Re: MAPICS-L Digest, Vol 8, Issue 124

We are in the process of the culture change that comes with finite capacity promising and planning.
The Flex program was the spring board from XA MPSP MRP CRP to Advanced Planner which really opened our eyes.
Fantastic view of reality. Not always pretty.
A few pegging queries and everyone could see what was going on in relation to customer order dates.
It's not that is wasn't there it's just that we could not easily see.

Our products share many common components and we were always stealing parts at the final assembly phase.
The forecast was always off because we could not accurately predict the exact variations in the final product configuration.
MPSP MRP CRP with ATP did not help us give accurate delivery dates.
AVP exposed the real problem and CSW (Customer Service Workbench) with ThruPut is helping us nail the dates down.

From Order entry through Assemble to Order.

CSW was unfortunately not available with AVP.
Not sure why that is because as stated before AVP is a subset of ThruPut.
We now have visibility and synchronization and more predictable dates for our customers.
AVP with ATP would have been enough if we did not offer such custom assembled products.
Culture Change is the longest and hardest part as usual.
Installation was very short and simple really.
The more you are actually using XA for daily operations the better.

I will wrap up this rant.
If you would like more info.
Feel free to contact me.

Mike Bennett
405-525-4270
mbennett@xxxxxxxxxx

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1. Re: Looking for a free-standing finite capacity scheduling
application (Joe Perrault)
2. Re: Looking for a free-standing finite capacity scheduling
application (Kevin Fox)
3. Re: Looking for a free-standing finite capacity scheduling
application (Dale Gindlesperger)
4. Re: Looking for a free-standing finite capacityscheduling
application (Kevin D Fox)


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message: 1
date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 11:31:51 -0500
from: "Joe Perrault" <jrperrault@xxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite capacity
scheduling application

We have been very successful with Thru-Put as a finite, constraint based scheduler. Although it is sold by Infor, it is a free standing windows based application with interface to XA and some other ERPs I believe. I would be happy to answer questions on our use offline if you want.

Joe Perrault
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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



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date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 09:34:51 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
from: Kevin Fox <kdfox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite capacity
scheduling application

Roy

I'd suggest that your client read their INFOR Master Licence Agreement (more important if it was IBM, Marcam or MAPICS, Inc.). They should be made aware of the audit requirements of their agreement.

Kevin Fox


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Subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite capacity scheduling application

Weston:

My client is pretty insistent that the solution be non-Infor.

Any other candidates?


Roy Luce

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Subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite capacity
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Advance Planner

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Subject: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite capacity
schedulingapplication

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

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message: 3
date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:34:50 -0400
from: Dale Gindlesperger <Dale_Gindlesperger@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite capacity
scheduling application

Roy, yes there is one out there. I'm on vacation and don't have access to all my notes, but Google 'VAI ERP software' and you should find a link to their site. They have an excellent product, and I'm 99% sure it has an FCPS module.

I can assist you further tomorrow after I get back to my office.

Dale Gindlesperger, CPIM

Sent from my iPhone, sorry about the typos!

On Aug 4, 2010, at 12:17 PM, "lwl" <lwl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Weston:

My client is pretty insistent that the solution be non-Infor.

Any other candidates?


Roy Luce

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


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Subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite capacity
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Advance Planner

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Subject: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite capacity
schedulingapplication

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

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date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 16:50:34 +0000
from: "Kevin D Fox" <kdfox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite
capacityscheduling application

Joe

Your right. I've implemented the product with SAP and Oracle

Kevin Fox
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Subject: Re: [MAPICS-L] Looking for a free-standing finite capacity
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We have been very successful with Thru-Put as a finite, constraint based scheduler. Although it is sold by Infor, it is a free standing windows based application with interface to XA and some other ERPs I believe. I would be happy to answer questions on our use offline if you want.

Joe Perrault
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Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 10:57 AM
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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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