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What is Synchronous Manufacturing?
In most ERP/MRP systems the materials planning is
not coordinated with the production floor. Synchronous manufacturing
merges
material
planning (MRP) with
finite capacity scheduling (FCS).
What are the benefits?
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Material planning is
tied to actual production
planning.
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More effective control of smaller material inventories.
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Pick tickets by operation and location.
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Better understanding of WIP costs.
How is it done?
Through route/material association. In plain English, the items on a BOM are
assigned to the operation steps on the route where they will actually be used!
Schedule
the steps - schedule the material!
How does it work with our product
configurator?
The modular question is assigned to a route step as a
place holder. When the
choice is made the component is automatically substituted for the place holder. This
method allows one part/route association to serve many different product configurations.
Adding new choices to a modular bill does not affect the part/route association.
Where is the scheduling information
integrated with the material planning?
Both the
Planning
and MRP reports optionally allows either the Trial or the
Implemented scheduling information to be used.
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