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MATERIAL
REQUIREMENTS PLANNING |
 One of the most critical and time-consuming
aspects of manufacturing is managing the task of
maintaining sufficient amounts of materials on hand at
all times. How many times has production been delayed
because a necessary material was not in stock or you
could not get it in time? The MAS 90 Material
Requirements Planning (MRP) module can help you eliminate
purchasing and scheduling problems. It is designed to
simplify and speed up the work processes of purchasing
and production managers, enabling them to plan more
effectively.The MRP module looks at “demand”
based on open sales orders and sales projections, and
“supply” based on inventory stock levels and
open purchase orders. Product build times, lead times and
“supply” and “demand” functions are
combined to estimate the need for an inventory item. With
the MRP module, you can produce reports based on action
by date to advise the purchasing manager which orders
need to be placed, which need to be revised and which
need to be canceled. The MRP module allows for entry of
monthly and weekly sales projections by warehouse for
each manufactured item, and monthly and weekly sales
projections by customer. These estimates, combined with
sales order information, can suggest when to purchase raw
materials, etc.Eliminate costly production delays and
simplify your scheduling. Complete your MAS 90
Manufacturing Solution, and take control of your material
purchasing and production planning, with the MAS 90 MRP
module. |
Reports
- Warehouse Group Listing
- Auto Generate Work Orders Register
- MRP Report
- Action By Vendor Report
- MRP By Job Reportn
- Projected Demands Report
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| Warehouse
Groups |
Warehouse Groups allow
you to define one or more groups that are used by the MRP
Generation process to consolidate recommendations for
material acquisitions. For reporting purposes,
information is also segregated by Warehouse Group. |
| Sales
Projections |
The MRP module allows
for entry of monthly and weekly sales projections by
warehouse for each manufactured item, and monthly and
weekly sales projections by customer. These projections
can be used, along with existing sales orders, to obtain
information from the MRP report to be used for purchasing
raw material. The Projected Demands Report shows actual
sales versus projected sales for analysis purposes. |
| MRP
Generation |
The MRP Generation
process looks at “demand” based on open sales
orders, sales projections and work order component
requirements, and “supply” based on inventory
stock levels, open purchase orders and existing work
orders. Product build times, lead times and
“supply” and “demand” functions are
combined to estimate the need for an inventory item. |
| Automatic
Generation of Work Orders |
If you have the MAS 90
Work Order Processing module installed, the Auto Generate
Work Orders program uses information from MRP Generation
to create or modify work orders for item that have a
procurement type of “make.” |
| Action
By Vendor Report |
This report groups, by
vendor, all actions that have been recommended by the MRP
Generation process. This enables you to have all of the
information you need on a one-phone-call-per-vendor
listing. |
| MRP
By Job Report |
The MRP By Job Report
details upcoming requirements for components on a bill of
materials by job (i.e., Sales Order or Work Order). For
each component, you can view the quantities needed, the
projected on-hand quantities and required dates. |
| Inventory
Management Integration |
Integration with the
Inventory Management module is required to provide MRP
with access to the items needed to distribute or produce
finished goods. The on-hand quantities in inventory are
recognized as a part of the “supply” of an item
during the MRP Generation. The inventory supplies all
reorder information, vendor lead times and product build
times to the MRP Generation. |
| Purchase
Order Processing Integration |
When Purchase Order
Processing is integrated with MRP, the material on a
purchase order is recognized as a part of the
“supply” of an item during the MRP Generation.
Items on purchase order form the for the Action By Vendor
Report. |
| Sales
Order Processing Integration |
When Sales Order
Processing is integrated with MRP, the material on a
sales order is recognized as part of the
“demand” for an item during the MRP Generation. |
| Bill
of Materials |
When Bill of Materials
is integrated with MRP, it supplies the detailed database
of components, assemblies and subassemblies for
calculating finished goods versus raw materials. The MRP
Generation will disassemble all finished goods to lowest
levels to calculate the various time-phased operations
needed, and give the necessary material requirement
information. |
| Work
Order |
Integration with Work
Order Processing is optional, but is required to
automatically update work orders through the MRP process.
The Auto Generate Work Orders program will place or
change firm-planned work orders for items. The essence of
the work order and MRP interaction is the work order
timing and material issued/produced by the work order. |
