Executive Summary An Explanation and Introduction to TM Basic Functionality and Concepts of SAP TM High-Level Processes Shipment Creation Carrier Tendering and Selection Carrier Selection Carrier Cost Estimation Transportation Load Builder Important SAP TM Structures Transportation Lanes Location Geo-coding Transportation Modes Transportation Zones SAP TM Resources Vehicle Resources Freight Units SAP Event Management SAP TM…
Executive Summary IaaS offers elastic databases in the cloud. Lock-in generalizes outside of databases. AWS offers a way around the on-premises software sales workflow, which focuses on getting the customer pregnant. Introduction AWS IaaS Options Enterprise software is slowly and haltingly moving towards an environment with more choice than has existed previously. As much as…
Executive Summary Common Question: Why Does Our Product Database Look Like a Service Parts Database? Our reaction and the rising tide of unforecastability. Introduction Due to constant marketing pressure to grow the product database with new product introductions, demand histories are becoming increasingly intermittent. Common Question: Why Does Our Product Database Look Like a Service…
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…
Executive Summary Companies universally want S&OP but often think they need complex software or detailed spreadsheets. S&OP in a non bucketed way is available as an average within S&OP. Introduction S&OP is the Holy Grail of planning. Frequently proposed as an objective, but rarely attained. One reason for this is that S&OP projects often consume…
Executive Summary This article introduces the background of MRP and S&OP Explorer. We cover constrained versus unconstrained forecast error and implement a flexible system for supply chain planning improvement. Introduction ERP systems and even advanced planning systems normally do not provide high-level descriptive statistics that are important and figuring out supply chain planning quality and…
Executive Summary Promotions are only infrequently adjusted for in the demand history. In Brightwork Explorer, one can adjust promotions to allow the forecasting system to account for promotions. Introduction The primary issue for backward promotions management is promotions identification. Even the best forecasting applications are set up around the standard workflow, which is not focused…
Executive Summary Forecastability can be accessed by using Brightwork Explorer. This article discusses this future option. Introduction Companies struggle with segmenting their database in a way that allows them to allocate their planning labor effectively. They also often don’t know or have a mathematical measurement for how forecastable their dataset is. The concept of forecastability…
Executive Summary There are common problems in measured forecast accuracy; however, making the forecast error monetized and weighed increases the ability to drive forecast improvement. This forecast error measurement is available in the Brightwork Explorer. Introduction Forecast error measurement is hugely important. Without an accurate rating of your forecast accuracy, it is unknown what changes…
Executive Summary What is the Dirty Secret of SAP DP? Why Replace Your Best Fit Functionality in DP? Operationalizing the Brightwork Explorer Best Fit to SAP DP Introduction SAP DP is a popular forecasting application. However, it has a secret which we will cover in this article. SAP DP’s Dirty Secret Its best fit functionality runs…