The following is a list of all the manufacturing modules and gives a brief
description of their functionality.
Bill of Materials: Captures the component items needed to manufacture a
particular product. In addition, it is possible to track revision levels and
accomplish mass updates.
Manufacturing Order Processing: Along with Bill of Materials, the most
essential module to the Manufacturing Series. Manufacturing Facility, Routings, Costing, and Outsourcing are
components of the Manufacturing Order Processing module. Its primary
functions are to track actual materials and labor used on an order-by-order basis
and provide the inventory of the items being manufactured for use by the
Inventory and Sales Order Processing modules.
Sales Configurator: Streamlines the sales order process in environments where
the interim product is consistent but the end product has many variations.
Materials Requirements Planning (MRP): Creates planned manufacturing
orders and planned purchase orders to satisfy demand.
Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP): Provides daily, weekly, and monthly
views of load versus capacity at each work center.
Forecasting: Provides visibility of demand for finished goods not yet ordered,
typically outside of standard lead times, for ordering components in a timely
manner.
Master Production Schedule: Produces a manufacturing schedule that MRP
considers when planning manufacturing orders.
Quality Assurance: Tracks quality of purchase order receipts.
Engineering Change Management: Controls and tracks product changes.
Job Costing: Provides profit and loss picture for particular sets of transactions
which are defined per job.
Manufacturing environments generally fall into the following categories. Many
manufacturers operate in an environment where two or more of these are present.
Make to Stock: Finished goods are manufactured prior to order receipt.
Manufacturing orders are triggered through forecasts or reorder points.
Make to Order: Finished goods are not manufactured until ordered.
Assemble to Order: Subassemblies are manufactured in a Make to Stock manner,
but final assembly is completed on an as ordered basis.
Engineer to Order: Finished goods are not manufactured until ordered, but are
also not designed until ordered.
Another critical element of effective order fulfillment is planning. Essentially, it
is the responsibility of those in a planning capacity to ensure the answer to
questions regarding inventory, materials, and capacity is not only yes, but yes at
the right time relative to customer requirements.
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