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What is the difference between ERP, Supply Chain Management and CRM

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

ERP systems emerged out of Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) – the planning and scheduling of inventory for the manufacturing process. It is an important tool for sales, marketing, and customer support teams. This covers the entire range from acquisition of a contact to proposal, the buying journey, sale and after-sales service.

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Manufacturers Should Focus on This Most Critical Component for Manufacturing Operations Excellence

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Getting back to the first post about " What is Manufacturing? ", with MRP we generated Purchase Orders (POs) and Manufacturing Orders (MOs). Does MRP end there? After the period is over, the Master Production Scheduler sees if the MPS was completed as planned. The next phase of MRP was MRP II. Where did they go?

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Lean Manufacturing: Is it Really Worth It? 16 Big Benefits Say, “Yes.”

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Sales forecasting information is insufficient. After careful planning, test implementation on one product line to demonstrate proof of concept regarding your design for implementation prior to broad-scale execution. Information quality and flow is poor. Production goals are rarely met. Production schedules are unbalanced.

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Future-Proof Your Manufacturing Business With ERP

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Production planning involves several components that together manage a production run Bill of Materials (BOM) , Material Requirements Plan (MRP), and Master Production Schedule (MPS). These must be coordinated in detail. Trying to do this manually using spreadsheets will become impossible in an increasingly flexible environment.

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The role of a Bill of Materials in optimizing your inventory management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Within a manufacturing business, multiple departments can use BOMs, including production, purchasing, sales, and after-sales services. The combination of MPS, BOM and MRP information determines the items to be manufactured, in what quantities and by when, and what must be procured. BOM within your ERP.

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ERP addresses the challenges of Make to order manufacturers

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Typically we see problems such as: They may struggle to meet demand and to deliver on time, resulting in potential lost sales. Customers are known to request changes to their orders after they have been placed, which can disrupt planned production schedules and require adjustments to material requirements.

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The 4 Step Process to Integrate a New TMS into Existing Logistics Systems from a TMS Provider

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Will my current OE, MRP, ERP, or other database systems allow for integration ?”. This is simply to help you identify any key issues you would like to address, such as the use of bar codes or radio frequency identification (RFID), which is quickly becoming the most sought after aspect of TMS integration.