RE: MRP Input (was: MPS - Customer Demand and General ECL Date Questions)

I am running out of ideas to suggest to you that have not already been
suggested, or that you not like.

Another idea, and I expect you will not like this one either.

Do your company by facility, only have one facility, so you can get the
benefit of CIC fields.
A bit of work to do with various other files to convert over to that reality.

Hi Larry,

It's in the suggested rescheduling date of shop orders that I see the
problem. So for example, if a customer request date is 1/7/2003 and my shop
order was scheduled to be complete BEFORE or AFTER that date, MPS suggests
the order be rescheduled to be due on 1/7/2003, the day that the product is
to ship. That's why I'm looking to add an extra day of lead time.

Thanks,

Paul

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Paul,
Extra lead time:Pad your lead time as you please. Run MPS/MRP. Go to shop
order release - oh, while you are there check out the help text on "Forward
Schedule". It may be part of what you are looking for. It wont change the
due date but will put the slack time at the back end of the schedule.

As to the problem of getting a due date after the required date, remember
the system is very reluctant to schedule a planned duedate prior to the
planning
start date nor will MPS schedule one within the frozen time period that you
specify per item.

Regards,
Larry Costain

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