Tensoft’s customers sometimes require EDI integration as part of their overall ERP/supply chain system. (EDI is Electronic Data Interchange – a B2B standard that has been in place for a long time.) Some Tensoft customers require automated creation of sales orders and invoicing using EDI to deal with their customers. This is particularly useful in […]
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 […]
Inverted Bill of Materials vs Consumed Material Model in Semiconductor Industry
Usually in semiconductor production process, we use an inverted bill of materials (IBOM). A wafer in the inverted bill of materials can become multiple different finished goods instead of multiple parts in a bill of materials all coming together to be built into a finished good. The screenshot below shows the inverted bill of materials […]
Managing Export Restrictions in Tensoft DemandOps
As you may be aware, several countries and organizations are imposing trade sanctions. Tensoft has a globally distributed customer base and so a lot of them need the ability to systematically track the export restrictions on their parts or businesses. With the upcoming release of Tensoft DemandOps, we plan to add a new feature that […]
Reporting in Tensoft SemiOps
Reporting is a key aspect of any application. Tensoft hosted a webcast on some of the different ways of getting information and data reports out of Tensoft SemiOps. During this session, I covered several different report types and provided a basic review of the data elements, as well as a demo. Below is a partial […]
Workflow Approvals in Tensoft SemiOps
Workflows in SemiOps is an approval system that can be set up in Production Release (PR) or Purchase Order (PO) for better PR/PO management. If you need management oversight of any particular releases or purchase orders, you can set up your workflow so that they go through the approval system before they are actually released. […]
Lot-Based vs Demand and Supply-Based Planning in Semiconductor Industry
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 […]
Does Tensoft SemiOps Integrate with NetSuite?
Over the years we have integrated Tensoft’s fabless semiconductor management solution with a variety of mid-market cloud systems. From SAP to NetSuite to Oracle to Sage/Intacct, we have done it all! In this blog post, I’ll give you a glimpse of our integration process with NetSuite. NetSuite’s Advanced Financials module is the recipient of data […]
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 […]