Executive Summary There is an important connection between reports and S&OP. We cover how APO feeds the S&OP process with data. APO was originally intended to manage constraints, but APO does not help companies in constraints in practice. Introduction to S&OP and APO Many times clients ask about how SAP APO supports the S&OP process….
Executive Summary SAP created a partnership with MCA that was designed to get into the service parts planning market. We cover the outcome of this partnership. Introduction The pathway is not clearing for SPP as the successes have been few and far between. However, there is a solution. Bringing Up SAP SPP in the Market…
Executive Summary The statistical forecasting is typically combined with judgment methods produced by sales and marketing to arrive at a consensus forecast. We compare these different forecasting approaches. Introduction to Consensus Forecasting There are three categories of obtaining forecast information from different people who apply to supply chain forecasting: Consensus forecasting Manual overrides to statistical…
Executive Summary What are Predictive Markets? The basics of Predictive Markets and supply chain forecasting. <br ” />What Are Predictive Markets? Predictive markets cover the study of obtaining information from many individuals that result in a better future forecast than any one individual. They come to supply chain from finance and are based on many…
Executive Summary The frozen planning period is an interval of time in the planning horizon during which a company does not change its supply plan for a product, regardless of events or changes that occur. What is the Frozen Planning Period? I am sometimes asked to describe the frozen planning period and the benefits and…
Executive Summary Deloitte has many well-known SAP project failures that are not isolated events. Why is it so difficult to separate Deloitte’s SAP capabilities from the lies. Introduction Deloitte has a high number of problematic SAP projects. The exact ratio of problem projects to overall projects is challenging to estimate, and Deloitte declares even projects…
Executive Summary MIPO is the SmartOps inventory optimization and multi echelon application. MIPO has a specific software design that is discussed in this article. SmartOps SmartOps is a software company which makes several products, but the subject of this post will be their MIPO product (Multistage Inventory Planning and Optimization). SmartOps is one of the…
Executive Summary Batch management is a functionality in EWM. Important areas in batch management are the batch record and the batch specification. This article covers the setup of batch management in EWM. Introduction Batch management is used to track individuals items in a supply chain at a batch level. It is a functionality within SAP…
Executive Summary There are problems with the interpretation of forecasting concepts that are exemplified by Nike’s understanding of forecasting, as explained by CIO magazine. In a CIO article, Nike and AMR make several incorrect statements around forecasting harkening back to common forecasting myths. Introduction to the Problems with Interpretation of Forecasting One of the widespread…
Executive Summary 3pls made some enormous promises, but they were unable to meet these promises. 7PL is a fake term created by 3PL providers to undermine the term 4PL. Introduction A few years ago the term 4PL was popularized by Accenture. 4PL created the idea of a company that managed outsourced logistics but did not…