Blog Eliminating Excel in Purchasing Manufacturing Procurement SAP 
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 21, 2023
As you read this blog, I hope that you will see me as a positive contrarian versus an old curmudgeon. One of my insights from doing the industry analysis for the Supply Chains to Admire each year is that smaller and less well-known companies outperform larger and better-known manufacturers. As I listen, I struggle. Is this success?
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Avoid implementing Aera on top of an existing SAP APO implementation.) I am currently working on a couple of case studies for this blog on how business leaders used digital twin modeling during the pandemic. Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. (Baseline demand reflects market potential.)
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
OptiProERP
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Manufacturers often need functionality specific to their industry. Manufacturing ERP provides more value as it has business and manufacturing operations modules. The eight use cases below show how these unique companies benefit from the implementation of manufacturing ERP. It will more than double its staff.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Before reading this post, consider reading my prior blog post, Don’t AI This. ” Same for SAP HANA. My Point of View (POV) is that the best use case for SAP HANA is the in-memory capabilities for repetitive work. Or mine supplier shifts to build alternate buying plans. Or transform work?” How about you?
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
At the time, DuPont, now acquired by DOW, boasted externally on internal adherence to SAP standardization for decision support. Notice how the water turns from blue to brown in Figure 3 with the lack of demand translation capabilities within the enterprise for manufacturing and logistics. I give you this evidence in this blog.).
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 8, 2016
As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. While ToolsGroup and SAP (with the acquisition of SmartOps) are the nearest competitors, Terra prided itself on delivering better decisions through better math. The Path Forward.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
<Bear with me… > Here I share a nine-step process in an attempt to help companies unravel the process for buying supply chain planning software. They center on how to make a good decision in the purchase of supply chain planning solutions. Most have purchased software, but are dependent on Excel spreadsheets.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
391 
Let's personalize your content