INFIMACS Boasts MRP Relevant To MROs

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... reference, one should expect to hear more similar news from Relevant ... Earned Value reporting, repair and overhaul, engineering, purchasing, MRP, and costing. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/05/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_05_09_02_1.asp - 11k Summary: Through incrementally adding functionality tidbits that are crucial to its target market and that are not easily emulated by its competitors, Relevant continues to have a fair shot at delivering a viable solution to project-based discrete mid-market manufacturers such as aerospace contractors, contract m

Master Requirement Planning and Master Production Scheduling ...

by Ashfaque Ahmed ... Master requirement planning (MRP) is important as it calculates the exact amounts of raw, sourced, and WIP materials to make exact amounts of finished products ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/10/research_notes/TN_ER_XAA_10_11_04_1.asp - 12k 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

Evaluating Alternatives: Key Questions To Ask When Considering An ...

by Ned Lilly ... ÿþ Evaluating Alternatives: Key Questions To Ask When Considering An Alternative ERP/MRP System Featured Author - Ned Lilly - January 27, 2003. 1. Situation. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/01/research_notes/MI_ER_XNL_01_27_03_1.asp - 10k Summary: Replacing an aging enterprise resource planning/manufacturing resource planning (ERP/MRP) system to stay competitive brings with it a host of questions.

Demand-driven Versus Traditional Materials Requirement Planning

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... companies struggling to serve their customers using purely traditional MRP methodology are ... It is old news that optimizing within the four walls of the factory ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_08_08_05_1.asp - 19k Summary: Material requirements planning is a system that strives to plan replenishment just before a withdrawal from stock, which does not work in some manufacturing environments.

Web-based Enterprise Resource Planning Solution Exhibits Lean ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... TROPOS, the flagship product of Strategic Systems International (SSI) (www.ssi-world. com), uses manufacturing resource planning (MRP) for long-term planning ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/07/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_07_26_06_1.asp - 22k Summary: SSI's approach appeals to process manufacturers, as well as some discrete manufacturers with short lead times and high volumes, where the traditional manufacturing resource planning (MRP) approach often shows many shortcomings (and can even be a recipe for disaster).

ERP Beginner's Guide In So Many Words

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the most commonly known. The next evolutionary phase, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), developed in the 1970's. It uses bills ... 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

La solución de planificación de los recursos de la empresa ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... producto principal de Strategic Systems International (SSI) (www.ssi-world.com), utiliza una planificación de los recursos para la fabricación (MRP) para la ... http:/.../es/Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/07/research_notes/es/VN_ER_PJ_07_26_06_1.asp - 25k Summary: El acercamiento de SSI es atractivo para los fabricantes de procesos, al igual que para algunos fabricantes discretos con plazos cortos y grandes volúmenes, donde el acercamiento tradicional de la planificación de los recursos de fabricación (MRP) con frecuencia muestra varios defectos (e incluso pued

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... While MFG/PRO eB2 supports traditional manufacturing (MRP-based) methods of planning, it also incorporates many enhancements in support of lean and JIT ... 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.

The Theory of Constraints Enters the Lean Manufacturing Arena

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... hybrid production mode, with part of the plant running according to flow principles and the rest using traditional material requirements planning (MRP) methods ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_02_21_06_1.asp - 19k Summary: Lean principles are difficult to employ in complex environments, but materials requirement planning has well-known limitations. The theory of constraints, which is complementary to lean manufacturing when it comes to low volumes and complex environments, may provide an answer.

约束理论进入精益制造领域

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... 2. MRP众所周知的缺点. ... 工厂的一部分按照混流原则（flow principles） 运作而其他的部分则还在采用物料需求计划（MRP）方法 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/zh/TU_ER_PJ_02_21_06_6.asp - 15k Summary: 难以在复杂环境下应用精益原则，但是物料需求计划（MRP）也有从所周知的局限。利用约束理论补充复杂环境下的小批量精益制造，这可能是个解决方法。