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- ASCo Takes Advantage of SAP's R/3 for Logistics Management
- The offshore oil business is a complex and risky business. One of the main difficulties is that all supplies - from specialised drilling equipment to everyday necessities - have to be shipped out to the platforms and rigs. Handling the logistics of this supply link is crucial, and it is...
- Tags: Logistics, SAP R/3, SAP AG, ASCo, Supply Chain, Business Operations
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- Product Data Management Implementation Supports and Accelerates the Development Process
- Valdese Weavers is one of the industry's leading producers of jacquard upholstery and multipurpose fabrics. Valdese Weavers implements the MM, PP, FI, CO, and SD modules and the product data management PDM functionalities of SAP R/3 3.1i as well as a shop-floor control system. All modules, including PDM, went live...
- Tags: SAP R/3, EMC Corp., Data Management, Valdese Weavers, Product Data Management, Storage, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Leading Provider of Software Tools for ERP Systems Expands Product Offering With Pure Java, 100% J2EE Standards Based Application Integration Solution
- Quadrate as a company has the goal of taking the best innovations of the major software manufacturers and making them faster, more effective and easier to use for non-technical users. Quadrate wanted to provide a Java based alternative interface to SAP R/3, that would allow end users to enter data...
- Tags: NetManage, ERP System, SAP R/3, SAP AG, ERP, Pure Java, Standards, Tool, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), J2Ee, Java, Application Integration, Enterprise Software, Quality, Application Servers, Middleware, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Programming Languages, Business Operations
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- Innovia Readies Itself for SAP R/3 Enterprise, Choosing IBM eServer pSeries Solutions
- Innovia Films is the world's leading supplier of speciality labels and security films, high-performance coated packaging, tobacco overwrap, and biodegradable and compostable films. Innovia faced the challenge of selecting a SAP solution infrastructure ready for SAP R/3 Enterprise and choosing a system with long-term low costs of ownership and operation....
- Tags: IBM eServer, SAP R/3, SAP AG, IBM Corp., Innovia, Innovia Films, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
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- Ensuring the Uninterrupted Availability and High Performance of the SAP R/3 Environment at SRI Radio Systems
- The unprecedented growth in SRI's mobile communications equipment business was placing significant pressure on its SAP R/3 manufacturing system. By partnering with Symantec formerly Veritas Software and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the company deployed Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC to provide a high availability solution optimized for Oracle RAC. SRI's...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Environment, High-performance, SAP R/3, SAP AG, Oracle Real Application Cluster, SRI Radio, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Databases, Software, Data Management
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- Automated Load Tests Ensure SAP R/3 Reliability, Performance for Texaco (UK) Ltd.
- Texaco (U.K.) Ltd. is the fourth largest gasoline retailer in the U.K. and ranks among the top 10 oil producers in the North Sea. The challenge was how to ensure that a new SAP R/3 exploration and production ("upstream") system in multiple locations throughout the U.K. would perform reliably and...
- Tags: Performance, SAP R/3, SAP AG, U.K., Mercury Interactive Corp., Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
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- Efficient Database Maintenance Supports Worldwide Training
- IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. The SAP R/3 information database is completely implemented in a R/3 system. All SAP training documents and multimedia presentations are centrally stored and updated regularly within the SAP R/3 information database. EMC Documentum...
- Tags: Database, SAP R/3, SAP AG, Training, EMC Corp., IBM Corp., SAP R/3 Information Database, Information Database, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Storage, Software, Hardware
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- Uelzena eG Migrated Its SAP R/3 Solution From Unix to Windows 2000 Running on Dell PowerEdge Servers - Improving Performance by a Factor of Five and Halving Maintenance Costs at a Stroke
- The Uelzena eG group, which employs about 500 people and has a yearly turnover of over 250 million Euros, manufactures innovative dry and semi-finished products for the food industry, as well as butterfat for the baking and confectionary industries. The company decided to migrate because the bills were far too...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Industry, SAP R/3, SAP AG, Server, Dell PowerEdge, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, UNIX, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Panasonic Switches to ASCII With Triple-Jump to SAP R/3 Enterprise With IBM
- Panasonic Electronic Devices Europe GmbH Panasonic manufactures power supply, motor control, tuner, remote control and wireless products, offering a wide range of services such as customized research and development, design and manufacturing. The company faced the challenge of meeting the demands of new business processes, implementing new IT infrastructure and...
- Tags: Panasonic, SAP R/3, SAP AG, ASCII, IBM Corp., Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
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- mySAP SCM at Dow Corning
- Since its founding in 1943, Dow Corning has made revolutionary contributions to the development of silicon-based technology. Dow Corning has learned from its customers that it can best serve them by helping them gain a competitive advantage in their respective markets. To this end, Dow Corning's strategy is to help...
- Tags: mySAP, Corning Inc., SAP R/3, SAP AG, The Dow Chemical Co., mySAP SCM, SCM, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Performance Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management
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- SAP Internet Sales (R/3 Edition) Opens the Doors to the Online Marketplace
- Kuraray Specialities Europe KSE - a subsidiary of the Japanese chemical enterprise Kuraray Co. Ltd. in Osaka, Japan - is a leading supplier of specialty chemical products used in the production of various consumer goods. When building a Web shop to sell its chemical products, Kuraray Specialities Europe KSE looked...
- Tags: SAP R/3, SAP AG, Sales Strategy, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, Sales, Software
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- Romania National Oil Corporation ARPECHIM Pitesti Subsidiary
- Choosing R/3 as an integrated software for financial administration and management ARPECHIM could reach many of its strategic aims. Into the new economic system, characterized by competition and market economy, R/3 means an element of progress being very competitive regarding the quantity and the quality of the information used. Dealing...
- Tags: Financial, SAP R/3, SAP AG, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
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- Comprehensive Re-Engineering With SAP R/3
- Pharmaceuticals company Pfizer Germany combined migration to SAP R/3 with comprehensive business process re-engineering efforts. Greater efficiency through optimized processes and improved customer service were the objectives for the project which had been initiated by the Top Management. The implementation was completed successfully in 1998, giving Pfizer stable foundations for...
- Tags: Business Process, Pfizer Inc., SAP R/3, SAP AG, BPR, Re-engineering, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Operational Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), It Operations, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
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- EMI Music Enhances Global Digital Transaction Management by Standardising on SAP R/3
- To prosper in the digital world, global music company EMI Music is undertaking a major overhaul of its sales and billings model to reflect market evolution. Historically, EMI Music's local companies have used individual Enterprise Resource Planning ERP systems, but the company is in the process of moving to one...
- Tags: EMI Group Plc., Transaction Management, SAP R/3, SAP AG, ERP, Microsoft Corp., Music, EMI Music, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Databases, Software, Data Management
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- SAP Case Study: Sandoz
- Sandoz Products SA's pharmaceutical division, the local operations largest division, believes SAP R/3 will permit it to offer value-added services to its clients, giving it a definite competitive edge. The company selected R/3 because of its superior functionality, performance, scalability and the tight integration of the various modules. The decision...
- Tags: SAP R/3, SAP AG, Sandoz, Sandoz Products SA, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
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- SAP Case Study: Telecom PTT
- Having developed an acute cost awareness while making the transition to a market-oriented company, in 1991 Telecom PTT began looking for a new software package to handle financials and accounting more efficiently. In particular, it wanted to achieve greater cost transparency and competitive pricing of products and services. Owing to...
- Tags: SAP R/3, SAP AG, Telephony, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Enterprise Software, Networking, Software
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- SAP Case Study: HiServ GmbH
- Online access to up-to-date training materials in the R/3 Information Database lies at the core of R/3 implementation training at the Hoechst Group. The company's IT subsidiary, HiServ GmbH, is using the R/3 Advanced Training Solution to train users in conjunction with Hoechst's worldwide implementation of R/3. The decision in...
- Tags: SAP R/3, SAP AG, Training, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
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- SAP Case Study: SAR S.P.A.
- SAR was founded in Chieti in 1979 and produces micro atomizers, normally used for perfumes, liquid soaps, personal care products, and pharmaceuticals. The Italian company SAR has proved that the R/3 on AS/400 configuration can reduce implementation times. Six months after the R/3 System was initially installed, 100 end-users were...
- Tags: SAP R/3, SAP AG, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
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- Zeiss Optronik Uses the SAP R/3 Schedule Manager to Automate Period-End Closing
- When Zeiss Optronik GmbH made the upgrade to SAP R/3 4.6B, the Schedule Manager function helped make period-end closing simpler and faster. The company was able to replace manual tasks with automated standardized process flows. The upgrade improved transparency and the control of related processes, and cost accountants now need...
- Tags: SAP R/3, SAP AG, Zeiss Optronik, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
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- SAP Case Study: Schneider Papier Benelux B.V
- Schneider Papier Benelux SPB B.V., an expansion-oriented paper wholesaler in Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg, has replaced its inefficient, disparate PC applications with R/3, SAP's integrated client/server solution. This has enabled the company not only to significantly improve customer service, but also to be excellently prepared for the current and future...
- Tags: Client-server, SAP R/3, SAP AG, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Servers, Software, Hardware
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