We at Tensoft are often asked how our products can integrate with suppliers in semiconductor supply chain and how we can help them with streamlining their inventory management and financial reporting? Types of Supplier Integration Tensoft offers 2 levels of integration. These are within the SemiOps application where the manufacturing processes are tracked in detail. […]
Importance of Change Management
When you think of implementing a new solution for semiconductor manufacturing, it’s not just technology that is part of this change. Technology is a foundational piece of it and must be leveraged optimally by taking a hard look at the current and future business processes. Adoption of a new system in any organization big or […]
Integration’s Rising Importance to Postmodern ERP
Along with other colleagues here at Tensoft, integration is on my mind. While these thoughts aren’t likely to inspire Ray Charles – or any other musician for that matter – recent developments that will help push integration to new levels have been music to our ears. In fact, please stay tuned for a Tensoft announcement […]
Infographic: How to Measure the Return on Investment (ROI) of an ERP Implementation
A question that we’re often asked is: “How do you estimate the anticipated ROI of an ERP system, and what methodology works best for this?” There are five main areas that should be evaluated to determine this: 1) IT costs, 2) productivity, 3) visibility, 4) risk, and, 5) audit and compliance impacts. Here are some […]
Top 10 Tensoft Blog Posts of 2020
Happy Holidays! I think one thing we all can agree on is that 2020 has been a crazy year – unexpected to say the least. As we navigate through these unprecedented times, here a few tips that can help in your journey of SaaS and ERP applications in the semiconductor and software industries. At the […]
SMB With “Big Data” Challenges? You’re Not Alone
If you’re an SMB (Small and Medium sized Business) with “big data” challenges, you’re probably like many of Tensoft’s customers – trying to find key and actionable information in a sea of data. You have sales information, customer information, inventory information, revenue information, details about customer contracts and future billings. But wait a minute, you’re […]
What’s Missing in Traditional ERP Inventory Systems?
It’s not that traditional ERP Inventory systems don’t work for everyone – they just don’t work well for fabless semiconductor operations. Trying to make them fit is much like trying to force your left foot into your right shoe – you may be able to jam it in, but it won’t be comfortable or highly […]
The Importance of a Good ERP Partner
I’ve been lucky enough (or unlucky enough, depending on your perspective), to be on both sides of the ERP equation. That is, I’ve worked as a consultant implementing ERP systems and for businesses implementing ERP systems. Now, while this might be obvious to some, I know from experience that companies don’t always really consider the […]
Planning an ERP Implementation or Upgrade? Read This First!
NOTE FROM THE TENSOFT TECH COMPANY OBSERVER EDITOR: We recently caught up with Tensoft’s busy Director of Business Operations, Dan Berube, for a brief interview on the topic of ERP implementations and upgrades. Dan has a proven track record for designing and implementing workable business systems and processes, and is an expert advisor on postmodern […]
How to Measure the Return on Investment (ROI) of an ERP Implementation with Infographic
A question that we’re often asked is: “How do you estimate the anticipated ROI of an ERP system, and what methodology works best for this?” There are five main areas that should be evaluated to determine this: 1) IT costs, 2) productivity, 3) visibility, 4) risk, and, 5) audit and compliance impacts. Here are some […]