Production Planning and Control

Eresource ERP Production-Planning-Control Module provides capabilities for planning, execution, quality and plant maintenance. Production Plan in eresource ERP is determined based on Resource Planning, Sales and Operation Planning and Demand of the Product. Having determined the information, eresource ERP generates Master Production Schedule. Following are few screenshots from eresource ERP, which helps identify the resources for MPS. Brief flow chart of eresource ERP, Production Planning and Control algorithm is also given below for your ready reference.

Fig 1 - Production Planning Data processed from eresource ERP

Fig 2 - Daily Production Scheduling / Creation of Job Card / Batch

Fig 3 - Work In progress Details (WIP)

Fig 4 - Machine Capacity Configuration

Fig 5 - Setting up Item Machine relationship

Fig 6 - Setting up Item Process Relationship

Fig 7 - Production Planning and Control (Simplified) in eresource ERP

The framework of Production Planning and Control in eresource is general, and all the three phases must be performed. It support the strategy and tactics pursued by the firm in which they are implemented. Please Note: In eresource ERP, different manufacturing process, resource required for each manufacturing processes, Machines for different product and processes can all be CONFIGURED with ease. Simply put, eresource offers you the flexibility to adapt business dynamics and it is range compatible.
Material Requirement Planning (MRP) For any growing business enterprises it is important to have a reliable and user-friendly ERP system with a genuine MRP module. Eresource ERP's Material Requirements Planning can organize, schedule and reschedule materials as far into the future as required. Every organization has its own strategy to achieve pre-conceived target contradictory to working ideas expressed by their marketing or accounts departments. The marketing group wants to make sure there are enough inventories on hand to fulfill all customer requests, the accounting group is charged with keeping cost down, which includes keeping inventory levels low. In the middle is the inventory control group. Eresource ERP's MRP gives you an instant picture of projected inventory investment levels, as well as projected new purchases in accordance with your plan. Projections can be made on any MRP cycle. This provides an added dimension of visibility for directing the planning focus on the most significant areas of your investment. This also helps you to validate a plan financially and

make swift adjustments before committing your cash. The aim of the eresource ERP's Material Requirements Planning (MRP) document is to supply information that will enable the company to have enough inventory on hand to fulfill demand, available only when needed, at a quality level that meets specification, and at the lowest price. Eresource ERP's MRP module can provide the basic needs of keeping inventory levels low and fulfilling customer expectations for on time delivery. Eresource ERP's Material Requirements Planning or MRP assists you in getting material on hand when needed for production or sales. The four basic information provided by the eresource MRP module are: informing you (1) when to place an order, (2) how much quantity to be ordered, (2) who should be the supplier and (4) when the items to be delivered to you.

Master Production Schedule

Eresource ERP Master Production Scheduling System considers all significant demands and replenishments that are identified for production, and translates those demands into a supply demand schedule for manufacturing. Eresource ERP Master Production Scheduling system is used in conjunction with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to schedule finished goods production and raw materials requirements when and where they are required. Simply put it, Eresource ERP Master Production Scheduling system translates a business plan with forecasted demand (sales orders) into a workable production plan (supply orders). A typical production plan would consist of planned orders in a multi-level (Bill of Material - BOM) scheduling environment. Eresource ERP Master Production Scheduling system quickly and accurately schedules all item requirements for each manufacturing facility. Some of the benefits of using Master Production Schedule module are it helps last minute scheduling, shortage avoidance, efficient allocations of resources and cost control. It gives the customer timely information on what they need and when they need. Eresource ERP's MPS module organizes what the customer need to do and when efficiently. The schedule can be re-calculated easily when a process fails, for example, the situations like a material shortage or manpower absence.