Net Requirements

The Sweet Spot of One Merging ERP Vendor

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... It tracks the manufacturer's cumulative (CUM) or year-to-date (YTD) orders versus shipments, and feeds the "net new" (or net requirements) demands into its MRP ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_03_07_1.asp - 20k - 2007-12-03 Summary: CMS Software (now known as Solarsoft Business Systems) may not be a huge global player, but its enterprise resource planning solutions address a wide spectrum of supply chain management requirements, including customizable electronic data interchange functions, warehousing, distribution, and traceability

Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Axapta: A Book Excerpt ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... A set of forecast plan data represents gross requirements, whereas a set of master plan data represents net requirements. Suggested Actions. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/03/research_notes/MI_SC_XSH_03_24_04_1.asp - 16k - 2004-03-24 Summary: The S&OP game plans drive coordination of supply chain activities based on planning calculations. The primary coordination engine-termed the master scheduling task-generates a set of requirements data and suggested action messages, and the system supports multiple sets of requirements data for simulation

ERP: Origins, Developments, and Trends

by TEC staff writer ... Naturally data from MPS fed into the MRP, which contained phased, net requirements for planning the procurement of sub-assembly components, raw materials, and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/05/research_notes/TU_ER_STF_05_17_05_1.asp - 18k - 2005-05-17 Summary: ERP first developed as a form of inventory control and later grew to link disparate bodies of information together from across the enterprise. Now, ERP enhancements include SCM, CRM, and e-commerce features, just to name a few. However, where is this technology going? What does it mean now?

Frontstep Ups The .NET Ante

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Through leveraging solutions built on .NET, Frontstep believes manufacturers are ... designed to help manufacturers address today's complex business requirements. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/09/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_09_23_02_1.asp - 23k - 2002-09-23 Summary: While Frontstep has been tenaciously delivering a broad umbrella of products all under the '.NET roof', much work still remains for the company to counteract the onslaught by Tier 1 vendors and mid-market juggernauts and to return to its erstwhile glory.

Getting It Right: Product, Quality, Timing, and Price

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Its main capabilities include material and net requirements planning; visual capacity planning; shop floor reporting; costing; serial number and batch ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/04/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_04_19_06_1.asp - 30k - 2006-04-19 Summary: The most important factor in industry is no longer the mere price of the product. Increasingly, the purchaser's task has become to obtain the right product of the right quality at the right time—and for the right price.

The Essential ERP - Its Genesis & Future

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The MPS fed into the MRP which contained the time-phased net requirements for the planning and procurement of the sub-assemblies, components, and raw materials ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/12/research_notes/TU_BA_PJ_12_26_00_1.asp - 44k - 2000-12-25 Summary: Knowing the history and evolution of ERP is essential to understanding its current application and its future developments. Each step in the evolution of ERP is built on the fundamentals and principles developed within the previous one.

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The MPS fed into the MRP, which contained the time-phased net requirements for the planning and procurement of the sub-assemblies, components, and raw ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/03/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_03_31_04_1.asp - 23k - 2004-03-31 Summary: Knowing the history and evolution of enterprise applications is essential to understanding their current use and future developments. Each step in the evolution of the software is built on the fundamentals and principles developed within the previous one, which holds true for the contemporary phase of th

Microsoft .NET-managed Code Enablement: Examples and Challenges

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... substantial product redesign to take advantage of the many new features of the .NET environment, satisfy new Internet connectivity requirements, and better ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/10/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_10_05_06_1.asp - 22k - 2006-10-05 Summary: Intuitive, Visibility, and Epicor offer .NET Framework-managed code products, but their 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' mindset might work against them unless they can prove higher value propositions, such as new, more quickly developed vertical functionality.

Understand J2EE and .NET Environments Before You Choose

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... more closely matches the needs of its customers across a broad range of requirements. As an ISV, Relevant's choice of J2EE over Microsoft .NET was reportedly ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_12_08_04_1.asp - 21k - 2004-12-08 Summary: The Microsoft .NET versus J2EE platform argument often takes on the vehemence of a religious debate. Choosing one may amount to 'betting the farm', whereas choosing neither or both typically forces unwieldy workarounds or excruciating duplicate development efforts.

SAP Weaves Microsoft .NET And IBM WebSphere Into Its ESA Tapestry ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the integration the enterprise might require with existing and emerging IT requirements, with full IBM WebSphere (ie, J2EE) and Microsoft .NET interoperability ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/03/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_03_07_03_1.asp - 19k - 2003-03-07 Summary: One should imagine how humongous the job of delivering plug-and-play packaged middleware components for a number of other disparate applications SAP will attempt to enshroud in its xApps will be. In practice, the drawbacks of heterogeneous environment will not be eliminated – while communication betwee