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  • Subject: Re: Overall BPCS performance
  • From: "Melissa Urban" <murban@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 20:58:49 -0400

> Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 10:42 AM
> 
> We are in the process of forming a BPCS UNIX User Group.  Interested?


Definately interested. 

We are running 6.02 full client server currently and moving towards 6.04 as
soon as possible.  We currently run CEA, A/P, A/R, Purchasing, Inventory,
Materials, MPS, BOM's and ECO.  


Melissa Urban

Business System Process Manager
Schukra of North America
phone (519) 254-4410 ext 230
fax (519) 254-6884

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> From: JALiberty@lozier.com
> To: BPCS-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Overall BPCS performance
> Date: Monday, October 12, 1998 10:42 AM
> 
> We are in the process of forming a BPCS UNIX User Group.  Interested?
> 
> > ----------
> > From:       Hancock, Teri[SMTP:THANCOCK@accuridecorp.com]
> > Reply To:   BPCS-L@midrange.com
> > Sent:       Thursday, October 08, 1998 4:36 PM
> > To:         'BPCS-L@midrange.com'
> > Subject:    RE: Overall BPCS performance
> > 
> > Where might one find a BPCS User Group?  I'm very interested 
> > 
> > Teri Hancock
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> >     From:   Graziano, Marie [SMTP:mgraziano@badgermeter.com]
> >     Sent:   Thursday, October 08, 1998 7:13 AM
> >     To:     'BPCS-L@midrange.com'
> >     Subject:        RE: Overall BPCS performance
> > 
> >     Vince:
> > 
> >     Yes this is an issue with many many BPCS 6.x users.  I will tell you
> > that if
> >     you do a prtsqlinf over the program you will see that the sql
> > statements are
> >     many and complex.  It will also tell you if it had to build paths.
> > If it
> >     did, then create a logical for the criteria.   
> >     Per BPCS SSA saying no one has this problem is nuts.  They are aware
> > of the
> >     slowwwwwwness.  If you belong to a local BPCS users group use that
> > avenue to
> >     get SSA to respond.  
> > 
> >     BYW-  are you mixed mode??
> > 
> >                     -----Original Message-----
> >                     From:   Vince Rowe [mailto:vrowe@zeus.odyssey.net]
> >                     Sent:   Wednesday, October 07, 1998 7:02 PM
> >                     To:     BPCS-L@midrange.com
> >                     Subject:        Re: Overall BPCS performance
> > 
> >                     At 07:41 PM 10/7/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >                     >Has anyone addressed their overall system
> > performance
> >     decline since going to
> >                     >BPCS 6.x.  When we talk with them they try to
> > indicated
> >     that we are the only
> >                     >one addressing these types of problems.  (Which I
> > know is
> >     not true).
> >                     >
> >                     Here's our sad tale:  2+ years ago we started to
> > implement
> >     BPCS 5.x.x on a
> >                     nice little 310 AS/400.  Of course we had to move to
> > 6.x.x,
> >     and over the
> >                     years we've landed on 6.0.2 PLF mixed mode March
> > Cum.  Over
> >     a year ago we
> >                     actually got COM to function and discovered to our
> > dismay
> >     that a one line
> >                     order took 20 minutes to confirm with no one else on
> > the
> >     box.  Well, the
> >                     cure was a 510 w/ 728M of memory and 60G of DASD.
> > We're
> >     supposed to go
> >                     live in 3 weeks and decided to do a stress test w/
> > 10 CS
> >     people or so doing
> >                     order entry at 3 sites and a few others (trying) to
> > do
> >     various tasks that
> >                     would ordinarily be required to run a business.
> > Back to the
> >     20 minute
> >                     scenerio w/ COM timing out on two out of three
> > tries; simple
> >     GreenScreen
> >                     Material Status lookups took minutes; forget getting
> >     anything to print; and
> >                     the box was pegged for an hour *after* we completed
> > our 1
> >     hour test,
> >                     finishing up some 65 left over jobs..........When we
> > got the
> >     510, it was
> >                     the biggest box IBM made.  My question is:  can IBM
> > make a
> >     machine that is
> >                     up to the punishment BPCS hands out?  Yes, we've had
> > tuning
> >     specialist here
> >                     and our BPCS consultants have remarked that our
> > machine is
> >     the fastest
> >                     responding they've ever used.  
> > 
> >                     You are not alone.
> > 
> >                     Vince Rowe
> >                     vrowe@odyssey.net
> >                     Marietta Corporation
> >                     Cortland, NY
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