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----- Original Message ----- From: <DaleGindlesperger@fft-inc.com> To: <mapics-l-admin@midrange.com> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 10:15 AM Subject: Component availability checking > I read a posting to this site from someone wanting a tool to help > determine component availability checking before releasing orders. I > assume it's for a "what if" scenario. (I accidentally deleted the e-mail > posting, sorry!) > > ERP Essentials (specifically OBPM/MM) give you that capability if you are > using MAPICS Browser. > > If you are not, American Viking provides a similar tool (for green screen > users) called "Indented Item Availability Analysis", or I2A2. We have > used that for several years, especially at the end of our model years or > if we decide to discontinue a product, to detemine how best to consume > what component inventory we have available. We use it to decide how much > to scrap, or whether or not to buy a limited quantity of some parts to > make a small run. It sort of works as a "poor man's fast MRP". For a > while, if you used EPDM instead of PDM, the product didn't work, but they > have recently released a version that works with EPDM also. > > I don't work for American Viking, but have used their products for many > years, since MAPICS II on the S/36. I think they sell software that fills > niches (like I2A2) that MAPICS has been slow to handle. > > Dale Gindlesperger > Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.
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