RE: Need ideas please. Outside the Box(for us)

[Jeff Snyder <jgsnyder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Another thought...

  You could set up WH-1 for the mfg of sub-components, and use MPSP, or
MRP to plan for wh1, set Safety stock, Feature / option planning %  etc.
Then use WH2- for the Final assembly facility, and set them up as
a 'flow' shop. You could develop a Mass 'pick list' of components
required to support the F/A schedule based on Open Allocations for
your open  MO(s) (WH2) open out for 2 days, (based on issue date in
modata).
We refer to this as a replenishment cycle at one of my customers. We
then 'TW' from WH1 to WH2. The idea being that the parts in WH2 are all
allocated to current assembly schedules. Wh2 in this env. is a separate
visible entity, not necessarily sep. building.

We donot run mrp for Wh2, but open mo based on Customer orders, and plan
for Lower level components based on FCST-wh1. The variation is picked up
with Safety stock. We do have EPDM and multiple sites.

If you would like to discuss further you may contact direct.

Jeff Snyder,  CPIM

Mapics consultant

724-346-0153
or email me direct with ?  jgsnyder@infonline.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Luce <lwl@ix.netcom.com>
To: "'mapics-l@midrange.com'" <mapics-l@midrange.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:00:41 -0500
Subject: RE: Need ideas please.  Outside the Box(for us)

> Mike:
>
> What is driving management to use different requirements for
> manufacturing versus assembly?
>
> A constraint at the manufacturing level?
>
> A new marketing approach creating direct requirements on manufacturing,
> in addition to those coming from assembly?
>
> Roy Luce
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mbennett@kimray.com [SMTP:mbennett@kimray.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 10:45 AM
> To:   mapics-l@midrange.com
> Subject:      Need ideas please.  Outside the Box(for us)
>
> Help!
>
> We have two basic functions inside our business.
> They are closely related.
> We are basically our own supplier for many of our component parts.
>
> 1 - Assembly - of end Items or finished units.
>     These are assembled to stock(for smoothing capacity) and assemble
> to
> order.
>     Each item has a 1 day lead time.
>     Of course we have a capacity restraint in this area.
>     We schedule by a fixed number of hours of work released by day.
>     We have one person that schedules this work.
>     We release assembly work orders for about 3 days work based on the
> mentioned requirements
>      and the capacity of the Assembly operation.
>     We use MPSP for some items.
>      Some end units are Feature/Option items.
>
> 2 - Manufactured parts (7000 SKU's 1 planner).
>     These parts are put into stock to be used in part 1(Assembly).
>
> Over the past 17+ Mapics years we have used forecasting and customer
> requirements at the end item level to drive the parts requirements for
> the
> manufacturing operation.   We are on XA6 now.
>
> Our management wants to separate the two and drive the two closely
> related
> operations with different requirements.
> Assembly would basically remain driven by forecasting, MPSP and
> customer
> demand.
>
> We now want to drive Manufactured parts by the capacity of the
> Manufacturing operation and NOT by the capacity of the Assembly
> operation.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Mike Bennett - Information Services Manager
> Kimray Inc.
> 52 NW 42nd Street OKC,OK  USA 73118
> 405-525-6601 - 405-525-6165 fax
> www.kimray.com
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