new social, Web push
Customers of Infor use its legacy ERP brands that go back decades, but now are being challenged to move to the company's new Web architecture.
- November 29, 2012
29 Nov'12
Demand sensing software part of Kellogg's well-balanced forecasting
Cereal maker's S&OP head says parallel run of Terra Technology pattern recognition software showed 30% gain after data cleansing.
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- February 10, 2012
10 Feb'12
Ace Hardware picks SAP Financials over Oracle for order processing
When Ace Hardware went looking for a way to integrate its financials and order processing systems, it decided going with Oracle was too risky.
- November 08, 2011
08 Nov'11
Welding equipment maker plans long-needed ERP upgrade
Ten years after its last system literally went up in flames, Uniweld knew it was time for an ERP upgrade, but that has also meant a challenging database migration from Oracle 8i to 11g.
- August 30, 2011
30 Aug'11
Portable toilet maker seeks to eliminate wasteful data entry in global ERP
Company hopes consolidating on single ERP database in Sage X3 6.2 upgrade will simplify multinational accounting while handling localized requirements.
- August 19, 2011
19 Aug'11
SAP shop turns to Ariba cloud for electronic invoicing, cuts DSO
Nalco reduced errors and customer complaints with electronic invoicing but found cloud-to-ERP integration and supplier onboarding nontrivial -- albeit solvable -- problems.
- April 12, 2011
12 Apr'11
The Wendy's-Arby's merger and Oracle E-Business Suite
When Arby's merged with Wendy's, the two realized it would take longer to merge their application infrastructures than to flip a burger or put Horsey Sauce on your roast beef.