Planning is, ideally, about supply and demand. Semiconductor supply is a flush of all inventories and WIP to all possible outcomes – to include multiple end products from a single wafer, to include other variables like binning or programmability, or whatever model you may have for finalizing finished parts. Demand is ideally forecast and actual […]
Key Reports in Tensoft Power BI Dashboard | Semiconductor, IoT and AI Industry
Building on years of experience in Semiconductor industry, Tensoft has developed an industry-specific Power BI dashboard to help its customers gain more insights into their data. In this video, I’ll cover some of the key reports in this dashboard. The following is a full transcription of the video above: “This is our pre-built Power BI […]
Capabilities of Packing Slip in Tensoft SemiOps
Packing slip in SemiOps uses five distinct items – order number, ship from location, ship to location, ship date and the ship method. Sometimes, you may need to update the shipping details of an order. You may have an order that was set to ship from a location based off of what’s on the purchase […]
Customer Communication in Tensoft DemandOps
The customer communication features in DemandOps allow you to keep everyone in the loop and updated on what’s happening in DemandOps. It is the best way for them to get acknowledgements for sales and confirmations for different orders and invoices. With the Email Setup feature in Tensoft DemandOps, you can customize the header and signature […]
Best Practices for Using API Calls for SemiOps & DemandOps
During Momentum, I covered a session on API calls for SemiOps and DemandOps focusing on the reporting APIs. The agenda included how to connect to the APIs, how to use them, the performance considerations, and a walk through of advanced querying using the Power Query tool on Microsoft products. Both SemiOps and DemandOps have APIs, […]
Production Orders and Work Orders in Tensoft SemiOps
In Tensoft SemiOps, there are two ways to create either a purchase order or a work order: Production Releases or Production Orders The first way is to create it through production release. This option functions as a traditional purchase order where you have an order for an item, you use a quote, have quantities that […]
Why Contract Billing is Harder than Subscription Billing
Subscription billing management isn’t easy – no question about it. The subscription model is about building, optimizing, marketing and selling packaged offerings. It’s repeatable and it’s often high velocity. These packages may have some components that create some complexity to the billing process – maybe a bundle of services, or some offerings may be usage-based […]
Revenue Recognition Challenges in the Software Industry
Recognizing revenue can be particularly challenging in the software industry. The challenges can arise from the sales process, the volume / complexity of the sales transactions, the number of inputs required in the revenue process, or from the appropriate accounting standards that apply to your business. Occasionally you may have all of the above! I’ll […]
Top 4 Benefits of Tensoft’s New Launch Portal
Tensoft recently introduced a new login portal for its applications, offering a single location to access all licensed applications. Currently, it includes DemandOps and Revenue Lens applications. Tensoft SemiOps will be added by the end of the year. This portal allows you to manage users and their access levels consistently and enhances security. Here are […]
Revenue Recognition and Your Go to Market Model
How does your company go to market (GTM)? For many financial leaders this is a new question to consider, especially in regards to its relationship to revenue recognition. In my experience, this is actually a critical understanding, impacting everything from the business solutions you use to the productivity of your company. For technology companies, revenue is […]
