Enterprise Software Project Risk Management: How to Control the Main Risk Factors on IT Projects What The Book Covers This book is tied to the book Enterprise Software Selection. This is because the first place to manage risk is during the software selection phase, which is the opportunity to connect the best available application to the…
The Real Story Behind ERP: Separating Fiction from Reality What the Book Covers This book chronicles possibly the most exciting story of the past several decades in the enterprise software space: the lack of evidence for the benefits of ERP systems. Yes, the most popular and widely purchased application in enterprise software had a series…
Enterprise Software TCO: Calculating and Using Total Cost of Ownership for Decision Making Article Terms: ERP Implementation, Enterprise Software, Solution Architecture, Software Cost, Implementation Cost, IT Maintenance Cost, Best of Breed What The Book Covers Total Cost of Ownership is critical to good software decision making. However, Total Cost of Ownership is both infrequently performed, and…
How are IT and Enterprise Software Decision Made? Many years of both project experience as well as research supports the hypothesis that IT decision making in both the US and internationally is poor. Some evidence for this is the following: ERP never had evidence that it improved the condition of companies, yet it was widely…
Executive Summary Part of the manufacturing process flow between APO and SAP ERP is the inbound receipt. The process order is a production order for process industry manufacturing. Introduction I was recently asked the following question: “When does APO no longer recognize a process order as an inbound receipt of inventory?” This is essentially a…
Executive Summary KANBAN is one method for triggering stock movements and is a functionality within SAP ERP. KANBAN does not fit within the context of MRP as they control different areas of the supply chain. Introduction In this article, we will dive into and explain one of the more particular areas of functionality in SAP…
Executive Summary There are connections between the BOM, routing, and work centers in PPMs and PDSs in PPDS and SNP. This article will cover these connections, set up these elements, and other features such as using the PDS versus the PPM for subcontracting. Video Introduction: PPMs, PDSs, and Resources Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched…
Executive Summary Material and procurement planning is a fundamental workflow within SAP ERP and APO. There are important differences to understand between purchase requisitions between SAP ERP and APO. The PO creation process is different when APO is combined with APO. There are alternatives in APO for both production order conversion and stock transport order…
Executive Summary There are differences between discrete and repetitive manufacturing both in their business process and in SAP. We cover what is available in SAP ERP and SAP APO in this area and choose the right modeling for a complete set of factories in a supply network. Introduction Repetitive manufacturing is often considered to be…
Executive Summary Backflushing, which can be described as postproduction issuing, is the method of issuing materials to production orders when the production of a specific operation is completed. Backflushing often works well when production runs are long and in repetitive manufacturing environments. Video Introduction: How to Best Perform Backflushing in SAP ERP Text Introduction (Skip…