Executive Summary SAP big bang implementations contrast with sequential implementations and have a history of problems meeting expectations. There are important ways to improve the success of implementations by reviewing what works and what doesn’t. Introduction In this article, we will discuss how big bang implementations work. The Current Sequential Process Approach to SAP Implementations…
Executive Summary This article serves to organize the links for a series of related articles. Topics for which there are links in this article are: Unconstrained Planning in CTM Order / Supply and Demand Selection in CTM Resources by Product Group Aggregated Resources in SNP Running CTM Daily or Interactively? GATP Integration with CTM 3rd…
Executive Summary Reorder points are important planning methods that are generally underutilized. This article covers how to use reorder points in both SAP ERP and APO. What Are Reorder Points? A reorder point or re-order level is merely a quantity of stock at which a reorder or order is created. In reorder point or re-order…
Executive Summary Dynamic safety stock in ERP and external supply planning systems is commonly desired to be activated by companies. Extensive testing and observations illustrate that the standard dynamic safety stock calculation is incorrect. In this article, we cover many topics around dynamic safety stock. Introduction to Dynamic Safety Stock This article covers the topic…
References The complete list for the book “Supply Planning with MRP/DRP and APS Software” _____________________________ Abraham, Ajit and Goldberg, Robert. Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization: Theoretical Advances and Applications (Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing). Springer. 2005 Baker, Kenneth. Optimization Modeling with Spreadsheets. Wiley, 2011. Bazara, Mokhtar S. and John J. Jarvis. Linear Programming and Network Flows. 4th…
MRP, DRP, Heuristic, Allocation and Optimization Supply Chain Software Vendor Profiles The following supply chain enterprise software vendors are showcased in the Brightwork Research & Analysis supply chain planning book “Supply Planning with MRP/DRP and APS Software.” Each of the vendors makes more than just software that creates the supply plan, however, this book showcases…
Profiles The following vendors are showcased in the Brightwork Research & Analysis book on forecasting. Demand Works Demand Works is a best-of-breed demand and supply-planning vendor that emphasizes flexible and easy-to-configure solutions. This book only focuses on the supply planning functionality within their Smoothie product, which includes MRP and DRP. https://www.demandworks.com JDA JDA was started…
Supply Planning with MRP, DRP and APS Software Screenshots and examples from JDA, SAP, Demand Works and Barloworld, PlanetTogether, and MATLAB (PlanetTogether is not a supply planning system, but is used in the book to demonstrate heuristic adjusted optimization. MATLAB is used to illustrate the use of an external optimizer.) Reviews “Enterprise software solutions for…
Brightwork Research & Analysis SAP APO Books We currently have five books published on SAP APO. All of the books are based upon a combination of real project experience, along with reviews of academic research and the other literature. At Brightwork Research & Analysis we follow the approach of the RAND Corporation with regards to…
See our books by category below. They fall into the following categories: Supply Chain Management Books Supply Chain Software Books ERP Books IT Decision Making Books Click the tabs to the right of the first tab to see a brief description of each book. IT Decision Making Books [whistles type=”tabs” group=”it-decision-making” order=”ASC” orderby=”ID” limit=”-1″] Demand…