Sage 500 ERP - Blytheco · MRP also integrates with the Sage 500 ERP Project Accounting system....
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Sage 500 ERP
B E N E F I T S
• Produceaccuratematerialanddistributionplansusingadvancedreplenishmentformulasanddemandforecastingprinciples.
• EasilycustomizeplanspriortoMRPgenerationusingflexiblesortingandselectioncriteria.
• MultipleMRPversionsenablemanagementofseparateMRPplansbyproductline,bymanufacturingfacility,bywarehouse,orotheruser-definedcriteria,withwhat-ifsimulation.
• Easy-to-usesingleplanningscreencreatessuggestedpurchaseorders,workorders,andtransferorders.
• ManagetransferordersfromfeederwarehousestosubsidiarywarehousesandrunCapabletoPromiseinquiriesduringSalesOrderEntry.
• IntegrationwithProjectAccountingprovidesbuyersandprojectmanagerswitheffectivemanagementofprojectmaterials
• IntegrationwithAdvancedPlanningandSchedulingprovidesthecapacitytosynchronizemanufacturingmaterialneedstoproductionresourceavailability,creatingresourceconstrainedmaterialplansandlowermaterialinventories.
Material Requirements Planning
Manage Material Requirement Planning (MRP) from a Single Planning Screen
Itisimpossibletounderstandmaterialanddistributionrequirementsacrossalargecompanywithoutadvancedplanningtools.Sage500ERP(formerlySageERPMAS500)useshistoricaldataandadvancedreplenishmentformulastohelpyouunderstandcurrentandfuturematerialanddistributionrequirementsandhowtheywillaffectyourbusiness.
UnlikelegacyMRPsystems,Sage500ERPprovidessingle-screenplanning.Thisfeatureprovidesup-to-dateitemstatistics,includingon-handquantities,currentpurchaseorders,workorders,transferorders,andotherelementsthataffectplanningdecisions.MRPcalculationsquicklygeneratesuggestedworkordersformanufactureditems,purchaseordersforrawmaterialsandsubcontractedservices,andtransferorderstomovematerialbetweenwarehouselocations.
MRPalsointegrateswiththeSage500ERPProjectAccountingsystem.Thisintegrationprovidesacriticalmanagementsystemforcompanieswithmaterial-intensiveprojects.Itisalsoakeyintegrationpointforbothmanufacturersthatmake-to-installandengineeringfirmsthatdesignpartsthatarelatermanufacturedintoprototypesandfinishedgoods.
Theplanningactivityprovidesinsightfulinformationtohelpyoumakepurchasingandproductionschedulingdecisionsbasedonindustry-standardpracticesandflexible,real-lifecircumstances.Planningpersonnelcanmaintainplansbyversion.Thisallowsthemtheflexibilitytheyneedtomanagematerialanddistributionplansbyproductline,bymanufacturingfacility,andotheruser-definedcriteria.Infat,theSage500ERPinteractiveplanningmethodologyisoneoftheeasiestmaterialmanagementsystemsavailabletoday.
Theaddedflexibilitytooverridethevendororbuyerallowsyoutomaketherightprocurementdecisionsforyourcompanyeverytime.
Multiple MRP VersionsMaintainMRPbyversionformultiplewarehousesandwhat-ifsimulations.• UseMRPversionstogeneratespecificmaterialordistributionplansforeachmanufacturingwarehouseordistributioncenterandanotherforcentralizedorglobalplan.
• Multipleversionsprovidewhat-ifsimulationsofthematerialanddistributionplan.
MRP Sorting and SelectionPlannerscaneasilycustomizetheirplanspriortoMRPgeneration.• Plannersmaysortmaterialanddistributionplansbyitemandwarehouseinascendingordescendingorder.
• MRPmaybefilteredusingavarietyofselectioncriteria,includingbuyercodes,itemIDs,itemclasses,itemtypes,purchaseproductlines,andwarehouses.Eachoftheseselectioncriteriamaybesetforoneormoreclassifications.
• Auser-defineddemandtimefencecanbesettofreezeaperiodoftimetopreventplannedordersfrominterferingwithcurrentproductionanddistributionschedules.
Planned Inventory Transfers and Capable to PromiseManagetransferordersfromfeederwarehousestosubsidiarywarehousesandrunCTPinquiriesduringSalesOrderEntry.• Manageplannedandactualinventorytransfersfromcentralizedwarehousestosubsidiarywarehouses.
• Managethesupplychainbyestablishingrelationshipsbetweenmanufacturingfacilities,mainwarehouses,andsubsidiarywarehouses.
• TheCTPfunctionisavailableduringSalesOrderEntryforMRPcustomers.TheCTPfeaturecalculateseitherthequantityoftimesthatwillbeavailablebyaspecificdataorthedatethataspecifiedquantityofitemswillbeavailable.
MRP CalculationsSage500ERPusesadvancedreplenishmentformulasanddemandforecastingprinciplestoproduceextremelyaccuratematerialanddistributionplans.• MRPdeterminestotallead-timeandproductiontimesforallfinishedgoods,subassemblies,andrawmaterials.
• Demandcalculationsarebasedondemandbybusinessdayasopposedtodemandbymonth,andhandleseasonalityandotherindustry-specificrequirements.
• MRPconsiderssafetystock,minimum/maximumquantitiesandtransactiondatafromsalesorders,workorders,purchaseorders,projects,andinventorymanagement.
• DemandsmoothinghelpsyouforecastprojecteddemandovervariousinventoryperiodswhileusingthedatatodriveMRPandproductioninasetofshopfloororproductionfacilityworkingperiods.ThesixsmoothingmethodsincludeDaily,Weekly,Monthly,Quarterly,Annually,andPlanning.
• MRPassumesinfiniteproductioncapacity(24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek).WithAdvancedPlanning&Schedulinginstalled,MRPconsidersactualworkcenterschedules(notincludingcurrentproductionload)byremovingunavailabletimefordaysoff,scheduleddowntime,andholidays.
Critical Planning InformationTheplanningscreenprovidesone-clickaccesstoitemandperiodinformation.• Theplanningscreendisplayssummaryanddetailediteminformation,includingon-handbalance,adjustedon-handbalance(includingsafetystock),warehouselocation,andmore.
• MRPexceptionmessagesmaybesortedbyseverityandbymessagetype.
Single-Screen PlanningGenerateactualordersandfirmedordersfromasinglepointofentry.• MRPcreatessuggestedpurchaseorders,workorders,andtransferorders.
• Theplannercanfirmplannedordersorcreateactualordersfromsystem-generatedplannedorders.
• Lateordersareflaggedforquickidentification.• Plannedordersmaybeincludedintheproductionschedule.• Purchaseordersforthesamevendorinthesametimeperiodandwarehousecanbeconsolidatedbeforeconvertingplannedorderstoactualorders.
• SuggestedPrimaryVendorscanbeoverriddentotakeadvantageofone-timepromotionspriortoconvertingplannedorderstoactualorders.
Multiple Access PointsLaunchMRPfromvariouspointsthroughoutthesystem.• MRPmaybeaccessedfromtheWorkOrderorSalesOrdersystemtoviewmaterialrequirementsspecifictoaselectedworkorderorsalesorder.
• ThePurchaseOrdersystemincludesalinktoMRPtoviewmaterialanddistributionrequirementsforitemsonthecurrentpurchaseorder.
Project Materials ManagementMRPintegrateswithProjectAccountingtoprovidebuyersandprojectmanagerswithanintegratedsolution.• Projectmanagerscanusemanufactureditemsonprojectestimates.• MRPpicksupthematerialdemandfromtheProjectAccountingsystemsoitcanplanforfinishedgoods,componentitems,andrawmaterialrequirementsacrossmultipleprojects.
• MRPandProjectAccountinghelpmaintainadequateinventorylevelssoprojectscanbecompletedontime.
“Sage 500 ERP and MRP let us get our act together. We finally have inventory numbers we can depend on, far more on-time shipments, and better quality throughout the company.”
David PalmerstonVP of TechnologyHelical Products Company
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