Functions MRP

ERP software evaluations & comparisons

... FREE ERP/MRP software evaluations ... are designed to give manufacturers and manufacturing operations a comprehensive list of features and functions (criteria) for ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/ppc/request/erp_evalus.asp - 22k - 2009-09-09

ERP: Origins, Developments, and Trends

by TEC staff writer ... Incorporating SCM functionality may be a way to circumvent MRP II's capacity planning ... a supply chain execution (SCE) system is, it still functions on the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/05/research_notes/TU_ER_STF_05_17_05_1.asp - 18k Summary: ERP first developed as a form of inventory control and later grew to link disparate bodies of information together from across the enterprise. Now, ERP enhancements include SCM, CRM, and e-commerce features, just to name a few. However, where is this technology going? What does it mean now?

Inventory Planning & Optimization: Extending Your ERP System

by Dirk Hooiman ... Often there is a misconception that Inventory Planning & Optimization software performs the same functions as the MRP (material requirements planning) module ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/04/research_notes/MI_ER_SC_XDH_04_04_03_1.asp - 13k Summary: SCM vendors are adding best of breed solutions to ERP product suites and are aggressively marketing this new functionality. The SCM market has been growing so strongly that where SCM was once viewed as a means to gain competitive advantage, companies now see it as a necessary extension of an ERP system,

ERP software comparisons & reports

... Discrete ERP and discrete MRP manage all aspects of production, procurement ... service organizations a comprehensive list of features and functions (criteria) for ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/ppc/request/erp_reports_discrete_us.asp - 24k - 2009-09-09

ERP Beginner's Guide In So Many Words

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... replaces "islands of information" (MRP-II being one) with a single, packaged software solution that integrates all traditional enterprise management functions. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/02/research_notes/TU_BA_PJ_02_05_01_1.asp - 16k Summary: ERP remains the information backbone for contemporary manufacturing enterprises. However, today's ERP systems are required to address more than traditional processes taking place within the walls of an enterprise. This is a concise ERP reference guide for anyone needing a general knowledge of ERP feature

ERP software comparisons & reports

... The process includes analysis, planning according to MRP logic and evaluation of ... organizations a comprehensive list of features and functions (criteria) for ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/ppc/request/erp_reports_mts_us.asp - 23k - 2009-09-09

QAD Pulling Through, Patiently But Passionately Part Four: Market ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... More than two dozen important new functions and enhancements to MFG/PRO eB2 ... While MFG/PRO eB2 supports traditional manufacturing (MRP-based) methods of planning ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/09/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_09_22_03_1.asp - 21k Summary: QAD has long shifted its focus from being a mere ERP vendor dedicated to the industrial mid-market to fully leveraging the Internet in the applications it provides to manufacturers and distributors to link their back-office systems to those of their business partners via private trading exchanges.

Essential ERP - Its Functional Scope

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... production scheduling (MPS), materials requirements planning (MRP), capacity requirements ... In addition to the core functions, integrated industry-specific ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/12/research_notes/TU_BA_PJ_12_27_00_1.asp - 28k Summary: ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization's underlying business processes - accounting/financial, manufacturing, distribution, and human resources/payroll.

QAD: A Software Vendor That Has Survived (if Not Thrived) in the ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... from being a single, plant-oriented manufacturing resource planning (MRP) software vendor ... which was designed to control all main business functions for highly ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/10/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_10_05_07_1.asp - 18k Summary: QAD, a renowned provider of enterprise software solutions for midsized global manufacturers, has outlived many of its contemporaries by maintaining its stronghold in the discrete and process manufacturing sectors. In doing so, the vendor has reached a respected, veteran status.

Glossary of Enterprise Applications Terminology Part Two: Just-in ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... MRP. manufacturing execution system (MES): A factory floor information and communication system with several functional capabilities. It includes functions ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_12_25_04_1.asp - 22k Summary: As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary of those terms.