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SAP’s Inventory Graphs tell a story - are you paying attention?
I have often written about how you can use SAP’s standard reports to facilitate a visual understanding of how MRP can work better for you.
Supply Chain Digital Transformation and the SAP Tech you already bought
SweetThorn is once again a proud partner at The Eventful Group’s 2017 Mastering SAP Conferences in Johannesburg.
What will happen if you don’t get SAP’s MRP working
Some time ago a client asked me to prepare a list of risks associated with not getting SAP’s MRP working as intended. In the time it has taken to get us to the point where fixing MRP is now a ...
2016’s Mastering Enterprise Asset Management with SAP
Almost a month has passed since this year’s Mastering EAM event in Johannesburg. Despite challenging economic times, the event was well attended, which shows that the need to learn and network can ...
Getting control of your SAP lead-times: We all know they’re rubbish!
I recently ran an SAP Procurement Optimisation Bootcamp, where the question of lead-time reliability once again came up. As is the norm, most delegates felt their lead-times are inaccurate, ...
Mastering Enterprise Asset Management with SAP
I have been talking at The Eventful Group's Mastering SAP conferences since 2009, both here in South Africa, and in Australia. I thoroughly enjoy contributing to these events and I am looking ...
Procurement Department Change Management – are you doing it the right way?
The old adage: “the only constant is change” has most probably never been truer than in today’s economic uncertainty. Amid constant calls to reduce operating costs and improve profits, purchasing ...
Keeping Material Master Data Honest: It’s Procurement’s Job!
Will the company that has reasonable material master data please stand up!?
Mastering Supply Chain & Procurement with SAP
Last week the SweetThorn team attended The Eventful Group’s 2015 Mastering Supply Chain & Procurement conference. We were a sponsor and feel that the investment was worth every cent.
SAP: Back-to-basics is sometimes not so basic
A common theme in the blogs I write is around getting back to basics. The trouble is that doing this is not so basic!