MRP, in this case synonymous of Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) and of Manufacturing Resources Planning (MRP II), concern the process of planning raw materials to be procured and finished goods to be produced or procured and related planning of productive resources to accomplish the goals.

This solution supports the mentioned processes, contributing to efficient arrival of materials and timely production of ordered quantities of finished goods.

Below are the functionalities of our software solution deployed to support both MRP.

MANUFACTURING RESOURCES PLANNING (MRP II)

In a global enterprise, Resource planning allows complete outlook of production cycle, adjustments of what was planned with consequent re-planning of related resources. Strictly working with MRP for materials and shop floor control, MRP II gives finite capacity schemas of on-the -field situations, allowing "as if" scenarios before approving the chosen configuration of production scheduling.

FEATURES
Daily online updating of production resources per Plant/department/machinery Workload analysis per machinery inside a chosen time frame, related to planned or already selected work orders, allows:

• infinite capacity analysis


• analysis "as soon as possible" and "as late as possible"


• evidence of under-loaded or overloaded resources


• finite capacity Gantt diagrams and their manipulation


• continuous comparison with real time situation via shop floor control information


• possibility to modify the standard working cycle


• evidence on discrepancies between standard and actual working times


• wide range of inquiries and reporting:


• workload (ex ante and ex post) per human resource


• workload (ex ante and ex post) per department


• workload (ex ante and ex post) per work order and production batch


• workload (ex ante and ex post) per product

A complete outlook of production situation and workload at different levels of detail is available, allowing consciousness on decisions and choices in order to quick react to production process evolution and beaconing of long distance events.

MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENT PLANNING (MRP)

Materials requirement planning allows the correct estimate of raw materials needs and suggests optimum timing for procurement.

Production cycles are strictly linked to materials, via bill of materials (BoM), lead time and routings-to-materials linkage.

Next, purchase orders are issued based on the planned requirements. Procurement control is also available, using the "Pegging requirements" technique: this allows more suited link between production plans and procurement orders, facilitating the just in time production.

FEATURES:

• Inquiry/printout of requirements, selecting items to be examined in relation to:


1. Handling type (minimum stock level, on demand procurement, etc.)
2. The planner choice
3. The belonging to a certain production batch
4. The perspective chosen for planning (order, postpone, etc.)


• Automatic generation of production or purchase orders proposals, having independent or dependent requirements source


• Production plans updating, indicating the type and status of orders (planned, confirmed, etc.)


• Generation and maintenance of general procurement plan by:


1. Manual data entry of production orders
2. Approval of proposal generated by the software
3. Mass data entry of items on which to plan
4. Extended possibility to manipulate the raw materials allocations and requirements with consequent readjustment of work order lead time
5. Batch elaboration of requirements


• Four possibilities to update the requirements plan


1. One level at the time
2. All bill of material levels, step by step, approving or modifying the proposed ones
3. All BoM levels with auto generation of requirements
4. Same as before, but for critical items only


• Possibility of "pegging requirement" analysis, and possibility to release production plans based on priority dates and minimum quantities


• Possibility to associate a production plan to a single production batch


• Possibility to choose the requirements coverage period as day, week, 10 days, fortnight or month


• Production orders creation with related documentation, as:


1. Intake receipt
2. Picking list and, in case, related packing list for delivery, organized per item location
3. Work note, with enclosed synthetic outlook per department


• Online data entry of inbound and outbound warehouse documents


• Inquiries and reporting of:


1. Work orders, requirements
2. Allocations, per order
3. Work in progress and related status, per batch and work order, with comparison between planned and actual

AVAILABLE FUNCTIONALITIES:

The software solution allows:

• Continuous updating of the general procurement plan


• Real time situation of availability on a per item basis and consequent planned availability


• Cyclical activities planning


• Forecasting planning in comparison to general production plan


• Allocation of already picked materials


• Continuous control of production order status