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Integrating Milliarum CCPM with SAP<\/h1>\n

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At the TOC Innovation Summit<\/a> In September, practical examples were used to demonstrate how companies can identify and eliminate bottlenecks. Milliarum was there in person and, as part of a customer presentation and other sessions, showcased the implementation of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) approaches using SAP. The Milliarum SAP CCPM solution is an SAP add-on for portfolio, project, and resource management and has been successfully used by customers for over 10 years. We\u2019ve summarized the key takeaways from Bad Nauheim for you here.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The Theory of Constraints is a management approach developed by Eliyahu M. Goldratt that focuses on identifying and eliminating the limiting factors\u2014or bottlenecks\u2014within a company in order to improve performance. The basic idea is that every organization or system is constrained by at least one bottleneck. Eliminating this bottleneck leads to a significant improvement across the entire company. Thus, resources are not optimized evenly throughout the system, but rather the performance of the bottleneck is prioritized. This has an impact on the profitability of the entire company: lead times can be shortened, planning improved, and productivity increased.<\/p>\n

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By focusing on the bottleneck, we achieve greater on-time delivery and shorter lead times<\/h2>\n

Milliarum has been integrating the principles of the Theory of Constraints into its software solutions for portfolio, project, and resource management in SAP EPPM for many years. With this add-on, we offer our users Milliarum SAP Lean \/ Critical Chain Project (CCPM) Management<\/em><\/a> the added value of being able to use the CCPM methodology in SAP. This makes it possible to manage projects based on buffer consumption and the degree of completion. Projects can be scheduled in sequence starting at the bottleneck. To this end, the solution\u2014based on Lean Project Management\u2014provides customer-specific charts and tables with analysis options, such as for delivery dates, so that delivery delays, on-time delivery rates, and lead times can be visualized. This also makes it immediately apparent at a glance which projects are in the red zone. Workstation utilization can also be visualized using the tool. The integration of Lean Project Management and the CCPM methodology with SAP provides the necessary data in real time: isolated IT solutions and interfaces are avoided or replaced. Our users benefit from improved on-time delivery, enhanced compliance, sustainability, and flexible scalability.<\/p>\n

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Haver & Boecker Presentation<\/h2>\n

Machinery manufacturer Haver & Boecker has the Milliarum SAP Lean \/ Critical Project Management<\/em><\/a> and the app PS Capacity Analysis<\/em><\/a> shared his experiences from the TOC Innovation Summit in a presentation: The solutions handle the scheduling of customer projects within the company\u2019s SAP-managed machine shop. This scheduling begins as early as the proposal phase. Using predefined criteria, the solution assigns each inquiry to a responsible project coordinator. Taking into account the current project portfolio as well as available resources and capacities, an inquiry is scheduled and a timeline is created. This creates transparency\u2014both regarding the status of individual project inquiries and across the company\u2019s overall planning. Thanks to the feedback from individual processes in SAP, not only is the project status always up to date, but projects are also prioritized automatically. As a result, the family-run wire weaving company has been able to handle customer projects more efficiently, optimize its capacity utilization, minimize delivery delays, and reduce the workload on employees.<\/p>\n

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The Potential of AI for Analyzing the Causes of Bottlenecks<\/h2>\n

The TOC Innovation Summit has traditionally focused on knowledge sharing and an inspiring exchange of ideas about further applications and the potential of bottleneck management. The TOC community couldn\u2019t ignore artificial intelligence either: Discussions centered on how AI could access data from the SAP system in the future\u2014for example, to categorize, systematize, and further analyze the causes of variances and bottlenecks. We are taking these and other suggestions back to our SAP software development team and will continue to work on usability to increase the value our solutions provide to users.<\/p>\n

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Mit Milliarum CCPM in SAP integrieren Beim TOC Innovation Summit im September wurde anhand von Praxisbeispielen gezeigt, wie Unternehmen Engp\u00e4sse identifizieren und beseitigen k\u00f6nnen. Milliarum war live dabei und hat im Rahmen eines Kundenvortrages und weiterer Pr\u00e4sentationen die Umsetzung der Ans\u00e4tze der Theory of Constraints (TOC) und […] weiterlesen ><\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allgemein"],"yoast_head":"\nEngpassmanagement in SAP auf dem TOC Innovation Summit 2024 - Milliarum AI Construction Kit<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Entdecken Sie, wie Milliarum CCPM in SAP integriert, Engp\u00e4sse beseitigt und Projekte effizienter steuert. 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