Re: Re: BPCS-L Digest, Vol 3, Issue 173 -- BPCS-L

Prashanth,

I do not loose the KMR records when I do a generation run. A few questions 
I would have for you would be: 1. Do you have the BPCS Forecasting module 
setup and interfacing? If so, there is a routine that clears the KMR when 
FOR540 is run just before it downloads the new Forecast into MRP100. 2. If 
you have the Forecasting module setup, do you have the Item Master record 
marked that it is a Forecasted item (IIM/IFRFG = Y), and the planning 
warehouse flagged as a Forecasted warehouse (IWM/LFRFG = Y)? If so, your 
last place to check would be the MRP820 System Parameters to see if your 
default settings for demand code, horizons, and prorate forecasts are set 
properly. If your KMR records are cleared when you do a generation run 
that would mean that all your planned orders for Forecasted items would 
not have a pegged-to association in MRP300 (open MRP300 for a forecasted 
item, observe a planned order, and then press F13 to see the forecast or 
customer order requirement that represents the demand), and if that 
happens, the next time you do a generation run all the planned orders 
would be removed by BPCS MRP since there is no longer any demand. If this 
is what is happening, I would suggest that you call (312) 474-7400 
(Helpline) because you have a program problem.





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  Hi Frederick,

When I am running MRP500, it is exactly happening as you have mentioned 
i.e. upto creation of KMR for 1st level child.

However, when I run MRP600 in Regenerative mode, all the KMR (Master 
scheduled as well as non-MPS item) record disappears. I checked low level 
code both in IIM & CIC & they are correctly populated. Still this happens.

What could be the reason ?

Thanks & Regards,
Prashanth


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>    1. Re: Re: [BPCS-L] MRP-MPS query (Frederick C Davy)
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>message: 1
>date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:41:41 -0400
> from: Frederick C Davy <fcdavy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>subject: Re: Re: [BPCS-L] MRP-MPS query
>
>MRP500 (MPS Generation) uses the Requirements represented by Forecast
>and/or Customer Orders that reside in the KMR file and creates planned
>Supply Orders in the KFP file. The KMR Requirements file used by MRP500 
is
>specifically for Items that are flagged as Master Scheduled items
>(CIC/ICMRP field equal "M"). MRP500 creates the KFP Supply planned orders
>for the Master Scheduled items, and also generates the KMR Requirements
>for the Level 1 child in the Bill-of-Material for the Master Scheduled
>item.
>
>MRP600 (MRP Generation) uses the Requirements  created for the Child Item
>in the KMR file, and generates Resupply planned orders (KFP file) that
>satisfy unsatisfied requirements (netted requirements) for the Child, AND
>passes demand for these unsatisfied requirements to its Childern (B/M
>level 2). This process is repeated by MRP600 untill the program reaches
>the end of the bill-of-material, or untill a child requirement has
>sufficient stock on hand to cover the requirement (so no additional 
supply
>order would be needed).
>
>I hope this helps you.
>
>
>
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>"p d" <prd2005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Thanks Dave.
>
>So I think my understanding that, MPS run (MRP500) creates KFP as well as
>KMR for all level MPS items & MRP run (MRP600) creates KFP as well as KMR
>for all level non-MPS items, is incorrect.
>
> >From your explanation, I think, MPS run (MRP500) creates only KFP 
records
>for MPS, whereas MRP run (MRP600) creates only KMR for MPS & KFP as well
>as KMR for non-MPS items.
>
>Am I right in this understanding ?
>
>I am sorry, but I did not mean any child for non-MPS item. What I meant
>was the process continues till all level non-MPS items are taken care.
>
>
>Regards,
>Prashanth
>
>
>On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 Dave Murvin wrote :
> >Sounds pretty good to me, except I would change the last sentence 
(which
>may have been a typo) to "This continues till end of explosion of all
>non-MPS items.".
> >
> >For this to work correctly, you need to be sure that your non-MPS items
>do not have any children that are MPS items.  If a non-MPS item has a
>child that is an MPS item, MRP600 will generate requirements for the MPS
>Item, but since MRP500 (that plans the MPS items) has already been run,
>there will not be any planned orders generated for that MPS item.  I have
>seen this happen occasionally.  The Item low level codes (which should be
>maintained automatically during BOM maintenance) must also be correct. If
>not, you could generate requirements for items that have already been
>planned.
> >
> >At 09:37 PM 8/9/2005, you wrote:
> >>        Hi, Would like to have your feedback on following (my
>understanding of MPS-MRP processes in BPCS): Forecast (in case of
>make-to-stock) or Customer Order (in case of make-to-order or
>assemble-to-order scenario) creates Demand or Requirement for FG 
(Finished
>Goods) MPS item i.e. KMR record for FG MPS item. Upon running MPS
>(MRP500-Master Schedule), this Demand or Requirement (KMR) drives &
>creates Planned Order (KFP record) for this FG MPS item which further
>drive & creates Demand or Requirement (KMR) for next (Child) MPS item
>which in-turn creates Planned Order (KFP) for that MPS item. This
>continues till the end of BOM structure. Upon running MRP (MRP600-Explode
>Requirements) which takes MPS item Planned Order (KFP) as Input &
>generates Demand or Requirement for next (Child) non-MPS item which
>in-turn creates Planned Order (KFP) for the same non-MPS item. This
>continues till end of explosion of all MPS items. Pl. correct me wherever
>I am wrong. Regards, Prashanth
> >
> >Dave Murvin
> >DRM Enterprises, Inc.
> >
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>message: 2
>date: 12 Aug 2005 05:24:15 -0000
> from: "p d" <prd2005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>subject: Re: RE: [BPCS-L] MRP-MPS query
>
>      Hi,
>
>
>
>
>    Sorry to bother
>
>
>
>    Finally, is the following correc
>
>
>
>    MPS / MRP Logic<
>    1)     Forecast or Customer Ord   ‘0’ level MPS item i.e. KMR for Fi
>
>
>
>    2)     M
>
>
>
>            a)        CIC
>
>
>
>         &n   requirements,
>
>
>
>
>        &nb   (for e.g. if scrap is 90%, then takes requirement as 110%),
>
>
>
>               ILI files), reduce this available inventory from above 
requirements, <   /FONT>
>
>
>
>
>            e   shop order) (FSO File ???), reduces this & works out Net 
Requiremen
>
>
>
>             Net Requirement for this Finished Product.
>
>
><   Min.Balance) * scrap factor – Inventory Available – Schedule Receipts 
from Shop Order;
>
>
>    Planned Order = Net Requirement
>
>
>
>
>    3)&   levels of child MPS items, if exist, considering net requirem 
as explained above (only the difference is it takes requirement o   demand 
from Planned order of Parent (KFP)).
>
>
>
>
>    4)     MRP run (MRP600), takes parent MPS item’s KF
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>         &   child MPS as well as non-MPS items &
>
>
>
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>    <FONT    down level child non-MPS items only.<
>
>
>
>    Net Requirements =    using BOM + Min.Balance)    from Purchase 
Order;<
>    Planned Order = Net Requir
>
>
>
>    regards,
>
>
>
>
>    Prashanth
>
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>message: 3
>date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:40:16 -0500
> from: Al Mac <macwheel99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>subject: RE: [BPCS-L] MRP-MPS query
>
>MRP500 600 work a little different if you are running individually by
>facility or for the whole company irrespective of facility.  In general 
you
>run your company a certain way, and setup codes in various files 
consistent
>with that way.
>
>On the basis of all the info available, MRP creates "planned orders" 
which
>you can firm up several ways, such as by releasing shop order, purchase
>order. resupply order, etc. using the due date of the MRP planned due
>date.  Then the customer order gets changed so now we really need the 
parts
>on a sooner date, or in a larger quantity.  MRP will put a reccommended
>reschedule date into those shop orders, purchase orders, resupply orders,
>etc. but if you do not change the date in those orders, MRP assumes the
>humans know what they are doing, like not paying attention to MRP advice,
>on purpose.
>
>For example, you have subcomponents that really need to get in house
>sooner, because the customer order got pulled up, but MRP drives due date
>of components based on due date of firmed up shop order, not on 
reschedule
>date suggested because customer order got changed.  Then if you update
>parent shop order to agree with MRP expedite date, and rerun MRP regen, 
it
>goes down another level (or more?) to provide reschedule dates for the
>child items.
>
>There are multiple opportunities to not setup your items correctly, 
leading
>to MRP ignoring items because of your collective errors of
>omission.  Depending on your version of BPCS, there are other things that
>can go wrong.
>
>Suppose you have negative inventory ... will MRP seek to replenish it? In
>our case, the negatives are probably because of float in reporting and
>processing transactions, and we would prefer that BPCS compute as if the 
on
>hand was zero.
>Suppose you have negative allocations ... will MRP fail to plan those
>items?  In our case, we need to run an allocations reorg to fix this.
>Suppose you enter a customer order that is past due when you key it in, 
and
>also dated prior to your MRP planning date.  Will MRP ignore it?
>
>Suppose you have a brand new item, and when you key in the BOM, you use 
an
>effectivity date of the day you key it in, and you get a customer order
>right away, and there are lead times that go back a few days, to a date
>before the date you keyed in the parts, with a current effectivity date,
>which means you need the components before the date you entered the
>engineering for the parts.  Will MRP ignore the requirements because they
>are past due relative to the effectivity date?
>
>These questions, and more, are why we need to study the documentation, 
and
>TEST TEST TEST, to make sure it is working the way we think.
>
>Oh and one more thing ... before you came to work at your company, is 
there
>a possibility that prior employees modified stuff so that MPS MRP does 
not
>work at your company the standard BPCS way?  Do you know how to figure 
out
>if that is the situation?
>
> >      Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> >    Sorry to botherou, but..
> >
> >
> >
> >    Finally, is the following correc ?
> >
> >
> >
> >    MPS / MRP Logic<P>
> >
> >    1)     Forecast or Customer Ordr creates Demand or Requirement for
> >    ‘0’ level MPS item i.e. KMR for Fiished Product.
> >
> >
> >
> >    2)     MS run (MRP500) then takes this KMR as input,
> >
> >
> >
> >            a)     hecks minimum balance for Finished Product in IIM or
> >    CIC   depending upon how you have set up in MRP system paameters),
> >
> >
> >
> >         &nsp;  b)     adds this minimum balance to the abov
> >    requirements,
> >
> >
> >
> >        &nbp;   c)     checks scrap factor from MBM, ads that much %
> >    (for e.g. if scrap is 90%, then takes requirement as 110%),
> >
> >
> >            )     checks the available inventory balance (in IIM, WI,
> >    ILI files), reduce this available inventory from above 
requirements,
> > <   /FONT>
> >
> >
> >
> >            e     checks any Scheduled Receipts from shop orders (oen
> >    shop order) (FSO File ???), reduces this & works out Net Requiremen 
&
> >
> >
> >
> >            f)       then create Planned Order (KP) equal to this
> >    Net Requirement for this Finished Product.
> >
> >    < Indent>Net Requirements = (Requirements rom KMR +
> >    Min.Balance) * scrap factor  Inventory Available  Schedule
> >    Receipts from Shop Order;
> >
> >    Planned Order = Net Requirement
> >
> >
> >
> >    3)&bsp;     MPS run will also create Planned Orders (KFP)or all 
down
> >    levels of child MPS items, if exist, considering net requiremnt 
logic
> >    as explained above (only the difference is it takes requirement o
> >    demand from Planned order of Parent (KFP)).
> >
> >
> >
> >    4)     MRP run (MRP600), takes parent MPS item’s KF as it’s input,
> >
> >
> >
> >           a)     works out net requiremen as above,
> >
> >
> >
> >         &bsp;  b)     creates requirements (KMR) for all dwn levels
> >    child MPS as well as non-MPS items &
> >
> >
> >
> >    <FONT ize=2>        c)   &nbp; Only Planned Orders (KFP) for all
> >    down level child non-MPS items only.<FONT>
> >
> >
> >
> >    Net Requirements = Requirements from Parent Planned Orders i.e. KFP
> >    using BOM + Min.Balance) 96 Inventory Available  Scheduled 
Receipts
> >    from Purchase Order;<P>
> >
> >    Planned Order = Net Requirment
> >
> >
> >
> >    regards,
> >
> >
> >
> >    Prashanth
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