Steelwedge Software

Steelwedge Software


S&OP and Simplicity for “Steve”: Getting it Right

Posted: 21 Nov 2012 11:00 AM PST

Last week, Lora Cecere penned a piece in her Supply Chain Shaman blog post about a conversation with a Mining company executive, "Steve."  He called for her advice on S&OP technology as he was equally hamstrung between limited Excel scalability and his IT team's edict to leverage their Oracle ERP investment—which was not meeting his flexibility needs. Lora's message was twofold: technology is becoming more and more important to powering the S&OP process; and it is more and more challenging to understand which solutions are the best fit for each company's unique needs. For real analysis of supply/demand tradeoffs, it's the right time for S&OP technology, but how can providers help companies get it right? At Steelwedge we've spent a decade partnering with leaders across the Global 1,000 to help them optimize their planning around unique business requirements and complexities.  And we've also seen a set of similarities in their needs.  “Steve the Miner” has technology needs that are similar to those from “Jane the CPG manufacturer”, “Frank the Consumer Electronics retailer” and most other manufacturing company planning leaders.  These characteristics include: a)  A gap between IT and Line of Business technology requirements b)  A desire to leverage Excel-based solutions for S&OP c)  A challenge to model tradeoffs between supply, demand and finance d)  A lack of an adequate data model to power decision-making We agree with Lora that finding the right vendor who understands how to meet both your unique and more universal S&OP needs can't be done in just a conference room or via a PowerPoint presentation.  First, you must be able to clearly articulate your technology expectations; a challenge for many companies since the S&OP process may not be well defined.… Read the rest

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Tablets – work and game wherever you are

Posted: 20 Nov 2012 02:45 PM PST

iPhone and Android are household names these days and it just shows how much we use and enjoy our smartphones. Being able to find out anything from the internet instantly is a fantastic tool that allows people to solve problems that used to cause problems. For example pulling up a map and navigating to a train station, and then being able to also find out all the train times without much effort makes the modern smartphone so useful. But we can't use them for everything; their screens are just that bit too small for watching programs and films on for a long time and often when trying to write something bigger than a text the keyboard takes up too much room so you can't read what you have already written. This is where tablets come in; they are larger than phones, generally around 10 inches, but work in much the same way with multi touch screens and only a few real buttons. But why would you want one of these over a smartphone and PC?

Smartphones are mobile and PCs are powerful but neither can do the others jobs, but the invention of the tablet has changed that. It bridges the gap between the two letting you get work done while on the move and also entertain yourself when relaxing, perhaps with a round of Angry Birds or with a few casino games. Instead of a bulky laptop many people choose to take a tablet around with them. This lets people complete emails and documents such as presentations while on the train without needing all the space of a laptop, not to mention being able to play games in a limited space – a large touch screen makes gaming much easier, and you don't need all the extra elbow room. Then when they get home after work they can also use their tablet for more slots gaming on sites like http://www.luckynuggetcasino.com/au/online-pokies/ or other entertainment with many different apps such as the movie streaming app from Netflix or any of the millions available. As well as this tablets can surf the web just as well as any PC, and with built in HTML5 support you can also play the in browser games found at online casino sites.

It's easy to see why you might want a tablet, but make sure you research which tablet would be right for your needs.

Steelwedge Software

Steelwedge Software


“Scenario Modeling: What Don’t You Know About Your Business?”

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 12:02 PM PST

MetroPCS knows a lot about its 9.5 million customers. With churn of smart phones and handsets shrinking annually, this  leading provider of mobile service is all about predicting demand and understanding each of hundreds of features and functions that will sell the best across a portfolio of phones.  But it wasn't until MetroPCS worked with Steelwedge that if found out that it's business was not bound by seasonality. Check out MetroPCS' video story on scenario modeling to see how they tapped cloud-based planning solutions from Steelwedge to get a whole new perspective on their business.  Ask yourself:  "what don't I know about my business?"  … Read the rest

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Shop at DealDash, the Fun Way!

Posted: 10 Nov 2012 06:23 PM PST

Do you experience hassle in shopping online which ended yourself purchasing bad quality products?  Or do you want to experience a very fun way of auction online? How about a DealDash way?

In Deal Dash, Bidding on items has never been easier in contrast to other's idea! Easy to win and what's the best part?  DealDash offers FREE SHIPPING on ALL items!

How's that? Then let's try it now!

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Google Free Zone for Globe Subscribers, Browsing GMail, Google Search, and Google+ for Free

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 06:20 PM PST

Google Free Zone, a new service launched in the Philippines as the first country in the world to experience free browsing to gmail, google search and google plus to all prepaid subscribers of Globe Telecom and TM.


The service is Google's effort to bridge the digital divide by enabling the "next billion" to experience the Internet particularly on their mobile phones, according to Derek Callow, head of marketing at Google Southeast Asia. [interaksyon.com]

To access Google services on your mobile phone free of data charges, simply text LIBRE to 8888 for free or visit http://libre.ph on the phone's default browser. Those without Google accounts can sign up for free and create one by following the "Create an account now" link on their mobile phones. For more information about Free Zone, visit http://surf.globe.com.ph/plan/freezone. The promotion will run up to March 31 next year.