SAP SPP as of SCM 7.0

SAP SPP as of SCM 7.0

admin | SAP, SPP
SAP's Current Focus on SPPSAP has placed significant new development behind SPP as of the last few versions. What must be frustrating is how this is not translating into many new implementations. We think part of the reason is the inherent lack of interest in service ma
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Why Auto Service Part Networks Are a Mess

Why Auto Service Part Networks Are a Mess

sapplanningadmin | Enigma, Inventory Optimization, MCA, SAP, SPP, Service Parts Planning Basics
Big Problems in Automotive Service Networks In our previous post we discussed the problems with how automotive service parts websites are dominated by dealers. We also discussed how this is inefficient and why these web sites should be centralized and either managed b
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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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ServicePartsPortal

ServicePartsPortal

sapplanningadmin | Arena Solutions, PLM, Portals, SAP, SPP
We were so impressed with Arena Solutions for BOM management and PLM that we decided to create a service around it.Arena manages bill or materials to in a very sophisticated way. We perceive a real need for capabilities in an area of software for service parts maintenan
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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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BOM and MTBF and Product Structure

BOM and MTBF and Product Structure

sapplanningadmin | Arena Solutions, MTBF, Master Data, PLM, SAP, SPP, Service Parts Database
MTBF and the Product Structure In our previous post we discussed the different vendors and services offered for reliability testing and prediction. One of the important issues with relation to MTBF management is the product structure. The product structure is the hiera
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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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