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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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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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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Service Level Planning

Service Level Planning

spplanadmin | Inventory Optimization, SAP, SPP, Service Parts Planning Basics
Setting Global Service Levels One of the most important areas of functionality in several service parts planning applications is the ability to perform "global" service level planning. Global service level planning allows the planner to set the same or different serv
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Service Parts Planning

Service Parts Planning

spplanadmin | Uncategorized
Generally service parts planning differs from final product planning in the following ways: A high number of low volume irregular demand items in the planning database Inapplicability of traditional measures of forecast error (service parts management has much higher
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Performance Based Logistics

Performance Based Logistics

spplanadmin | Uncategorized
PBL and Alternatives Performance Based Logistics is a strategy for system support. Instead of goods and services a supplier is paid for a guaranteed level of performance and system capability. The supplier often has to guaranty the performance at lesser costs but has
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Service Parts and PBL

Service Parts and PBL

spplanadmin | Uncategorized
PBL and Alternatives"Performance Based Logistics is a strategy for system support. Instead of goods and services a supplier is paid for a guaranteed level of performance and system capability. The supplier often has to guaranty the performance at lesser costs but has
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