by Phil | Dec 17, 2014 | Advance Ship, Logistics Execution
As we get closer and closer to the end of the year, many of our customers are becoming more aware of the potential impact of the rate increase and change announced by FedEx and UPS this year. Though both announced increased rates of ~4-5%, the major change is to use...
by Phil | Aug 25, 2014 | Advanced Support, NetWeaver
You are probably aware we are not fans of Java on the client, quite frankly considering the constant updates needed and the inability to shut off Java checks for updates its time for something new. I have been happily using SAPgui 7.2 without a problem for over a year...
by Phil | Aug 31, 2011 | ABAP, Advanced Support
Not sure why but I felt today was a good day as any to address a topic I have been trying to get to for some time, the increasing use of BDC’s in standard application programs. What is a BDC? A little bit of background, a BDC which stands for Batch Data...
by Phil | Apr 15, 2009 | Headline, Logistics Execution, Supply Chain
In today’s blog I want to talk about Supply Chain metrics. I bring this up today on the occasion that WERC has released one of my favorite studies, this is the annual study of Warehouse metrics. If you are not a WERC member I encourage you to join or at least...
by Phil | Feb 11, 2009 | Inventory Management, Supply Chain, TRM, Warehouse Management
During my normal day job when meeting with customers I regularly present proposals that revolve around SAP WM. More often these days we find ourselves suggesting to customers solutions that utilize SAP EWM which is delivered as a component of SAP SCM. I have gotten...