ERP / SCM

Five Things to Consider when Choosing an ERP System - 2007  357.3 kB

 

The Total Cost of ERP Ownership - Out. 2006  494.0 kB

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) has long been recognized as a significant factor in ERP strategies and decisions. Yet while both end users and ERP solution providers tend to talk about lower TCO, and many vendors claim it as a point of differentiation, seldom do they speak in terms of specific metrics. This Enterprise Strategies report will not only quantify TCO but also present side by side comparison of these metrics from five of the top ERP vendors.

The ABCs of ERP: An Executive Primer - Ago. 2004  224.5 kB

 

O Comércio Electrónico em Portugal - O Quadro legal e Negócio - Mar.2004  1.5 MB

 

First Report on the application of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market - Nov. 2003  262.7 kB

This report provides the first assessment of the transposition and application of Directive 2000/31/EC on electronic commerce1 ("the Directive") and its impact. It is based both on the Commission's experience and on feedback received from Member States, industry, professional and consumer associations and other interested parties of their experience with the Directive. In view of the short period of time since the adoption and transposition of the Directive, such experience is necessarily limited. However, it shows that the Directive has had a substantial and positive effect on e-commerce within Europe. Together with the Directive on transparency for information society services2, which establishes a mechanism allowing the Commission to assess draft national legislation as to its compatibility with Community law, it creates a straightforward Internal Market framework which allows e-commerce.

The Dark Secret of ERP ROI - 2002  97.4 kB

 

The Top Ten Things to Look for in ERP - 2002  11.2 kB

 

Building an E-Commerce Trust Infrastructure - 2000  526.4 kB

Businesses that can manage and process e-commerce transactions can gain a competitive edge by reaching a worldwide audience, at very low cost. But the Web poses a unique set of trust issues, which businesses must address at the outset to minimize risk. Customers submit information and purchase goods or services via the Web only when they are confident that their personal information, such as credit card numbers and financial data,

Collaborative ERP - The Second- Generation of Realistic E-Business - 2000  995.6 kB

While the events of the Internet boom and bust gave e-business a bad name, it is technology that is destined to play a major role in the development of most businesses, whether they be global or in a local marketplace. One of the key technologies that will make e-business possible and practical is Enterprise Resource Processing (ERP), but not as it is known today. What is now required is an environment in which individual divisions in a company, or individual companies themselves can both manage their own activities and collaborate with other divisions or business partners as required. This is what Scala’s newly introduced iScala 2.1 provides.

European E-commerce Report - 2000  148.2 kB

 

How to Select and Implement an ERP System  204.7 kB