… intentions.
Brightwork does not back down from corrupt vendors like SAP or consulting firms. Our research calls out what we think is true, without consideration for whom it might offend. We also do not allow ourselves to be censored or to self sensor out of a concern for engaging in confrontations with those that make non-evidence-based assertions. This means that — we will not be following Chad Smith’s Rules.
… often involves an exaggerated central figure. With SAP, it was Hasso Plattner. Hasso Plattner can barely write a coherent sentence and has few technical qualifications (the technical brains behind SAP were his cofounders, not Hasso). Still, he was built up into a demigod by SAP’s marketing and PR combined with countless SAP consulting firms‘ marketing and PR.
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In this case of extreme fraud, the central figure is Dr. Henry Jones. Did he have a Ph.D.? I will let you guess that on your own.
This central figure is standard has several
… found that ERP systems the entire research into the ROI of ERP systems since the 1980s could not find a consistent positive ROI. We suspect one reason for this is the functionality in ERP systems is generic and not a good fit for the companies that implement ERP. ERP vendors, consulting firms, IT analysts, and IT media hide this fact from IT decision-makers. You will learn why ERP can be considered McDonald’s or fast food software.
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… both vendors and consulting companies that have promoted these advanced methods have aggressively understated the maintenance and effort required to keep such systems operating functionally. I worked for one, i2 Technologies, that lied unceasingly about their optimizers’ capabilities — and as an independent consultant for SAP APO, where SAP and SAP consulting firms did the same.
The arguments made against Joannes Vermorel’s analysis/critique of DDMRP by Chad Smith and Mike Bradshaw — did not make any sense, and many of them were contradictory. They also fell into a pattern I have seen with DDMRP of attempting to question the understanding …
… be relocated would only impact low-level types of manufacturing. Now that iPhones and computers, as well as medical equipment and virtually anything, are made in these overseas factories. This original presentation of what types of manufacturing would be outsourced was deliberately deceptive.
In the area of IT outsourcing — multinational consulting firms like IBM and Accenture have massive amounts of labor in India. SAP and Oracle obtain roughly 90% margin on their support, primarily by locating India’s support. We cover this margin the article How do SAP and Oracle’s Support Profit Margins Compare to Pablo Escobar.
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… S4HANA for free as part of the natural support contract rights.
The vendors that specialize in ERP often run into SAP S4HANA in prospects that run SAP ECC/Business Suite system. When this happens, the vendor not only faces SAP’s marketing and sales machine but a series of SAP consulting firms that repeat what SAP says. This proposed research study would get to the reality of SAP’s S4HANA solution and would answer the following questions.
Item #1: What is the SAP S4HANA Design?
S4HANA is a confusing application that has had explanations around it by SAP and the …
… bringing about an SAP indirect access claim being when customers implemented Salesforce.
The vendors that specialize in CRM often run into SAP C4HANA in prospects that run the SAP ERP system. When this happens, the vendor not only faces SAP’s marketing and sales machine but a series of SAP consulting firms that repeat what SAP says. This proposed research study would get to the reality of SAP’s C4HANA solution and would answer the following questions.
Item #1: What is the SAP C4HANA Design?
C4HANA has one of the most confusing application designs of any SAP application.
A primary …
… different names for over ten years.
The vendors that specialize in bank connectivity and treasury functionality often run into SAP Multi Bank Connectivity in prospects that run the SAP ERP system. When this happens, the vendor not only faces SAP’s marketing and sales machine but a series of SAP consulting firms that repeat what SAP says. This proposed research study would get to the reality of SAP’s Multi Bank Connectivity solution and would answer the following questions.
Item #1: What is the SAP Multi Bank Connectivity Design?
There are two basic approaches to connecting SAP to banks without …
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… that one can only change a set of master data and that too for a fixed value change. (a constant, a standard increment) of numeric or non-numeric master data variables. There are plenty of master data maintenance activities in APO that are often too cumbersome to maintain. Customers engage consulting firms to develop specific report programs to maintain Transportation Lanes, Production Data Structures, Product Locations, etc. These programs are generally narrowly focussed on maintaining only a set of values through a file upload. Moreover, there are no standard programs by SAP to even mass copy a template location product …