Semiconductor manufacturing stands apart as a unique process when you compare it to other manufacturing processes. From a systems perspective, production in most manufacturing industries is either discrete or process manufacturing – semiconductor manufacturing can be defined as process manufacturing with a discrete outcome. Here’s what I mean by that. The semiconductor manufacturing process is […]
Challenges to Managing Demand in a Distribution-based Model
If the customer on your sales order isn’t the end customer for your product(s), you may be a high tech company with a distribution-based demand model! While this is a great way to increase sales and revenue for your company, it can be challenging to manage your demand without the right processes and solutions in […]
Reporting with Power BI for Semiconductor Industry: Part II
Continuing the previous blog post on some of the standard reports in Power BI: Backlog vs Inventory: This gives you a snapshot of what’s available today and what your backlog is. On the left-hand side, you will see the Backlog $ by Item and Customer and on the far-right hand corner, you have Backlog Quantity […]
Reporting with Power BI for Semiconductor Industry: Part I
Microsoft has been named a leader in Gartner’s 2023 Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms for the 16th consecutive year. Being a long time Microsoft partner and a provider of Power BI services, we are thrilled with this announcement. Tensoft has infused its solutions with Microsoft Power BI – built a link in […]
Email Capabilities in Tensoft DemandOps
The email capabilities in Tensoft DemandOps utilizes visibility into scheduling and shipping to provide up-to-date information to customers. You can easily send email confirmations for your quotes, orders, shipments, and invoices directly from Tensoft DemandOps to your desired contacts. Firstly, you need to complete the setup for emails, forms, and contacts. Email Setup: You can […]
Strategies for Reducing Semiconductor Product Costs
For emerging semiconductor chip companies, the primary goal is to customer acceptance of products and to sell product. However, as chip companies scale, everyone’s attention turns very quickly to lowering costs. It becomes critically important that Operations and Finance work together to achieve strategic goals and to manage costs effectively. In order to do that, […]
Internal Production in Supply Chain through Tensoft SemiOps
We define supply chain as component sourcing from multiple suppliers brought together to build a product. For semiconductor companies, there are some components, but it is mostly about the process. The semiconductor supply chain is a series of process steps–often done at multiple locations and with multiple suppliers. Instead of procuring materials to build one […]
What’s New in Tensoft SemiOps
Last month, Tensoft released a minor update for Tensoft SemiOps. This update included enhancements and new features in response to user feedback. Shipping Updates With this new release of Tensoft SemiOps, you can modify certain data items after a shipment has been finalized or a financial transaction has been posted. It provides you with increased […]
Join Us for Fall Momentum: Tensoft’s Customer User Conference
We’re excited to bring you 2023’s second Momentum – Tensoft’s semi-annual virtual user conference – exclusively for Tensoft customers. It will be hosted on September 12 & 13 and will shine light on several topics in Tensoft SemiOps, Tensoft DemandOps and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This conference is designed by Tensoft product experts for […]
Supply Chain Optimization – What Is It?
There are a number of definitions for supply chain optimization. Our perspective is a broad definition, where the goal of supply chain optimization is to maximize revenue and/or product margins by building the right thing at the right time for the right people. To achieve this goal requires a sophisticated level of understanding and action. […]