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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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Who is Tops in Service Parts Management?

Posted in SAP, SPP, tagged , , , on April 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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 set them apart. However, because of the lack of data we [...]

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How is SAP SPP Developing as of 7.0?

Posted in SAP, SPP, tagged , , on April 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »

SAP’s Current Focus on SPP
SAP 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 management on the part of corporate America (sorry corporate [...]

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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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Is Performance Based Logistics for Real?

Posted in Basic Supply Chain Concepts, Performance Based Logistics, tagged , , on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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 a strong trend among the management class of companies in the A&D environment [...]

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Service Level Planning vs. Service Level Execution

Posted in MCA, SAP, SPP, Service Parts Planning Basics, tagged , , on April 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »

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 service levels being set?
Should the service levels be set at the location?
Service levels for a [...]

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DRP vs. MultiEchelon Inventory Optimization

Posted in Inventory Optimization, SAP, SPP, Service Parts Planning Basics, tagged , on April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This is a quotation from “Multiechelon Inventory Optimization” by Calvin Lee PhD
http://www.stanford.edu/group/scforum/Welcome/White%20Papers/Multi-Echelon%20Inventory%20Optimization%20-%20Evant%20white%20paper.pdf
Here he describes the important distinction between DRP v.s Multiechelon enabled planning.
With a DRP Approach
“DC-level demand forecasts are first used to develop gross product requirements. These forecasts are combined with safety stock requirements and stock status information to arrive at net requirements at the [...]

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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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MCA Provisioning Module

Posted in MCA, tagged , , on April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Provisioning
The term provisioning is used in both IT hardware (as in provisioning a server) and also service parts. We wanted to include the definition.
Provisioning Definition: The act of supplying
MCA has a very good definition of provisioning in its user guide.
The SPO Provisioning Sub-Module allows Users to model the provisioning of Locations with the inventory necessary [...]

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Sampling of Important MCA Parameters for Service Parts Planning

Posted in Inventory Optimization, MCA, tagged , , , on April 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

MCA Parameters
Parameters control the model. They can be changed in the UI or directly in the tables. Parameters are stored in two tables: PARAMETERS and FLAGS. Not all the parameters fields are listed below, just some very interesting ones.
The PARAMETERS Table

Fiscal Year Planning Periods (default 12)
Number of Years History (default 2) Number of years to [...]

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