Executive Summary The common problems with technical documentation on IT projects. How consulting companies overcharge for inferior quality report specifications. Why are low quality report specifications such a common problem? Introduction It’s interesting to listen to people talk about data warehousing and business intelligence, and how much focus there is on technology. I am curious,…
Executive Summary Extracting data with Se19N Introduction Being a functional consultant, I have always tended to go through GUI transactions to get data in addition to SPRO. I have always been impressed with those who could navigate the SAP tables and understand their relationships with one another. I have begun to use other applications by…
Executive Summary The SAP forecast consumption settings include backward and forecast consumption. Forecast consumption is used to smooth out the peaks. The timing of sales orders and the effect of the backward consumption setting. The most common scenario of sales orders exceeding the forecast. There is a relationship between when sales orders are received and…
Executive Summary We cover the major components of the Planning Book with our mockup. We cover row selection, SAP Macros, demand Key Figures, forecast Key Figures, supply Key Figures, stock Key Figures, and the APO Macro Builder. Introduction: A (Relatively)Comprehensive Run-through of the Planning Book This article is designed to clarify how to interpret the…
Executive Summary SAP APO is supposedly set up for exception based planning, for which APO alerts are a major part of this process. Implementation experience shows that APO alerts are used very differently than proposed by SAP. We cover examples of the APO alert screens. Introduction to APO Alerts On every APO implementation, APO alerts…
Executive Summary What is MAPILab? How Does It Assist in Searching Through Large Excel documents? Why are Spreadsheets so Important for Sharing Master Data Parameters in Supply Chain Planning Systems? How is MAPILab used to Improve the searchability of spreadsheets? Introduction Spreadsheets are very handy for keeping all of the parameter data of an application….
Executive Summary Does MDM Have to be as Complicated as it Often Presented? Why so Many MDM Projects Approach the Problem from the Wrong Perspective. What is the Real Process for Practical Master Data Maintenance? Introduction There are very significant opportunities to improve master data in supply chain organizations. After years of talking about master data…
Executive Summary Mixing operations for batch production tend to be little discussed, but they are a common manufacturing type. We cover mixing operations and mixing and blending operations. Paint manufacturing and other mixing operations or mixing process like them do not have the same needs in production scheduling even though they are classified as process…
Executive Summary Safety stock is set in practice far differently than how it is explained in books. To understand safety stock, it is helpful to consider the target stock level. Safety stock, target stock level is connected to inventory optimization and multi echelon. Video Introduction: Why Target Stock Level Not Safety Inventory is the Right…
Executive Summary The jargon-heavy core statistical forecasting parameters known as “Alpha, Beta, and Gamma” could just as easily be called by the more descriptive names of “Base Factor, Trend Factor, and Seasonality Factor.” Introduction The jargon-heavy core statistical forecasting parameters known as “Alpha, Beta, and Gamma” could just as easily be called by the more…