Author: Baselinemag

Demands of Forecasting

Knowing how much product to order is key to Avon. Even so, Avon historically has relied largely on manual processes to collect and evaluate historical

By The Numbers: October 2001

Download the PDF file for this month’s charts and statistics, including: Where IT applications budgets are being spentThe growth of ERP and CRM deploymentsThe cost

50% Solution

If you should lose half of your staff at once, the challenge isn’t one of replacement but simple survival. In this case, you can’t go

Websphere Works

IBM commerce software running on Sun Solaris servers: Many assume from the outset that the combination is a kludge—if not a disaster—waiting in the wings.

The Avon Roster

Harriet EdelmanChief Information OfficerRole: Edelman, a 22-year Avon veteran, rose through the ranks to become CIO in January 2000. She’s done it all, from helping

Avon Base Case

Company: Avon Products IncHeadquarters: 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New YorkPhone Number: (212) 282-5000Business: Sales of cosmetics, beauty products and fragrances through independent representativesChief Information

eSpeed Base Case

Temporary headquarters: 299 Park Ave., New York, NY Electronic Address: www.espeed.com Business: eSpeed provides business-to-business electronic marketplace services, primarily in bond trading. The company operates

Electronic Bill Presentment

The following rundown highlights some hazards of deploying an electronic billing and payment system, such as not trying to introduce a new variable into a