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Article Series on Design Studio, Part 9: Putting It All Together

Our focus, in this article series, is to show you how you can use Design Studio to make business processes simpler and easier-to-perform. In a previous article (see http://www.danalytics.com/guru/letter/archive/2007-11.htm) we focused on using Design Studio’s Page Designer to render a simple list of vendors and display their open invoices. Taking this concept even further--by combining Portal Page Designer, a Portal Page Data Query (DME) object and a form object (a “formlet”) customized using Form Designer--this article demonstrates the delivery of a comprehensive solution to a real business problem. I’m extremely grateful to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for letting me share this story with you.  Read More..

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  • March 12

  • LEO Does anyone have a comprehensive list of categories, category descriptions with relevant UNSPEC codes to forward please? Also, can anyone forward me a comprehensive list of supplier vetting questionnaires to upload onto the supplier registration portals please? I work within the Healthcare sector in Qatar.
    about 5 hours ago

    • March 11

    • LEO I need to talk to someone who is using Lawson within the healthcare sector precisely contract management
      about 5 hours ago

      • Palmetto Health Palmetto Health is seeking a Manager of Supply Chain IS Management. This position serves as primary liaison between Information Technology and Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Information Systems. First level response and support for development and modification of department MMIS and other IT applications and hardware, as designated. Trains department management in the use of the Supply Chain Management IS to maximize the department performance and management decision making. Formulates/defines the scope of the implementation and performance objectives based upon business practices and industry requirements. Maintains data file integrity for all modules of the SCM IS. Responsibilities: Trains Supply Chain Management and departmental staff in the use of Lawson and other IT applications to maximize department performance and management decision making. Works closely with Corporate Accounting, Information Technology, Nursing, and Clinical departments to provide solutions to meet internal and external information requirements. Works closely with IT on the Unix system running the Lawson application and is responsible for maintaining Lawson security, including creating and maintaining user accounts and profiles. Responsible for the system file and data integrity. Develop common practices to manage the overall database to ensure standardized data entry and data usage Participate in the development of policies, guidelines, and processes to facilitate the flow of work and information to and from internal business customers. Responsible for generating and distributing Ad-hoc reporting for Supply Chain Management and other concerned departments, using various reporting tools, such as Lawson and Crystal Reporting. Develop and maintain dashboards for data analysis and performance metrics. Develop and maintain informational scorecards for requesting departments, as assigned. Analysis of areas involving the SCM IS, Lawson, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Asset
        about 16 hours ago

        • Palmetto Health Palmetto Health is the region's largest, most comprehensive, locally owned, not-for-profit health care resource. It leads the region in the number and volume of inpatient and outpatient services provided because of the depth and breadth of available services including general, acute and critical care; the number and diversity of specialty physicians providing the full array of treatment from primary to emergency care and beyond; care that is delivered with compassion by a staff that records high levels of satisfaction in their work and achieves the highest level of patient satisfaction in the nation; and because of its emphasis on leadership development, patient safety and quality outcomes. The 1,138-bed system in Columbia, a JCAHO-accredited institution, has more than 8,400 employees and 1,000 physicians. The hospitals of Palmetto Health provide care for 70 percent of the residents of Richland County and more than 55 percent of the healthcare for the combined Richland/Lexington county area. The latest technology and treatment protocols go hand-in-hand with quality patient care. Palmetto Health is composed of four outstanding hospitals—Palmetto Health Richland and Baptist in Columbia, and the Heart Hospital and Children's Hospital in Columbia. Our newest hospital, Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge, will open in March 2014. Baptist Easley Hospital, (109 licensed beds), located in the beautiful upstate of South Carolina, is a leading community hospital which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008. The hospital is the primary healthcare service provider in Pickens County. As of October 1, 2009, Palmetto Health entered a joint venture with Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center to operate Baptist Easley Hospital. Our hospitals are highly respected, long-time members of the community. Each year, we treat nearly a half million patients, welcome nearly 6,000 babies into the world, treat more than 80,000 pediatric patients and 3,000 cancer patient
          about 16 hours ago

          • Kimm has joined Lawson/ Infor Business Process Management - ProcessFlow Integrator/ Process Automation
            about 17 hours ago

          • Nick has joined Lawson/ Infor Business Process Management - ProcessFlow Integrator/ Process Automation
            about 17 hours ago

          • Russm has joined Lawson/ Infor Business Process Management - ProcessFlow Integrator/ Process Automation
            about 17 hours ago

          • Tamra Noe has joined Lawson/ Infor Business Process Management - ProcessFlow Integrator/ Process Automation
            about 17 hours ago

          • March 10

          • JON KUHNAU has joined LBI - Fans and Developers
            a day ago

          • stcyrk has joined LBI - Fans and Developers
            a day ago
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          Despite advances in accounting technology and tools, Excel still maintains a firm grip on financial reporting. Is your accounting function ready to break up with Excel? Here’s what you need to know.
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          "Do it right or do it fast?" This is the dilemma that CIOs and their IT teams face today. And, for many, the answer is "Both!"
          CIO Insight, January 21, 2014
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          Highly customized ERP systems are now 'arthritic,' Gartner says, and main beneficiaries were the consultants who managed the re-engineering and implementation.
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