By S.Suren
Its finally happened, the much anticipated outcome of the acquisition of TomorrowNow by SAP is finally here. SAP has opted to close down their much troubled subsidiary TomorrowNow, this would come as a major suprise, as this was bound to happen, given ORACLEs continuous lawsuits and the higher management of TomorrowNow moving out one after another.
Its estimated that the 225 customers of TomorrowNow will now be asked to move back to ORACLE for support and future needs. How smooth this transition is going to be, is to be seen.
However, with regard to the lawsuit files by ORACLE, the final hearing is still pending and expected during the mid of next year. I shall keep you updated on the latest on that, with the expected settlement at a $1B, it going to be hard to miss.
With the global recession having its say on Fortune 500 companies too, its understandable that supporting industry are feeling the pinch too and IT is most often considered a supporting industry.
Hope you found this post informative.
Have a nice day !!
ssurenlk@msn.com
Jul 24, 2008
Jul 13, 2008
Challenges in the Apparel Industry and SAP’s Solutions for them – Article 3:
By S.Suren
Continuing from my previous posts, I shall in this article give you more insight into the challenges faced by companies in the Apparel & Footwear Industry and how SAP AFS Industry Solution caters to them.
• Poor on time delivery
This is a common problem in the AFS Manufacturing Environment, especially for those companies that have overseas operations and have a lengthy supply chain. Delivery dates of the final product is a crucial deadline given the ever so quickly changing fashion trends, and not to the mention the cost of alternative means of transport selected at the last minute to stick to delivering the product on time.
Given this condition SAP AFS has some useful functionality that caters to these needs:
Allocation Run – also known famously as ARUN, this allocation procedure helps determines the best usage of the existing stocks to meet the requirements of those sales orders that would deliver the best return in terms of customer satisfaction. This function is quite unique to the AFS Environment, as it provides many different built in rules and definable rules that are very much in line with the process built in and around the Sales & Distribution functions of the AFS Industry.
Order scheduling Strategy is an additional process in AFS SD processing that helps to optimize the delivery dates for each item. You can define rules to take account of special customer requests or general business requirements. This process also serves in allocating inventory to key customers in liaison with the Allocation Run procedure described above.
For more information visit: LINK
I shall keep posting more on this area in the future. Hope you found this post informative.
ssurenlk@msn.com
Have a nice day!!
Continuing from my previous posts, I shall in this article give you more insight into the challenges faced by companies in the Apparel & Footwear Industry and how SAP AFS Industry Solution caters to them.
• Poor on time delivery
This is a common problem in the AFS Manufacturing Environment, especially for those companies that have overseas operations and have a lengthy supply chain. Delivery dates of the final product is a crucial deadline given the ever so quickly changing fashion trends, and not to the mention the cost of alternative means of transport selected at the last minute to stick to delivering the product on time.
Given this condition SAP AFS has some useful functionality that caters to these needs:
Allocation Run – also known famously as ARUN, this allocation procedure helps determines the best usage of the existing stocks to meet the requirements of those sales orders that would deliver the best return in terms of customer satisfaction. This function is quite unique to the AFS Environment, as it provides many different built in rules and definable rules that are very much in line with the process built in and around the Sales & Distribution functions of the AFS Industry.
Order scheduling Strategy is an additional process in AFS SD processing that helps to optimize the delivery dates for each item. You can define rules to take account of special customer requests or general business requirements. This process also serves in allocating inventory to key customers in liaison with the Allocation Run procedure described above.
For more information visit: LINK
I shall keep posting more on this area in the future. Hope you found this post informative.
ssurenlk@msn.com
Have a nice day!!
Jul 3, 2008
Been busy with the LAW !!!
By S.Suren
Well the recent weeks has been quite busy for the 2 top ERP Giants, when it comes to attending court sessions, meeting with lawyers and appointments with investment analysts.
SAP has been in the spotlight with the suit filed against it by i2. Its stated that SAP could end up paying $83.3 M to settle the i2 patent suit. i2 filed suit against SAP, claiming infringement of a number of its software patents related to supply chain optimization and modeling software techniques. However the good news here for investors in both companies is that, this suit is unlikely to have any significant impact on the market values of both companies.
It is also estimated that SAP could pay close to $1 Billion to settle the suit filed by Oracle. This has been a long standing law suit between the company and some expect that this case could drag on up to the mid of 2009 before a judgment can be made. Will keep you all updated when it does happen !!
SAP on the other hand has also been busy with expanding their portfolio, with the acquisition of Visiprise, a privately held provider of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to discrete manufacturing. This acquisition is a strategic step for SAP, in moving forward in achieving its vision of the "Perfect Plant", which I had posted an article on, in the past. With SAP concentrating on small business more now and their investments in delivering products for this markets estimated to be close to $520 M, it is only likely that there are many more acquisition to expect in the future.
Oracle has been busy with acquisitions too, this shouldn't come as a surprise since we all know that Oracle find it very hard to resist take-over calls. Oracle, have supposedly recently agreed to acquire insurance policy software supplier AdminServer Inc and as well as Skywire Software's application software business.
I am still sticking to the prediction that this year is the year of the ERPs and we could very well have a clear cut leader in this industry and a new business process platform (perhaps initiated by SOA) at the end of this year. I shall keep you all posted on the latest developments.
Hope you found this post informative.
Have a nice day!!!
Feel free to send me your comments and queries to ssurenlk@msn.com.
Well the recent weeks has been quite busy for the 2 top ERP Giants, when it comes to attending court sessions, meeting with lawyers and appointments with investment analysts.
SAP has been in the spotlight with the suit filed against it by i2. Its stated that SAP could end up paying $83.3 M to settle the i2 patent suit. i2 filed suit against SAP, claiming infringement of a number of its software patents related to supply chain optimization and modeling software techniques. However the good news here for investors in both companies is that, this suit is unlikely to have any significant impact on the market values of both companies.
It is also estimated that SAP could pay close to $1 Billion to settle the suit filed by Oracle. This has been a long standing law suit between the company and some expect that this case could drag on up to the mid of 2009 before a judgment can be made. Will keep you all updated when it does happen !!
SAP on the other hand has also been busy with expanding their portfolio, with the acquisition of Visiprise, a privately held provider of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to discrete manufacturing. This acquisition is a strategic step for SAP, in moving forward in achieving its vision of the "Perfect Plant", which I had posted an article on, in the past. With SAP concentrating on small business more now and their investments in delivering products for this markets estimated to be close to $520 M, it is only likely that there are many more acquisition to expect in the future.
Oracle has been busy with acquisitions too, this shouldn't come as a surprise since we all know that Oracle find it very hard to resist take-over calls. Oracle, have supposedly recently agreed to acquire insurance policy software supplier AdminServer Inc and as well as Skywire Software's application software business.
I am still sticking to the prediction that this year is the year of the ERPs and we could very well have a clear cut leader in this industry and a new business process platform (perhaps initiated by SOA) at the end of this year. I shall keep you all posted on the latest developments.
Hope you found this post informative.
Have a nice day!!!
Feel free to send me your comments and queries to ssurenlk@msn.com.
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