Re: No planned production order for certain items

A problem that can happen with new parts is that engineers set them up with
effectivity date of the date they entered them, inform customer service that
the parts are now in the system, customer service releases orders needing
the parts real soon.

Even though we might have enough of the raw materials to make the parts, if
the MRP planning sees that something is needed into the past due on arrival,
or before starting effectivity date, then it does not get planned.

Avoid this by
(a) Be sensitive to lead times, so that orders are not entered such that any
component is past due when the customer order is entered (You can fake out
BPCS by using an ancient planning date, to get MRP planned, then a valid
planning date to reschedule the past due parts ... or enter a customer order
for a DOABLE date, run MRP, then change customer order to a not-doable date.)
(b) Ask engineers to use some date earlier than the date they key in new
parts, for effectivity, so as not to muck up MRP if the parent parts get
ordered right away.

Also check on whether the parent parts are MPS items (Master Scheduled).
Sometimes when new items get entered, some standards get overlooked.

When we run MRP planning
1. Plan all the MPS items.
2. Plan all their components.

You could get a listing of any parent items for which there is independent
demand, but failure to code them as MPS items.

Al Macintyre

Kevin Harper wrote

Chris,

I hope these questions are helpful at determining the issue....

- Is there demand for the parent item(s) ?
- Is the parent item demand showing up in MRP maintenance?
- Are these items within their effectivity date range on the BOM ?
- Are these items using a method code on the BOM (other than blank) ?
- In Facility Planning, what is the Requirements Code ? (should be D
or S or blank)

Kevin Harper
Waterfall Data Solutions, Inc.
(717) 982-2765

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Carlson, Christopher W. <
Christopher.W.Carlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

We're using BPCS 6.0.2, and for a certain kind of item no production
planning is taking place.

It's a third-level item--that is, it is used to make an intermediate
part, which is then used to make a finished good. We maintain a zero
minimum balance, and the Facility Planning Data record is set up with a
fixed period requirements (order policy G) with an order period of 30
days. Additionally, the 'Master Scheduled' field is set to 'N' in both
the Facility Planning Data and Item Master records (this setting appears
to be valid for second-level purchased components).

Does anybody know of something that would prevent production planning
from taking place for these items, or could you give me some sort of
hint as to where I could look?

Thanks!

--- Chris Carlson