All Posts Tagged "MRP"...
Accountability and Motivations
March 2013.
Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers.
One key aspect of S&OP is that it is the mechanism for connecting the demand side (forecasting and demand management) with the supply side (production).
A Time-Tested Technique
Material requirements planning (MRP) is the calculation of potential shortages and replenishment activity from the master schedule using the bill of material and inventory availability data. Developed in the early 1950s, the basic approach still is at the center of every enterprise resources planning (ERP) system more than half a century later.
Are Lean and ERP incompatible?
October 2012.
Advice for Manufacturers.
In the earlier days of the spread of Lean Manufacturing, there was a perception among many that you have to make a choice – Lean or ERP.
Just because you can … doesn’t mean you should
May 2012.
Technology gives us new capabilities all the time and many of them are vital tools for gaining and maintaining a competitive edge. But tools must be viewed and applied in context to be of benefit.
Physical Inventory
January 2012.
Sadly, many companies are going through the annual physical inventory process at this time of year, wasting the company’s money and resources while providing no real value to the business or its customers. Why do they do it? Two reasons: (1) the accountants and auditors insist and (2) there is little confidence in the inventory records because of questionable processes and controls .
Football Season
September 2011.
Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers.
Football season is here and once again I am reminded of one of the most overused but still valid sports
metaphors around . . .
Game Changers
August 2011.
Market Analysis & Communications for the Manufacturing Industry.
It is a rare thing – a new approach or a new product or technology that is beyond the usual. Sometimes it is a technical breakthrough and other times it is simply a new application of something that already exists in another context. Either way, these breakthroughs may not necessarily lead to success.
Small Investment – Big Return
July 2011.
Advice and Assistance for Manufacturers.
Don’t assume that your big investment in system implementation or process improvement is necessary to get a big return (ROI). Have you picked all the low-hanging fruit?
Orlicky’s Material Requirements Planning 3/E
Building on the pioneering work of Joseph Orlicky, this new edition of the classic text on material requirements planning (MRP) reveals the next evolutionary step for materials and supply chain synchronization in the modern manufacturing landscape.
What’s In It for Me?
April 2011.
Market Analysis & Communications for the Manufacturing Industry.
Having taught hundreds of classes in MRP. ERP, supply chain and related topics, I always try to emphasize the benefits of each function or approach in a very personal way – answering the question “What’s in it for me?” for each and every student.
