RE: MPS - Customer Demand and General ECL Date Questions

Say Hi to Al for us...

The way BPCS scheduling works at our shop -- we too are on 4.05CD -- is as
follows: Through MRP500 & MRP600 planned orders are produced/scheduled based
on the lead times (lead times off of facility master using shop calendar).
I'm pretty sure every thing else goes according the routings (I know that
SFC500 utilizes hours, days, etc off the routing files as James Barry stated
earlier, but I don't know what capacity planning uses; we don't have that
module).

DeeDee Virgei
Nelson Stud Welding, Inc.

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From: Rob Stagis [mailto:stagis@fansteelvrwesson.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 10:03 AM
To: bpcs-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: MPS - Customer Demand and General ECL Date Questions


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Also on 4.05CD and planning on visiting Al Mac, though he doesn't know it
yet :)

I have a very closely-related question.  Knowing the restrictions on
lead-time fields (shop calendar vs. calendar year), how does BPCS schedule
stuff?  That sounds like a stupid question, but when using capacity
planning, etc., is it using the calculated manufacturing times from the
router or just the lead time on the item master/CIC file?  In my case, the
actual manufacturing time for, say, a batch of 100 pieces (which is actual
lot size, in general) is relatively short - less than 8 hours.  BPCS wants
to release the shop order on the same day it's due, even though the lead
time stated on both the item master and CIC files is 7 days (to account for
capacity shortfalls, manning issues, etc.)

Thanks - Rob
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