Capacity planning is the process of determining the production capacity needed by an organization to meet changing demands for its product. In the context of capacity planning, design capacity is the maximum amount of work that an organization is capable of completing in a given period. Effective capacity is the maximum amount of work that an organization is capable of completing in a given period due to constraints such as quality problems, delays, material handling, etc. The phrase is also used
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software can be made. A very important operating software system called the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a structure that controls the processes of fabrication planning and inventory. This is a system that uses the Master Production Schedule (MPS) to regulate the material requirements and uses a practice of inventory, expected receipts, and bill of materials. There are many benefits of using an MRP system within a business, but there are four main benefits. The four main benefits are better
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ADOPTION OF ERP SYSTEM FOR ALL DIVISIONS I would like to propose an upgrade of our in-house internal Material Requirement Planning (MRP) mostly used by the Engineers to an ERP system which would encompass sales, account payables, finance, supply chain, invoicing and receiving. Our current system works well internally, however, there are several issues that the MRP cannot address. The MRP doesn’t disseminate information to procurement, sales and finance. Also it doesn’t provide information on inventory
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Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing Joshua Kas-Osoka OPS571 July 6, 2010 Introduction Riordan Manufacturing’s owns three plants: Albany, GA where plastic bottles are produced; Pontiac, MI where it handles the company’s custom plastic fabrication, and Hangzhou, China that currently operates a decentralized unit of the organization producing electric fans. When creating a process design for Riordan’s fan production operation, it is important to create a holistic production system that
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PRODUCTION BUSINESS PROCESS Production Planning and Control. A sales order or sales forecast cause the creation of production orders which specify items that should be produced. Materials are requisitioned and production is scheduled. Items are produced, inspected, transferred to finished goods inventory, then transferred to shipping to complete the process. Basic production requirements are provided by the bill of materials and master operations list. Resources available for production are communicated
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Global Supply Chain Advantages Paper Lisa Agnew, Heidi Lankford, Renae Pace, Courtney Ray Strategic Supply Chain Management ISCOM 370 Adrian Crystal Martin January 31, 2010 University of Phoenix Online Riordan Manufacturing Supply Chain Riordan Manufacturing is a worldwide manufacturer of plastics. The organization employs 550 people and has projected annual earnings of $46 million. The company’s products include plastic fans and fan parts produced at its facilities in Hangzhou, China
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made continuously in an effort to improve product development, manufacturing, delivery, and sales. Organizations who implement information systems benefit through improvements in increased revenue while consumers benefit through lower cost. The supply chains can become very complex. They encompass every company that contributes to every aspect of particular product or service before reaching the consumer. This includes, manufacturing parts for the products, assembly, delivery, and sales. In effect
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At JOHNMATE1122@GMAIL.COM Question week 1 Master Planning (graded) How does master planning affect the overall organization? Why is this a necessary part of the overall management process of an organization? Planning Horizons (graded) What are time horizons as used in the corporate planning process? How do these horizons affect our forecasting processes? let’s first considertime horizons as used in the corporate planning process. What are these horizons and how do they affect
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ERP: Better Business Solutions Enterprise Resource Planning better known as ERP is a business management information system comprised of business applications that companies use to store, collect, manage and interpret information for business activities. “ERP systems are often used by large business and they are customized and analyzed by different teams in order to fit the different priorities and obligations of the business.” (Webopedia, ERP Term). The enterprise applications integrates and connect
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PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL Assignment A Marks 10 Answer all questions. 1. a) Explain the forecasting process? What are the techniques for monitoring forecasts? b) Explain various forecasting models. a) A planning tool that helps management in its attempts to cope with the uncertainty of the future, relying mainly on data from the past and present and analysis of trends. Forecasting starts with certain assumptions based
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