Production Planning and Scheduling Software for the Textile ...

by Ashfaque Ahmed ... These challenges can be grouped as raw material concerns, manufacturing lead time, manufacturing constraints, orders, and inventory. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/09/research_notes/MI_SC_XAA_09_27_04_1.asp - 17k Summary: The textile industry is famous for its very different characteristics when compared to industries in either process or discrete manufacturing. Developing production planning and scheduling software for any textile mill is a real challenge even for seasoned industry experts. This article focuses on some o

What is SRFM?

by Blake Johnson ... In contrast, under SRFM procurement, teams enter negotiations armed with data that quantifies how specific price, lead time, and flex terms for the product or ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/04/research_notes/TN_SC_XBJ_04_23_04_1.asp - 15k Summary: The planning, execution and partner collaboration processes of nearly all companies today are driven by a

Thriving and Surviving in a Turbulent World Part Two: Planning and ...

by Benoit Montreuil ... Figure 4 illustrates the tradeoffs between delivery lead time and service level commitments on the one hand, and the capacity requirements for producing a ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2002/12/research_notes/MI_SC_XBM_12_06_02_1.asp - 16k Summary: This article outlines the planning and results of an adaptive management process for manufacturing executives, who employ demand and supply chain planning technology.

Predictive Demand Supply

by Lonnie Childs ... In a configure-to-order (CTO) or make-to-order (MTO) business, customer lead time (CLT) serves as the primary indicator or unit of measure for defining ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/12/research_notes/TN_SC_XLC_12_23_04_1.asp - 19k Summary: If you're in the supply chain business, right up there with Newton's law of gravity stands Murphy's other law stipulating that demand and supply, if left to their own tendencies, will always tend to diverge and get you in trouble. Welcome to the world of predictive demand and supply planning whose miss

Sales and Operations Planning Part One: Identifying and ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... Actual demands may drive all supply chain activities when the visibility of future sales orders exceeds the cumulative lead-time to obtain and ship a product. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/12/research_notes/TU_ER_XSH_12_11_03_1.asp - 17k Summary: An effective sales and operations planning game plan results in fewer stock-outs, shorter delivery lead-times, higher on-time shipping percentages, a manageable amount of expediting, and improved customer service. Several guidelines are suggested to improve a firm's sales and operations planning process

Master Requirement Planning and Master Production Scheduling ...

by Ashfaque Ahmed ... Adding the time required to produce all WIP materials along the production route (process routing) will give you the total lead time needed to produce a ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/10/research_notes/TN_ER_XAA_10_12_04_1.asp - 18k Summary: Most of the manufacturing software vendors have planning and scheduling software which assume either infinite production capacity for calculating quantities of raw material and work in progress (WIP) requirements or infinite quantities of raw and WIP materials for calculating production capacity. There a

Sales and Operations Planning Part Two: Common Scenarios

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... Another unrealistic suggestion may involve an expedited new purchase inside normal lead-time, identified by an order start date earlier than today's date. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/12/research_notes/TU_ER_XSH_12_12_03_1.asp - 16k Summary: The nature of an S&OP game plan depends on several factors, such as the need to anticipate demand and the item's primary source of supply. Consideration of these factors can be illustrated with four common scenarios. This is an excerpt from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision.

Caution! Will A Traditional ERP System Help You Deliver Projects?

by David Smith, GDBS BEng(hons) AMIEE ... Since most projects have unique requirements, lead time of the product definition processes will directly impact on the delivery of the project, and will ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/03/research_notes/MI_ER_XDS_03_12_03_1.asp - 16k Summary: Companies who build specifically for a customer have unique requirements that are often not understood or dealt with well by some ERP vendors, particularly in the mid-market, who think that systems designed around volume manufacturing fit everywhere.

Justification of ERP Investments Part Two: The Intangible Effects ...

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... Lead time reduction efforts can use critical path analysis of item lead times in multi-level bills to focus attention on those key components affecting ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/02/research_notes/TU_ER_XSH_02_11_04_1.asp - 14k Summary: The intangible or non-financial benefits of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be viewed from several perspectives. For illustrative purposes, the discussion will focus on the benefits for accounting, product and process design, production, sales, and management information syste

Thriving and Surviving in a Turbulent World

by Benoit Montreuil ... The lead time from overseas suppliers may get longer and more erratic. ... Figure 2. Lead time history from a supplier in troubled waters. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2002/12/research_notes/MI_SC_XBM_12_03_02_1.asp - 15k Summary: We can aspire to survive and even to thrive in a difficult environment if we are disciplined, bright enough and have the right tools such as a Demand and Supply Chain Planning suite to support and optimize our decisions. This article outlines an adaptive management process for manufacturing executives.