Volume Calculation

Enterprise Resource Planning Vendors Address Lean Manufacturing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... To recap, the QAD Lean software provides a longer term leveling (heijunka) calculation to establish a planned level volume and mix of production. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_20_06_1.asp - 35k - 2006-02-20 Summary: Intentia, Fujitsu Glovia, QAD, and SSA Global's solutions supporting lean manufacturing are examined. Which areas the extended enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors excel in depends on their original ERP system's suitability for repetitive versus to-order environments.

Caution! Will A Traditional ERP System Help You Deliver Projects?

by David Smith, GDBS BEng(hons) AMIEE ... Yet volume manufacturers- once more- see things in a different light. ... Their traditional lead-time calculation only counts up to final assembly. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/03/research_notes/MI_ER_XDS_03_12_03_1.asp - 16k - 2003-03-12 Summary: Companies who build specifically for a customer have unique requirements that are often not understood or dealt with well by some ERP vendors, particularly in the mid-market, who think that systems designed around volume manufacturing fit everywhere.

Understanding the True Cost of Sourcing

by Bill McBeath and Colin Kessinger ... The basic measures in the risk-adjusted Total Sourcing Cost calculation are "fully ... cost model, such as freight and taxes, as well as volume discounts, price ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/04/research_notes/TN_SC_XBM_04_23_04_1.asp - 20k - 2004-04-23 Summary: In today's twenty-first century, global outsourced business world, the traditional and somewhat simplistic approaches used to measure cost for sourcing decisions of direct materials fall short.

ERP Systems and the ETO Manufacturing Market Part Two: ETO versus ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Yet volume-based manufacturers may see things in a different light. ... Their traditional lead-time calculation only counts up to final assembly, while, as ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/05/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_05_04_04_1.asp - 19k - 2004-05-04 Summary: ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) systems must facilitate the near real time transfer of information and complex product knowledge for collaboration across the extended enterprise. It should especially be suited to organizations that seek to maintain complex selling relationships, such as businesses whose

The Case for Pricing Management

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... discounts for prompt payments; cooperative advertising allowances; volume-based rebates ... close to it) information required for profit optimization calculation. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/04/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_04_03_06_1.asp - 23k - 2006-04-03 Summary: Savvy and dynamically optimized pricing can mean the difference between survival and failure. In many environments it might be smarter, quicker, and more useful to calculate pricing based on systematic analysis rather than on fuzzy thinking or human emotions.

Demand Management: Terra Technology by Terra Technology

... demand); measurement of actual error over actual lead time; calculation of in-season and out-of-season lead-time difference for high volume stock-keeping units ... http:/.../software/125-18464/Demand-Management/Terra-Technology-Terra-Technology.html - 4k - 2009-11-18

What Makes Incentives and Compensation So Tricky?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Transactions can occur at very high volume. ... an astute performance and incentive compensation management solution should solve these calculation challenges by ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HumanResources/2006/11/research_notes/MN_HR_PJ_11_29_06_1.asp - 15k - 2006-11-29 Summary: Managing incentive compensation presents challenges to almost every large and midsized company, due to the complex nature of the calculations. But along with the ability to perform these calculations, an effective compensation management solution must also provide visibility and transparency.

Microsoft Axapta: Design Factors Shape System Usage Part Two ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... Physical dimensions such as weight and volume that can be used to calculate ... Automatic calculation can be based on a markup or contribution percentage applied ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/02/research_notes/MI_ER_XSH_02_11_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-02-11 Summary: If you are implementing or considering Microsoft Axapta as your ERP system, or providing Axapta-related services, this note provides an overall understanding of how the system fits together to run a business. This section reviews the major design factors affecting system usage in a distribution environme

Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 for Distribution Environments

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... Physical dimensions such as weight and volume that can be used to calculate ... Automatic calculation can be based on a markup or contribution percentage applied ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/04/research_notes/MI_ER_XSH_04_16_07_1.asp - 20k - 2007-04-16 Summary: This is a reprint of the summary chapter from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Dynamics AX by Dr. Scott Hamilton. In this first part, design factors related to system usage in distribution enterprises are covered.

Taking a Lesson from Big-box Retailers: The World's Distribution ...

... Among the several reasons for big-box success has been the sheer volume-buying power that ... is tracked and can be linked by a min/max order calculation to send a ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2008/10/24/big-box-retailing-distribution-solutions/ - 47k - 2008-10-24