Supply Chain Management 101 » The TEC Blog

... and facilities, as well as the movement and transformation of materials on their ... I want to prepare supply chain management. ... very helpful tutorial for basics. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2007/11/26/supply-chain-management-101/ - 49k - 2007-11-26

Demand-driven Versus Traditional Materials Requirement Planning

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... External suppliers also work to support planned production, while materials management often relies on ... This concludes Part One of a two-part tutorial. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_08_08_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-08-08 Summary: Material requirements planning is a system that strives to plan replenishment just before a withdrawal from stock, which does not work in some manufacturing environments.

Pull vs Push: a Discussion of Lean, JIT, Flow, and Traditional MRP ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... This is Part One of a two-part tutorial. ... External suppliers also work to support planned production, while materials management often relies on maintaining ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_01_14_04_1.asp - 14k - 2004-01-14 Summary: Flow manufacturing leverages techniques to help manufacturers create any product on any given day, in any given quantity including the 'quantity of one' (i.e., through the so-called mixed-model production), while keeping inventories to a minimum and shortening cycle times in order to quickly fill custome

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems: A Tutorial Part One ...

by Joseph J. Strub ... Maintenance Management Systems: A Tutorial Part One ... Particularly in supply chain management (SCM), how ... equipment state information, resources, and materials. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/07/research_notes/TU_ER_XJS_07_07_03_1.asp - 15k - 2003-07-07 Summary: Companies are looking for more areas to squeeze savings out of operations. One such area that may be fertile ground to explore is equipment maintenance. The class of software that can help to cultivate these savings is computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS). This article discusses the basics

ERP Systems and the ETO Manufacturing Market Part One: Event ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... A "build to order" process would involve ERP materials management functionality, through the support for the ... This concludes Part One of a three-part tutorial. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/05/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_05_03_04_1.asp - 23k - 2004-05-03 Summary: Users increasingly look for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system designed for a specific business, since software that combines industry-specific functionality with the flexibility to accommodate each company's unique processes goes a long way toward improving the functional fit and the speed of

Federal Contract Management and Vendors' Readiness Part One: Entry ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... This is Part One of a three-part tutorial. ... of proposals, open orders, and materials (including the ... to small off-the-shelf project management solutions, these ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/01/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_01_12_05_1.asp - 18k - 2005-01-12 Summary: When all enterprise vendors go for ERP and like solutions to help improve the business of small, midsize, and large aerospace and defense (A&D); engineer-to-order (ETO); contract manufacturing; maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO); and like project-oriented manufacturing companies they may face the ne

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... building and executing manufacturing and materials plans. ... management, or transportation and logistics management, which all ... is Part One of a two-part tutorial. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/06/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_06_16_04_1.asp - 17k - 2004-06-16 Summary: At sites where both planning and execution modules are stand-alone implementations, neither deliver enough benefit because there are almost always manual connections and processes between these two crucial supply chain management (SCM) areas. Yet, planning and execution in the supply chain are slowly but

SAP for Chemicals Functionality

by Olin Thompson and PJ Jakovljevic ... For a detailed tutorial on the chemicals industry ... Verification, Procurement of Stock Materials, Procurement via ... The SAP Quality Management (SAP QM) module has ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/05/research_notes/PN_ER_XOT_05_31_06_1.asp - 23k - 2006-05-31 Summary: SAP has been delivering on its chemicals industry strategy by expanding its capabilities for manufacturing and supply chain management, broadening its composite package applications in areas such as emissions management, pricing management, and manufacturing dashboards, and focusing on mid-market compani

SCP and SCE Need to Collaborate for Better Fulfillment Part One ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... number of business partners and suppliers to procure raw materials, assemble, and ... This is Part One of a two-part tutorial. ... Warehouse Management System (WMS). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/11/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_11_13_03_1.asp - 22k - 2003-11-13 Summary: Warehouse management and transportation management have emerged as two of a few rare remaining fertile areas where companies still have ample opportunity to redesign and optimize. At the same time, these areas are less time-consuming and more oriented towards return on investment (ROI) in terms of increm

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and execution, see the tutorial Bridging the ... much more than glorified event management applications, whose ... evolution or merger into materials resource planning ... 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.