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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Tensoft SemiOps: How Industry-Specific Functionality Makes It Unique
Our fabless semiconductor management solution – Tensoft SemiOps – has been purpose-built for the semiconductor industry, which is why we’ve amassed a long list of semiconductor customers over the years. We’ve seen how Tensoft SemiOps has benefited these customers by providing out-of-the-box functionality that can be deployed quickly; functionality that’s not available out-of-the-box anywhere else. […]
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 […]
Received Not invoiced (RNI) Report in Tensoft SemiOps
Received not invoiced (RNI) in Tensoft SemiOps represents Production Releases which have been fulfilled by vendors through the receipt screen, but the AP invoices for these goods/services have yet to be sent or acknowledged. When a receipt is created in SemiOps, inventory is debited, and the accrued purchase account is credited. When users eventually get […]
Overview of Bookings, Billings and Backlog Reporting
Here is a quick overview of bookings, billings and backlog in Tensoft SemiOps and DemandOps: Bookings Booking is an order that is entered in DemandOps and any update to it is the booking change. The bookings are based off of sales order entry date. If you go into any order and click on the information […]