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2004 News

Zaner-Bloser solves shortcomings of old ERP system

2004-12-20

Zaner-Bloser, America’s leading publisher of handwriting materials and one of the USA’s premier educational publishers of language arts and reading programs, recently invested in the Australian publishing ERP system Bookmaster, designed by TMS Tailor Made Systems.
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Confused and frustrated

2004-11-01

Is there a way to remove confusion that arises when searching for a distribution software system that will not only meet your current needs but also your future requirements?
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13 Digit ISBN – Challenges and Solutions

2004-10-13

The key points covered in this White Paper are as follows...
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TMS opens new Victorian office

2004-08-23

Now providing on-ground support for its customer-base in Melbourne.
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Best of breed or the whole hog? It depends...

2004-06-01

Best of breed or the whole hog? What is the best approach to implementing organisation-wide information systems in the distribution and manufacturing industry? Is it the "best of breed" approach, which involves choosing the ‘best’ application in each area (for example manufacturing, distribution, warehouse management, financials, CRM, e-commerce, business intelligence) and integrating them to work together? Or is it better to choose an integrated system that covers as many different areas as possible in one package? By Mike Irving.
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TMS wins 2004 Western Sydney Industry Award

2004-05-24

TMS wins an award for an existing product with a proven track record. In the past 3 years, TMS software has replaced international ERP packages including SAP, Oracle and J D Edwards and most TMS customers chose TMS in preference to overseas packages.
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Booksite Afrika first to provide 24-hour services

2004-05-01

Booksite Afrika, the largest distributor of trade books in South Africa, has led the way in the South African publishing industry by being the first to implement an e-Commerce site giving retailers the ability to order books around the clock from Booksite Afrika’s seven client-publishers.
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Bookmaster ASP facility now available

2004-04-21

TMS Tailor Made Systems has officially launched its ASP model by signing up leading Australasian library supplier, James Bennett Pty Ltd, who will pay a monthly fee to utilise the TMS system without the expense of purchasing hardware or software.
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Distribute or be damned!

2004-10-01

Or: how the publishing industry overcomes distribution challenges. If you want to make a profit out of publishing books you had better be prepared to handle the complex task of getting books onto shelves. It's not for the faint-hearted. You will need to cope with thousands of different products that have short lifecycles and which experience volatile demands during that cycle.
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Successful strategies revitalise publishing agency division

2004-07-01

In 2003, James Bennett employed Rachael McDiarmid to work with major publishers/suppliers on strategic projects. This included redeveloping James Bennett’s floundering agency division. Below is Rachael’s presentation at the recent TMS Bookmaster ASP seminar, where she discussed some of the challenges facing her role and the solutions devised, including implementing automated systems to help the agency division operate more efficiently and profitably.
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Via Afrika explores new frontiers

2004-03-01

Clive Julius, IT Project Manager for Via Afrika, (formerly Nasboek) a South African publishing company recently visited TMS Tailor Made Systems’ Head Office in Australia. Clive was with us for over a week and before he left we interviewed him about his reasons for flying all the way from Cape Town to spend time at the TMS offices in Parramatta, Sydney.
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