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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). Better reporting A manufacturing ERP system has built-in reporting tools that gather data from across the enterprise.

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

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

A BOM may be a relatively simple document or a complex, multi-levelled product description made from multiple sub-assemblies. 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. However, BOM offers more value.

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

GlobalTranz

Inventory records, product specs, shipping documents contain errors. The now outmoded MRP scheduling approach too often moves inventory into stock that doesn’t reflect customer needs and cannot efficiently make frequent adjustments to accommodate variations in those needs. Overhead costs are excessive (due to systemic disorder).

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Supply Chain Glossary of Terms

Logistics Bureau

Action Message: An alert generated by a materials requirement planning (MRP) or distribution requirements planning (DRP) system. It places responsibility on the carrier to transport the goods to the destination airport in line with specific conditions stated in the air waybill document. ACS: Automated commercial systems, or A.C.S