Specifications MRP

The Exacting Needs of Metal Service Centers

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Traditional manufacturing resource planning (MRP) systems only look at the ... available total tonnage on stock meets the customer's dimensional specifications. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/11/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_11_30_05_1.asp - 18k - 2005-11-30 Summary: General enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers that are viable companies with a solid product, typically do not meet the dimensional inventory, chemical, and physical properties requirements that are vital to the metal service industry and material converter businesses.

Cut-to-size/shape Industries

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... But they cannot discern whether the available total tonnage on stock meets the specific customer dimensional specifications. The specialized MRP module for cut ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/09/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_09_08_06_1.asp - 13k - 2006-09-08 Summary: The specialized material resource planning module for cut-to-size/shape industries must be able to recognize when current demand cannot be satisfied by the in stock inventory due to dimensional issues, and include that unsatisfied demand in its reorder messages.

The Sweet Spot of One Merging ERP Vendor

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... just-in-time (JIT) schedules, and processes them to the exact specifications of each ... and feeds the "net new" (or net requirements) demands into its MRP module. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_03_07_1.asp - 19k - 2007-12-03 Summary: CMS Software (now known as Solarsoft Business Systems) may not be a huge global player, but its enterprise resource planning solutions address a wide spectrum of supply chain management requirements, including customizable electronic data interchange functions, warehousing, distribution, and traceability

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... slogan is "Always there to serve your needs", is an MRP-based planning ... able to react to fluctuating demand, respond to customer specifications, and coordinate ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/09/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_09_22_03_1.asp - 21k - 2003-09-22 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.

When EDI Goes Native, Everything Falls in Sync with IQMS

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... process ensures that suppliers meet the automaker's exact specifications for JIT ... It can also schedule unsupervised tasks like running an MRP engine, EDI ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/04/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_04_08_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-04-08 Summary: IQMS's IQ EDI module is a natively-built solution that deals with the complexities of data synchronization among EDI documents and eliminates the need for third-party translators.

Can 'Intuitive' And 'ERP' Words Be Associated?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... on-the-fly, accurate pricing, product configuration and specifications, as well as ... Pegging module, which utilizes the recently released Dynamic MRP module, a ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/07/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_07_18_02_1.asp - 23k - 2002-07-18 Summary: While Intuitive Manufacturing Systems, still largely a stealth small ERP provider, may have the ‘Intuitive ERP’ trump to attract SMEs internationally, a bevy of competitors has also been engaged in delivering their panaceas to the increasingly crowding market segment.

ERP Systems and the ETO Manufacturing Market Part One: Event ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Push: a Discussion of Lean, JIT, Flow, and Traditional MRP. ... APICS Dictionary defines ETO as "products whose customer specifications require unique engineering ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/05/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_05_03_04_1.asp - 22k - 2004-05-03 Summary: Users increasingly look for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system designed for a specific business, since software that combines industry-specific functionality with the flexibility to accommodate each company's unique processes goes a long way toward improving the functional fit and the speed of

A Focused Web-based Solution for Chemicals, Drugs, and Mill-based ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... for instance, block scheduling, constraint-based scheduling, traditional MRP, load and ... in a large number of combinations of physical sizes and specifications. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/07/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_07_25_06_1.asp - 22k - 2006-07-25 Summary: SSI shows deep understanding of the requirements for chemical, drug, and mill-based industries. Consequently, it has developed such must-have capabilities as potency controls, container movements, top-down and bottom-up traceability, and controls for customs and excise, shelf life, and location validatio

Can Webplan Reconcile Planning and Execution? Part Three: Market ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... action alternatives that accurately simulate their entire MRP in just ... such as doubling shifts in a factory, changing engineering specifications, procuring from ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/07/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_07_02_04_1.asp - 25k - 2004-07-02 Summary: Webplan believes its offering should benefit many departments within a manufacturing organization. When it comes to operations and manufacturing, the benefit is in getting the right information to the right people and ensuring the results of decisions align with goals and objectives.

The Essential ERP - Its Genesis & Future

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Each product, though variable in material specifications, uses the same flow ... It is a set of planning numbers that drives material requirements planning (MRP). ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/12/research_notes/TU_BA_PJ_12_26_00_1.asp - 44k - 2000-12-25 Summary: Knowing the history and evolution of ERP is essential to understanding its current application and its future developments. Each step in the evolution of ERP is built on the fundamentals and principles developed within the previous one.