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Is SAP PLM for Real?

Posted in PLM, SAP, SPP, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on April 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »

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 more accurately be described as bill of material management software. However, [...]

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ServicePartsPortal

Posted in Arena Solutions, PLM, Portals, SAP, SPP, tagged , on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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 maintenance systems that allow service parts to have information [...]

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BOM and MTBF and Product Structure

Posted in Arena Solutions, MTBF, Master Data, PLM, SAP, SPP, Service Parts Database, tagged , , , , on December 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »

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 hierarchy (or at least at first glance) of materials that make up an overall product. [...]

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Determining MTBF and ReliaTech

Posted in MTBF, PLM, SAP, SPP, tagged , , on December 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »

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 to develop the MTBF number. One such company is called Reliatech.

http://reliateck.com/new/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=95
You send your products [...]

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Protected: MCA Optimization (Fill Rate vs. Availability)

Posted in Inventory Optimization, MCA, tagged , , , on April 7, 2008 | Enter your password to view comments

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