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 2025 Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms for the 18th 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 […]
How Supplier Integrations in Tensoft SemiOps Automate Chip or Wafer Probe
At Tensoft, customer feedback is one of the key drivers of our product roadmap. We regularly gather feedback from customers and develop features/enhancements based on their industry specific needs. A recent example of this is setting up supplier integrations in Tensoft SemiOps to automate chip or wafer probe. Traditionally, suppliers treat the wafer and probe […]
Tensoft EDI Integrations: How Does It Work?
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 […]
Types of Production Releases in Tensoft SemiOps
In Tensoft SemiOps, a production order is called as a Production Release or ‘PR’. There are three types of production releases – Standard This is an order created by the supplier to buy a set quantity of material. At the time of release, it requires all material to be allocated at once. If you want […]
Tensoft Customer Conference Kicks Off May 13
We are pleased to announce Momentum, Tensoft’s exclusive online user conference, offering three days of free training from product experts. Hosted from May 13 to May 15, this event will cover sessions on Tensoft SemiOps, DemandOps, Revenue Lens and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Customers can gain insights into product updates, discover best practices, and […]
Transfer Orders in Tensoft SemiOps
Transfer orders in Tensoft SemiOps support inventory moved internally from one location to another. Unlike a simple transfer transaction, transfer orders give you full shipping support. They allow shipping documents like commercial invoices, packing slips, shipping labels, and so on to be generated. Transfer orders can be used for any parts you need to move […]
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 […]