Smaller Vendors Can Still Provide Relevant Business Systems Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Yet, on the other hand, these companies must maintain large inventories of expensive, slow-moving parts that are susceptible to obsolescence, to satisfy ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_27_05_1.asp - 15k - 2005-01-27 Summary: Service or spare parts have lately become both a blessing and a curse for many manufacturers.

MRO and Spare Parts Management Considerations

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... on the other hand, these companies must maintain large inventories of highly expensive, often slow-moving parts but susceptible to obsolescence, to satisfy ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/01/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_01_11_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-01-11 Summary: The need for better service parts management is finally gaining top-level management attention in many aerospace and defense (A&D) and like complex manufacturing companies, since excessive carrying costs and obsolescence losses are being recognized as an unexploited opportunity for savings and a better b

Let the (Excess) Inventory Flow!

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... as such costs of maintaining the inventory as taxes (based on the value of inventory on hand at a particular time) and insurance, obsolescence, spoilage, and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2007/01/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_01_26_07_1.asp - 17k - 2007-01-26 Summary: Because companies focus primarily on new product development and promotion, the problem of excess and obsolete inventory, once addressed, often leads to both the inventory and dollars flying out the door. There should be smarter ways of handling this problem.

Lucrative but 'Risky' Aftermarket Business Service and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Olin Thompson ... These include taxes, insurance, obsolescence, spoilage, and space occupied, and cost between 10 percent to 35 percent annually, depending on type of industry. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/07/research_notes/MN_SC_PJ_07_29_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-07-28 Summary: The growing pressure for improving customer responsiveness and profits has lately changed the traditional role of supply chain management (SCM) of spare and replacement parts.

Federal Contract Management and Vendors' Readiness Part Three ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... service parts management is finally gaining top-level management attention in many A&D companies since excessive carrying costs and obsolescence losses are ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/01/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_01_14_05_1.asp - 17k - 2005-01-14 Summary: Companies that are not already offering the capabilities of meeting the exacting, stringent requirements of federal agencies will likely not be able to tap the recent surge in the federal and defense markets. Conversely, those vendors and their users--government contractors--who can deliver comprehensive

Agile ERP Vendor Ditches a Microsoft Dynamics CRM Alliance for ...

... landscape (with constant acquisitions/divestments); Ongoing organizational changes of direction due to compliance, accounting laws, obsolescence and so on; ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 42k - 2008-01-14

Demand-driven Versus Traditional Materials Requirement Planning

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... what fickle consumers will desire from season to season, the supply chain cannot afford items that sit on shelves (tying up capital and facing obsolescence). ... 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.

Avoid the Perils of Service Parts Planning in Supply Chain ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic and Olin Thompson ... Minimizing the number of new parts introduced into the inventory is a key goal, particularly as parts face obsolescence criteria established by the organization ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/08/research_notes/MN_SC_PJ_08_01_05_1.asp - 19k - 2005-08-01 Summary: Significant differences exist between the new parts production supply chain and the service and replacement parts supply chain. Companies using conventional, new product inventory methods are missing opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Justification of ERP Investments Part 1: Quantifiable Benefits ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... The cost of carrying inventory includes not only interest but also the costs of warehousing, handling, obsolescence, insurance, taxes, damage, and shrinkage. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/02/research_notes/TU_ER_XSH_02_10_04_1.asp - 29k - 2004-02-10 Summary: Studies that surveyed manufacturers about the impact of ERP systems on firm performance indicate that company size and industry do not affect the results. Benefits have been indicated for large and small firms, whether they make standard or custom products or are in discrete or process manufacturing envi

Confessions of a Techno Junkie

by Lonnie Childs ... offerings. Indeed, the lifecycle of technology evolves for me from interesting to useful to vital to replacement or obsolescence. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/05/research_notes/TN_SC_XLC_05_20_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-05-20 Summary: Ideas on how to survive the avalanche of technology, avoid the lure of its pitfalls, and succeed with it as the enabler to true process innovation.