Introduction Business intelligence or BI was initially meant to mean the applications that could be accessed by business users. However, the term has morphed into a catchall term that covers a variety of technologies, which include reporting, OLAP, analytics, data mining, among others. The BI field is filled with different techniques and subdivisions, which makes…
Introduction Business intelligence or BI was initially meant to mean the applications that could be accessed by business users. However, the term has morphed into a catchall term which covers a variety of technologies which include reporting, OLAP, analytics, data mining, among others. The BI field is filled with different technologies and subdivisions, which makes…
Executive Summary This is the Honest Vendor Rating for SAP. SAP ranks as one of our lowest-rated vendors in topics ranging from SAP’s sales tactics to their value. Introduction SAP is the world’s largest enterprise software company. However, as a company, like the most significant consumer software company in the world, Microsoft, SAP lives in…
Gartner and the Magic Quadrant: A Guide for Buyers, Vendors and Investors This book chronicles possibly the most interesting story of the past several decades in the enterprise software space: the lack of evidence for the benefits of ERP systems. Yes, the most popular and widely purchased application in enterprise software had a series of…
Executive Summary The flaw in the single instance concept generally. Making decisions based on narrow IT objectives. The Flaw in the Single Instance Concept Generally In fact, “a single instance” is not only frequently fool’s gold in ERP but other enterprise software categories as well. For instance, in supply chain planning, one of the worst…
An explanation of how Brightwork Research & Analysis works as an estimation service, and how select software vendors can leverage the website.
Executive Summary There is sometimes the question asked of whether MRP and BOM explosion is required for companies that rely upon contract manufacturers. We cover whether the BOM is required in the supply planning system. How Much Does MRP and BOM Explosion Help Companies? There is little doubt that the introduction of MRP took a…
Executive Summary The printing press is a type of manufacturing technology. We cover the history of the printing press. The History of Printing The following quotation explains the development of the printing press. Printing is a type of manufacturing. Printing with moveable type printing presses preceded Gutenberg by 400 years. Gutenberg’s contribution was the “in devising…
Executive Summary The earliest EDI tells an interesting story about the usage of EDI. How EDI messages were structured and the implications. Introduction Electronic Date Interchange or, more commonly, EDI is a structured way for companies to communicate with one another. EDI is also a document standard as well as how the data is transmitted….
Executive Summary Fossil fuels were instrumental in promoting the first industrial revolution. We cover power stations’ growth, the line shaft in factories, and how the steam turbine improved and factory changes. Introduction to Electrified Manufacturing Infatuated with recent technology developments, the far more essential technology improvements that came before information technology. This article will learn…