Industrial Management & Data Systems articles from February 1996

Industrial Management & Data Systems archives from February 1996

Organizing the selection process for a new general ledger system.
February 1, 1996... Points out that selecting a new general ledger system can be a very difficult undertaking in today's environment because of the variety of hardware platforms and choices of software products. Based on the composite experiences of several...

Time compression in the supply chain.
February 1, 1996... Claims that time compression is a powerful source of competitive advantage that remains relatively under-utilized in UK businesses. Details the research undertaken by the Warwick Manufacturing Group's time compression programme (TCP) on the...

Activity-based approach to justification of advanced factory management systems.
February 1, 1996... Looks at the literature to date which has indicated some successful cases of using traditional economic analysis techniques in justifying factory automation. Points out, however, that strategic implications and integration effects of factory...

Disaster recovery issues for EDI systems. (electronic data interchange)
February 1, 1996... Reports that EDI systems differ from traditional computer systems and, therefore, have special disaster recovery issues that need to be addressed; the main difference being that EDI systems cress organizational boundaries. Explains that this...

Savings of 2.4 billion pounds sterling a year - supply chain relationships hold the key.
February 1, 1996... British manufacturing companies can save [pounds]2.4 billion a year by developing effective supply chain relationships with customers and suppliers. This is the conclusion of a new report, based on research for the Institute of Logistics, by...