Microsoft Power BI is a highly popular topic during Tensoft’s Momentum conference. Below is a partial transcription of one such session that covered some of the API connections for Tensoft SemiOps and DemandOps. “First place we’re going to start is with our SemiOps APIs. What we see here at the top is the URL used […]
Multi-currency Procurement for Outsourced Manufacturing in Semiconductor Industry
One of the best features in Tensoft SemiOps is multi-currency procurement. In SemiOps, there are two forms of currency – functional and procurement. The functional currency is the currency that SemiOps uses for costing, variances, and valuing inventory. The procurement currency is the currency that you use when you procure or purchase through the Purchase […]
What Does Tensoft SemiOps Have That My Spreadsheet Doesn’t?
If you’ve been in the semiconductor industry for any length of time, you’ve probably seen some of the world’s most spectacular spreadsheets. You may have even created one of these masterpieces of supply chain planning and execution yourself. If so, our hats are off to you! The semiconductor supply chain is famously complex, so managing […]
An Overview of Inventory Transfers in Tensoft SemiOps
In Tensoft SemiOps, there are three types of inventory transfers – regular transfer, issue and inventory disposition. Transfer: A transfer is used for transferring inventory from one location to another in either an available or quarantine status. Above is a screenshot of the transfer screen. Here you have the Transaction Date where you can select […]
A Traditional BOM in Tensoft SemiOps
Semiconductor manufacturing typically requires a “one-to-many” production process where wafers move to die, and die are then moved through multiple assembly and packing processes to provide multiple outcomes from a single wafer. This is achieved in Tensoft SemiOps through an inverted BOM model. An inverted BOM is an essential feature for systems to efficiently handle […]
The Trick to Supporting a Semiconductor Startup Ramp
As anyone familiar with the semiconductor industry knows, there’s a lot of variation in what semiconductor design-based organizations make. Tensoft’s customers include companies that make silicon and compound integrated circuits, MEMS devices, LED, RF, solid state, and solar technologies. All of these need to manage global production across multiple vendors. And, they also need to […]
Quick Ship Functionality in Tensoft SemiOps
Below is a full transcript from our latest training video on the new quick ship functionality in Tensoft SemiOps. “In this demo, we will be going over the new quick ship functionality. The quick ship screen is going to be under the Shipment module in SemiOps. It’s going to be Quick Ship DO. So, when […]
The Importance of a Good ERP Partner
We know from experience that companies don’t always really consider the importance of an ERP Partner’s experience working with other companies in their particular industry. Some companies may choose their ERP implementation vendors based on their size, or the number of overall implementations that they’ve done, but far fewer ask this critical question: “How many […]
The Impact of the SaaS Model on Customer Service
The SaaS model is clearly here to stay, and it feels that every day a new offering is born, whether from a brand new start up or from a company with an established history of selling traditional on premise software products. From a customer perspective, the benefits are clear – lower initial upfront costs, higher […]
Tensoft DemandOps: What Does It Do?
Here at Tensoft, we’re always trying to find new solutions to handle the industry-specific needs of our customers. One recent example of this is Tensoft DemandOps, which we built based on customer feedback to deliver industry-specific functionality for semiconductor sales operations. More broadly, it’s designed to meet the needs of companies who sell through extended […]