Executive Summary Information has been coming from many SAP customers on strange indirect access charges. HANA is one area where SAP intends to pursue indirect access claims aggressively. Introduction to the SAP HANA Police HANA has been subject to one of the most expensive media campaigns in the history of any enterprise software vendor. More…
Executive Summary A buffer stock or buffer inventory is used to account for variability in supply or demand. We cover the definition of buffer stock or buffer inventory as well as a buffer stock calculation. Video Introduction: Buffer Stock or Buffer Inventory Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Buffer stock or buffer inventory is…
Executive Summary ABC classification or ABC inventory is a way of segmenting inventory so that the product location combinations can be managed. We cover how ABC classification works and how it compares to other comparative methods of segmentation. Introduction to ABC Classification ABC classification is probably the most common way of performing the segmentation of…
Executive Summary Supply chain planning systems are intended to improve replenishment. We cover automatic replenishment system or a continuous replenishment program, retail replenishment, and replenishment triggers. We cover where replenishment is found in SAP. What is Replenishment? The term “replenish,” or replenishment, is natural to blend in one’s mind with purchasing. However, the replenishment strategy…
Executive Summary SAP’s has made exaggerated claims regarding S/4HANA’s readiness. SAP continually pivots away from the topic of the completeness of each module. Introduction SAP had many changes that it needed to sugarcoat when companies were to move from SAP ECC to S4HANA. Therefore, SAP came up with some marketing spin on their changes document…
Executive Summary How accurate is the information communicated on S/4, ranging from real-time consolidation to Fiori to EWN and S/4, to PLM and EWM, data governance? Video Introduction: How Accurate was SAP and Sven Denecken on S/4HANA 1610? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) We spent time analyzing the SAP document SAP S/4HANA…
Executive Summary SAP has created press releases and related media coverage of customer SAP usage numbers. How customers, prospects, media outlets, and Wall Street tend to interpret SAP usage numbers. How faulty SAP usage numbers contradict reality Video Introduction: How SAP Controls Perceptions with Customer Numbers Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) Many…
Executive Summary There is a market for transportation management systems. We cover MercuryGate and SAP Transportation Management or TM. There are important things to understand in terms of migrating from freight brokerage to a 3PL environment. Introduction to Transporation Management Systems Transportation management systems allow shippers to get the most out of their transportation spend….
Executive Summary We cover the Economic Order Quantity formula and the applicability of the Economic Order Quantity and EOQ and perishability and quantity discounts. EOQ can be calculated for both production and procured products. Introduction: The Origins of the Economic Order Quantity Economic order quantity (EOQ) is one of the oldest formulas in inventory management,…
Executive Summary IT outsourcing will be dramatically impacted and reduced by SaaS/cloud/IaaS. Present outsourcing companies were developed primarily for the on-premises implementation model when many labor resources promoted the concept. Introduction This is a topic on which I was able to find very little written, and I think some critical changes are occurring, which will…