This site is designed to help you in the evaluation and dsleection of software. The decision to make versus buy is always a tough question.

So many times, the "cheapest" software solution is taken rather than the best for the organization. Management always prefers "cheaper" to "better" because "better" is usually so ambiguous.

Do yourself a favor and learn how to tangibilize the benefits you see. Take for instance Manufacturing Software.

Years ago I was part of a team to automate Apple Computer's manufacturing plant in Dallas. While we looked for off the shelf manufacturing software solutions, we couldn't find what we were looking for.

There were several parts to the project. Some of it was farmed out to a third party development company. The other part of the automation was done by an internal group, supplemented by a few outside engineers, one of which was me.

By having a custom solution we were able to optimize our situation 100%. Since the factory was producing so many computers, it cost us over 0,000 per hour if we were down. So a custom solution quickly paid for itself, since so many off the shelf solutions only meet 80-90% of your needs.

What you will find in this site are guidelines for each kind of software and key vendors you should at least look at before making your final decision. br>
It is so important when acquiring software that you get the best possible solution. It will cost you and the company:

• Time
• Money
• Reputation