Re: Looking for a free-standing finite capacity scheduling application

Roy

The answer is:

1. INFOR Finite Capacity Planning and Scheduling is available through Release 6. You will need to get an exception from INFOR through your affiliate to purchase but it is available.
2. INFOR Advanced Planning and Scheduling for XA R6, R7, R7.7 and R7.8. It's been renamed to Visual Planner for iSeries (VPi) at R9.
3. INFOR Thruput for XA R6, R7, R7.7, R7.8 and R9.

INFOR's Supply Chain Management (SCM) Thruput is a constraint based planning system based on the work of E Goldratt (The Goal, the Race), which is the evolutionary replacement for finite capacity planning.

Advanced Planning and Scheduling (AVP) is a subset of Thruput functions which is finite capacity plus. The plus is that it also is Master Scheduling including forecast consumption.

Thruput provides Capability To Promise (CTP) integration with XA such that an order can be entered and planned based on the constraints of the system in real time. To put it simply, as the order is entered all the planning is completed and the promise date is based upon actual load and constraints. It is not a 'standard lead time" quote.

Kevin Fox
kdfox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----

From: lwl <lwl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Aug 4, 2010 9:12 AM
To: 'MAPICS ERP System Discussion' <mapics-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite capacity scheduling application

No Sir!

I'm trying to solve one long-time client's production scheduling challenge.

Suspect your question was the result of the subject line wording.
Didn't mean for it to read like a come on, an enticement.
It's simply a statement of what I'm looking for.

Probably should have said "I'm looking for ..."


Roy Luce

Direct: 847-540-9635
800-913-PLUS (7587)
Cell: 847-910-0884
Email: rluce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Kevin Fox
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 11:05 AM
To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion; 'MAPICS ERP System Discussion'
Subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite capacity
scheduling application

Roy

Are you marketing your OTTO/RPM Product on the MAPICS List?

Kevin


-----Original Message-----

From: lwl <lwl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Aug 4, 2010 8:56 AM
To: 'MAPICS ERP System Discussion' <mapics-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite capacity scheduling

application

Anyone on the list know of an i Series based, finite capacity, production
scheduling package?



Want to interface to MAPICS to do both short term scheduling of firm and
open shop orders as well as long term scheduling of the full production
plan.



Roy Luce



Direct: 847-540-9635

800-913-PLUS (7587)

Cell: 847-910-0884

Email: rluce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



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