Executive Summary The Demand-Driven Institute has created the DDMRP concept, which began with Orlicky’s 3rd edition MRP Book’s perversion. DDMRP is very simply a repackaged of JIT and Lean. Introduction DDMRP is an adjustment to supply planning proposed to improve the outcomes of supply planning systems. While it has MRP in the name, DDMRP is…
Executive Summary ASUG is the world’s largest SAP user group. We review the accuracy of ASUG’s presentation of SAP predictions. Introduction In this article, we will cover yet another inaccuracy presented by SAP and repeated by ASUG. This has to do with estimating the number of live customers for S/4HANA by a specific date. The…
Executive Summary Deloitte released bizarre information regarding what appears to be a faux S/4HANA implementation. Why S/4HANA is a strange choice for Deloitte’s business requirements. Is Deloitte gearing up for even more than 33,000 customizations as with ECC? Introduction Deloitte offered the following information on its S/4HANA implementation. Our References for This Article If you…
Executive Summary Forecasting and MRP systems universally require tuning to run properly. The Brightwork Explorer is designed to make these systems more usable and controllable. Introduction The Brightwork Explorer makes forecasting systems and MRP systems run better. Specialized for Measuring Forecast Error Most forecasting systems are designed to produce forecasts, not to measure error. They…
Executive Summary Fiori has seen an unusual growth in the number of Fiori apps, which relates to the “Fiorized” apps. We provide the real story on Fiori apps and estimate how many Fiori apps are currently being used. Video Introduction: The Strange Changes with the Count of Fiori Apps Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched…
Executive Summary Through ComputerWorld, IDC writes ridiculously inaccurate articles that are paid placements from SAP. IDG owns IDC is owned by a Chinese conglomerate with an overwhelming focus on advertising. Introduction ComputerWorld published the article What Does SAP’s Next Generation ERP Mean for Customers? On July 28, 2017. This article, my ComputerWorld, is a series…
Executive Summary Gartner made many false proposals about HANA, but without declaring how much money they take from SAP. Forrester also provides pro-HANA information in return for SAP’s money. Introduction On January 11, 2013, ComputerWorld published the article Will Oracle’s Customer Base Migrate to SAP Business Suite. In this article, Gartner is quoted on the…
Executive Summary Vishal Sikka makes several false statements about HANA in this interview with Dennis Howlett. One of these is a hilarious proposal around curing cancer with genetic algorithms in HANA. Video Introduction: How Accurate Was Vishal Sikka on the Future of HANA? Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) The video below was…
Executive Summary Wall Street continually pushes companies to be Cloud, but without understanding how cloud revenues work. We cover what Wall Street is missing in their analysis. Introduction This article will cover Wall Street’s perspective on SaaS and what the real story is with the shift in the commercial software market. What Wall Street Interprets…
Executive Summary Gartner proposes it has no bias, but it takes billions in revenue from software vendors. Gartner stacks the deck in favor of large vendors and has many dimensions of bias, all of which are undeclared. Introduction In 2006, InformationWeek wrote an article titled The Credibility of Analysts. In this article, IW brought up…