Bridging the Reality Gap Between Planning and Execution Part Two ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... solution that is flexible and integrated on a single data model and can ... Like the former material requirements planning (MRP) providers, which are nowadays all ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/06/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_06_17_04_1.asp - 22k - 2004-06-17 Summary: Manufacturers today need to react quickly in order to remain efficient and competitive, given that the biggest problem they face is that change is the only constant in manufacturing. For those who are lucky, only minor changes will happen between the

Using Visibility to Manage Supply Chain Uncertainty

by Michael Bittner ... brought constraint based planning, manufacturing requirements planning (MRP-II), distribution ... Look for a data model that supports event monitoring at the edge ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/11/research_notes/MN_SC_MB_11_09_05_1.asp - 14k - 2005-11-09 Summary: Technology has advanced supply chain visibility beyond mere track and trace functions. Visibility can be used to manage supply chain uncertainty, thereby preemptively troubleshooting problematic areas and reallocating resources to better meet the demands of an enterprise.

Oracle Renders Its PLM Outline Part One: Event Summary

by P.J. Jakovljevic & Jim Brown ... engineering changes and lifecycle product data access, and ... by a materials requirements planning (MRP) system, but ... strict role-based security model, and various ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Plm/2004/01/news_analysis/NA_PL_PJ_01_05_04_1.asp - 27k - 2004-01-05 Summary: Although its PLM solutions will not likely be the

Can Webplan Reconcile Planning and Execution? Part Four ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... solution that is flexible and integrated on a single data model and can ... Like the former material requirements planning (MRP) providers, which are nowadays all ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/07/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_07_03_04_1.asp - 18k - 2004-07-03 Summary: Webplan appears to be ahead of the pack in applications for concurrently optimizing demand, order promise, and inventory management, taking constraints into consideration. Yet, in many markets, Webplan is far from a household name.

Web-based Enterprise Resource Planning Solution Exhibits Lean ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... to accommodate all BOM levels), and repeated MRP runs to ... of BOM levels in the process model (where the ... batch import and export, and a data collection device ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/07/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_07_26_06_1.asp - 22k - 2006-07-26 Summary: SSI's approach appeals to process manufacturers, as well as some discrete manufacturers with short lead times and high volumes, where the traditional manufacturing resource planning (MRP) approach often shows many shortcomings (and can even be a recipe for disaster).

The Many Faces of PLM Part Two: The Future of the PLM Suite

by Jim Brown ... MRP), then evolved to MRPII which included extensions to MRP including order ... an approach that builds off of a common architecture and data model that can ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2003/12/news_analysis/NA_PL_XJB_12_30_03_1.asp - 23k - 2003-12-30 Summary: The future of the PLM Suite will include more applications that cover product-related functionality and further expand the benefits available. As the PLM Suite matures, companies will benefit from increased functionality and increased integration between business processes. The ultimate expression of t

Merger Mania At Its Extremes

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Consequently, as MRP is today part and parcel of ERP, SCEM, being rather an ... a homegrown solution that is flexible and integrated on a single data model and can ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2002/10/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_10_09_02_1.asp - 13k - 2002-10-09 Summary: Other than for the peculiarity of a ‘love triangle’, the merger of SynQuest, Viwlocity and Tilion might be a harbinger of SCEM’s annexation by the realm of SCM, in which case, with a similar phenomenon of ERP absorbing MRP over a decade ago, history would repeat itself.

Enterprise Applications--The Genesis and Future, Revisited Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Multinational capabilities, product data management (PDM), APS, warehouse ... today still remains the same mathematical model introduced in the first MRP systems ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/04/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_04_06_04_1.asp - 11k - 2004-04-06 Summary: Unless all the functional modules have access to and use the same data in near real-time, unless all processes are fully integrated (so that, for example a mobile sales rep can see the live inventory data for order promising), and unless users can seamlessly move from one module to another, we are not ta

N-Tier Demand Management

by Bill McBeath ... mean that companies need to create a detailed model of the ... for which the OEM has longer-term data and forecasts than they have in their MRP plans for ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/12/research_notes/TN_SC_XBM_12_23_04_1.asp - 13k - 2004-12-23 Summary: The classic bull-whip effect means that the further a supplier is removed from the end consumer, the worse are the fluctuations in demand that they see. This has led many to recommend an n-tier approach to demand management, where everyone gets visibility to the end-customer demand at the same time. In p

The Theory of Constraints Enters the Lean Manufacturing Arena

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... MRP is a set of techniques that uses bills of material (BOM) data, inventory data, and the master production ... In other words, MRP is a static model of a ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_21_06_1.asp - 19k - 2006-02-21 Summary: Lean principles are difficult to employ in complex environments, but materials requirement planning has well-known limitations. The theory of constraints, which is complementary to lean manufacturing when it comes to low volumes and complex environments, may provide an answer.