Executive Summary SAP has absorbed considerably negative pushback from customers since introducing indirect access. This lead SAP to engage in damage control by providing more deceptive information to customers. Video Introduction: SAP’s Recycled Indirect Access Damage Control for 2018 Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP has just released new information regarding indirect…
Executive Summary The standard dynamic safety stock calculation does not work, yet it has been placed in most ERP systems. We cover a far superior safety stock calculation in the Brightwork Explorer. Are you losing your mind with safety stock calculation? You don’t have to. You can now use our online tool with a better…
Executive Summary There is a general misunderstanding of what MRP and external supply planning systems do. What happens without order sizing and the results of misunderstanding systems regarding order optimization. Introduction Optimal order size depends upon factors that companies typically do not use to determine order size. One of these should be the fully loaded…
Executive Summary Constraining the supply plan is a tricky endeavor. We cover why a more fundamental approach to constraining can provide many benefits. Introduction Constraining the supply plan has a troubled history. The following issues have restricted the application of constrained supply planning in the industry. The concept of containing the supply plan only exists…
Executive Summary The largest software vendors tend to have small supply chain planning products. We cover why this is. Introduction It was curious to find the list of supply chain vendors as published by Modern Materials Handling magazine. * Many of the vendors on the list are coded as not evaluated because Brightwork Research &…
Executive Summary The lack of consideration for relative inventory with the safety stock formula. How inventory parameters should be calculated. I am getting to the real question of safety stock. Infinite planning (The norm) versus constrained planning. Introduction In this article, we will cover a significant limitation of how safety stock is calculated. This limitation…
Executive Summary The term “system of record” is used by non-technical resources to makes a false point. We cover the misuse of the term. Introduction The term “system of record” has been inaccurately explained by people with little understanding of the topic to broadcast that they are technical. The truth is that most people who…
Executive Summary TOM is a made up a term by SAP designed to confuse customers and make up a new term for what is nothing more than “infrastructure.” Introduction Recently I was told that S/4HANA lowered the TOM of the ERP system. Therefore it made sense to research this term that I had never heard…
Executive Summary There is a tremendous amount of lying in software sales. Brightwork eliminates this layer by not overselling what the Brightwork Explorer can do. Introduction A lot of software vendors have a layer of BS that is presented during the sales phase. We do not have this layer. First, our software is not based…
Executive Summary The Brightwork Explorer can be implemented quickly in part because of its simplicity. We cover how Brightwork Explorer can be implemented so quickly. Introduction It would be impossible to imagine how a supply chain application could be implemented faster than the Brightwork Explorer. First, there is no license. You must be approved to…