The Lean Thinker

JULY 11, 2024

Trying Technical Solutions on Adaptive Problems An organization had a culture of working around their ERP / MRP system. The expansion, examples and explanations are my interpretation. A new ERP system is a prime example. What Kind of Change Do You Have to Make? What kind of problem are you facing? The software is the easy part.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Other related tools such as Pareto analysis identify which products are most profitable and hence those you should focus your attention on. Charged with this critical task, the purchasing department can leverage its Material Requirements Plan (MRP) to stay abreast of what’s needed, how much and when. Managing Inventory.

Supply Chain Planning Software 105

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 4, 2024

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) can be a crucial tool in MTO. MRP is a kind of inventory optimisation system, meaning that it creates recommendations for inventory requirements to maintain the correct levels of inventory. The MRP can also be used to specify alternate materials and suppliers.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 4, 2023

For example, one Australian manufacturer has converted from making just parts for one automotive customer, to being able to produce many different components for a number of different automotive customers. Tools such as scanning and PLC integration facilitates accuracy and timeliness of quality data. Shared data is critical.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Discrete manufacturing ERP software provides an integrated solution with the tools to help discrete manufacturers plan, execute and control production. They also need tools to record and track new and modified components and process changes, how changes affect costs, and control over routings and approval processes.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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The Lean Thinker

JULY 2, 2024

With the justification aside, they next had us go through exercises calculating net present value and ROI for a hypothetical capital investment in tooling – as though a shop floor supervisor would do this at any point in the course of their job. The structural designs were far more tolerant of production variation, for example.

Supply Chain Design Software 397

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 8, 2016

Skills: programming equipment, setting up tooling, using preventive maintenance, safety systems , machine set up and re-set up. An Example of Matching Systems with People for Sustained Manufacturing Operations Excellence. Does MRP end there? The next phase of MRP was MRP II. Where did they go?

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