Is SAP PLM for Real?

Is SAP PLM for Real?

spplanadmin | PLM, SAP, SPP, Uncategorized
Pushing SAP PLM For some time SAP has been promoting its product lifecycle management (PLM) solution. We should say at the outset that we don't find the term PLM very useful. Yes there are lifecycle implications to the software, however this category of software could
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Who is Tops in Service Parts Management?

Who is Tops in Service Parts Management?

spplanadmin | SAP, SPP
Internet Searching for Parts Excellence Lets start off by discussing what we originally intended to do in this post. We thought we would do some Internet research and easily find some of the best service parts management companies and describe what they were doing that
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Where Are the Books on Service Parts Planning?

Where Are the Books on Service Parts Planning?

spplanadmin | SAP, SPP
Book Availability We have written a number of times about how under-emphasized both service management and service parts planning in particular is and continues to be in companies. However, what surprised us to an equal degree was a recent search for books on this to
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Arena Solutions and Where Used View

Arena Solutions and Where Used View

spplanadmin | Arena Solutions, Master Data, PLM, SAP, SPP, Service Parts Database
Arena Demo We have been using the demo system that was nicely provided by Arena Solutions, and we found a very interesting feature called the where used view. What this allows you to do is find where a component is used and then select that parent component. Something
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Determining MTBF and ReliaTech

Determining MTBF and ReliaTech

spplanadmin | MTBF, PLM, SAP, SPP
Service Parts Forecasting The main way service parts are currently forecasted is through the development of a MTBF. The MTBF is often developed from using similar parts and can be derived mathematically. However, there are also companies that perform physical testing
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Service Part Maintenance Databases

Service Part Maintenance Databases

spplanadmin | Enigma, PLM, Plant Maintenance, SAP, SPP, Service Parts Database
Service Part and Service Maintenance Database Background Service parts require extensive documentation because of the need to capture information from service calls. Successive service calls (in addition to other research performed by the service technicians). This is
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Is Performance Based Logistics for Real?

Is Performance Based Logistics for Real?

spplanadmin | Uncategorized
Performance Based Logistics is a much discussed concept in the military and among defense contractors. However, this post questions whether it is an authentic trend based upon the incentive structures of the military and their suppliers. PBL as a Trend PBL has become
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Service Level Planning vs. Service Level Execution

Service Level Planning vs. Service Level Execution

spplanadmin | MCA, SAP, SPP, Service Parts Planning Basics
Service Level in Planning Service level is much discussed as an important way to plan. However, once you get past the general principle, operationalizing service level planning brings up the following topics that must be answered: Where in the supply chain are serv
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DRP vs. MultiEchelon Inventory Optimization

DRP vs. MultiEchelon Inventory Optimization

spplanadmin | Uncategorized
This article has been moved to my multi-echelon and inventory optimization blog. http://invoptmultiechelon.com/2008/04/drp-vs-multiechelon-inventory-optimization/
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Forecasting in MCA

Forecasting in MCA

spplanadmin | Uncategorized
<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-909" title="Forecast" src="http://spplan.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/forecast1.jpg?w=300" alt="Forecast" width="300" height="225" /><strong>Different Approaches</strong><span style="color:#000000;">
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