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primary evaluation criteria |
primary evaluation criteria, Description |
Importance % of total |
Most important at (1 = high and 3 is low) |
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Big list |
Short list |
final list |
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BusinessCase |
Vendor guarantees that proposed solution will
give the needed results for the business case. |
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Functionality |
Seamless
integration between all control functions. |
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Integrated
support. |
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Industry-specific
application templates and industry process flows. |
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Technology |
Easy to use,
simple to maintain. |
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Effective user
interface. |
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Easy to integrate. |
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Interoperability |
To other systems
outside the DCS |
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Implementation process |
Quick
implementation focus. |
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The user should
choose a DCS vendor that uses experienced engineers, consultants,
project management and a proven method to ensure quick
implementation. |
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Service and Support |
Post-purchase
support. Users should favor vendors that provide
superior post-purchase user services such as responsive phone
support, quality documentation (online and printed), online
user-group discussions and web sites with diagnostic applications. |
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Low-hassle life
cycle management. Users should choose vendors
with a track record of providing timely, easy-to-install upgrades
with reasonable additions of new functionality and few “bugs. |
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Training |
Training of
operators, maintanaince and Engineers given by vendor |
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Documentation |
All standard and custom documentation (paper and
Online) of the project and it interconnections. |
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Viability |
Strategy, Strong
financials, marketing and good management.
Vendors that rate high in viability have plenty of cash to spend on
R&D and sales and marketing.. Rapid
growth |
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Vision |
Future market
focus. |
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To be truly
visionary, a vendor has to tie together all the
characteristics of the industry needs. The vendor evaluations model
and integrate the criteria into an achievable, cohesive, targeted
and focused business plan with a palatable message. |
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Barrier to Exit
cost |
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Initial Cost |
Initial costs
include customization and consulting, education and training,
managing the |
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implementation of
the product into the business, hardware, networking, communications
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software
(comprising the application package, database, systems software,
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and other software
needed to run the product). Users also need to gain an appreciation
for the process changes that must occur up front to make the system
work. |
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Ongoing costs |
Ongoing costs
include custom enhancements, education and training, maintenance
payments, |
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services and
upgrades. |
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Barrier to Exit
cost |
Barrier to Exit
cost or switching cost, to a new technology
after that the lifetime of this project and product. |
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User experience |
Have many
excellent user references |
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Sum - Total |
Sum Should be 100% |
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