These days , my organizational studies and interactions encourage me to think as to what would be the situation if every organization had every process completely captured on an ERP system that was web based. These include internal processes like production planning, procurement, manufacturing, accounting and finance, sales and distribution. Also could include external stakeholdersContinue reading “SAP Sapphire 07 Atlanta- creating a platform and applications”
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Globalization – the perennial China India question
Globalization as we treat it in textbooks and the classroom seems pretty exciting and don’t get me wrong- it is! But what amazes me is the wide mis-understanding among faculties, company executives and small business owners about what globalization offers as opportunity to the American enterprise. Let’s face it , notwithstanding every criticism lately inContinue reading “Globalization – the perennial China India question”
Collaborative Product Definition Management (cPDm)
After a very nice Easter weekend, I found myself stuck like an old record on my April 1,post about how SFA happens outside the company and does not depend on existing customer data or processes, particularly when you are looking for new customers. Applications that can be quickly deployed,used and benefits seen make obvious senseContinue reading “Collaborative Product Definition Management (cPDm)”
CRM -the front end of the Supply Chain
Today is April 1 and I wanted readers not to think of this post as some kind of a gag, at least not in it’s entirety!I find that the media including the Internet has been rather quiet on this "April Fool’s day". For example, while Google had a great search picture in 2000 on "Fool’sContinue reading “CRM -the front end of the Supply Chain”
Return from Vancouver and the tension between Web 2.0 and ERP
This is the 100th or centennial post of this blog and I thought I should write something hopefully in the "centennial" league! But first about my trip to Vancouver. The trip was great as was the in-depth exposure to SAP and the various Universities that have included SAP in the curriculum. On my way backContinue reading “Return from Vancouver and the tension between Web 2.0 and ERP”
SAP NetWeaver in Vancouver
Reached Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada yesterday for the SAP Curriculum Congress 2007. This is my first trip to Vancouver and although the flight was grueling with 11 hours, two flight changes and three hours of time difference I found Vancouver to be really picturesque. I have photos but not the upload cable and will putContinue reading “SAP NetWeaver in Vancouver”
Software as a Service(SaaS) and the Liquor Control Board
I am a great supporter of SaaS ( Software as a service) simply because businesses should get going with business and IT should be a facilitator. In house IT departments should be focusing on the business application end of things. Several thinkers believe that software will become like electricity which started originally with generators atContinue reading “Software as a Service(SaaS) and the Liquor Control Board”
Valentines day and online trends
It was just yesterday that I started talking about "Relationship Marketing" to my B2B – Organizational Marketing class. Naturally, this is huge for business today.What with CRM on the front end and Supply Chain management software at the upstream of B2B relationships trying to keep things on track in the complex world of global B2B.Continue reading “Valentines day and online trends”
Super bowl ads “people power” and “global outsourcing”
The Superbowl ads are always a great reflection of our times and more importantly changing times. For the very first time viewers have created an ad- The Crash the Superbowl-Doritos ad. The empowering of the amateur ad person i.e. "You" is a catclysmic change in the way clients and advertising agency creative people will workContinue reading “Super bowl ads “people power” and “global outsourcing””
Malcolm Gladwell “Tipping Point” and outsourcing
I read Malcolm Gladwell’s "Tipping Point" over the last summer while in India. I was impressed by Gladwell’s neat analysis of what causes rapid change. This is the tipping point kind off take-off graph. On the other hand diffusion of innovation scholars lead by the late Everett Rogers of whom I am a rather loyalContinue reading “Malcolm Gladwell “Tipping Point” and outsourcing”