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Applying MRP with ERP in a modern manufacturing environment

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Material Requirements Planning for a modern manufacturing environment Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is software that helps companies estimate the required quantities of raw materials, maintain inventory levels, and ensure manufacturing has all the items needed to make products to satisfy demand.

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ERP addresses the challenges of Make to order manufacturers

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Make-to-Order (MTO) manufacturing is the production of specialized or unique one-off products in quantities ranging from one to small production runs. Usually, the final product is a combination of custom manufactured components and standard components. MTO operations bring their own set of unique challenges.

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

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A Bill of Materials (BOM) is a comprehensive list of all the items needed to manufacture a product. A BOM may be a relatively simple document or a complex, multi-levelled product description made from multiple sub-assemblies. First, keeping track of the production process is very beneficial. What is a Bill of Materials?

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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? The dates on POs and MOs should be (if managed correctly) offset respecting lead times, and the due dates must meet the Master Production Schedule (MPS).

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Optimizing Inventory Management With a 3PL Warehouse

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A good inventory management process not only helps in keeping track of raw materials and finished products, but it also contributes significantly to the bottom line. Learn More Enhanced Inventory Distribution Working with a 3PL company ensures your products are stocked closer to the end-user, reducing transit time and costs.

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The impact of regional instabilities on the Global Supply Chain and how ERP can help

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Where energy extraction is upstream, and freight and transportation midstream, the impact of the military conflict will also be felt in industries where oil and gas are refined and used to make rubber, preservatives, plastics, containers and many other products that play an important role in the agricultural and medical fields.

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A Guide to the Benefits of a Bill of Materials (BOM)

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In its simplest form, a bill of materials (BOM) is a list of components, parts or materials required to manufacture, assemble or repair a product. A BOM is often hierarchical, with the finished product at the top and sub-items below. It is important to know where each assembly part is in its own product life cycle. Availability.