Oct 28
5. Advanced Planning and Scheduling
5.1. Definition
Manufacturing management process
that allocates
raw materials and production capacity
optimally
to meet demand.
5.2. APS Characteristics
How APS is different from traditional planning:
The 2 diagrams concludes: APS process is simultaneous, thus is more scalable and optimal and usually gives more accurate results.
The cycles of APS allow throughput times and inventory to be reduced.
APS is often built on finite capacity scheduling.
5.3. When to apply APS
- Make-To-Order (as distinct from make-to-stock) manufacturing
- Capital-intensive production processes, where plant capacity is constrained
- Products ‘competing’ for plant capacity: where many different products are produced in each facility
- Products that require a large number of components or manufacturing tasks
- Production necessitates frequent schedule changes which can not be predicted before the event
5.4. APS & ERP Integration
The end result of APS: the Schedule is passed to Sales/Customer Service. Together with Orders, this Schedule is then input to ERP.
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Sep 16
3. ERP System Characteristics
- Modular design comprising many distinct business modules such as financial, manufacturing, accounting, distribution, etc.
- Use centralized common database management system (DBMS)
- The modules are integrated and provide seamless data flow among the modules, increasing operational transparency through standard interfaces
- Flexible and offer best business practices
- Require time-consuming tailoring and configuration setups for integrating with the company’s business functions
- Modules work in real time with online and batch processing capabilities
- Internet-enabled
- Financial and business information is often generated automatically by ERP systems based on data previously entered, without further human instructions
- ERP provides business intelligence tools like Decision Support Systems, Executive Information System, Reporting, Data Mining and Easy Warning Systems for enabling people to make better decision and thus improve their business processes
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Sep 13
1. Definition
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems are software systems for business management, encompassing modules supporting functional areas such as
- Planning
- Manufacturing
- Sales
- Marketing
- Distribution
- Accounting
- Financial
- Human Resource Management
- Project Management
- Inventory Management
- Service and Maintenance
- Transportation, logistics and e-Business
The architecture of the software facilitates transparent integration of modules, providing flow of information between all functions within the enterprise in a consistently visible manner. Corporate computing with ERPs allows companies to implement a single integrated system by replacing or re-engineering their mostly incompatible legacy information systems.
2. Advantages of ERP
| Benefit |
How to Achieve the Benefit
|
| Reliable information access |
Common DBMS, consistent and accurate data, improved reports |
| Avoid data and operations redundancy |
Modules access same data from the central database, avoids multiple data input and update operations |
| Delivery and cycle time reduction |
Minimizes retrieving and reporting delays |
| Cost reduction |
Time savings, improved control by enterprise-wide analysis of organizational decisions |
| Easy adaptability |
Changes in business processes easy to adapt and restructure |
| Improved scalability |
Structured and modular design |
| Improved maintenance |
Vendor-supported long-term contract as part of the system procurement |
| Global outreach |
Extended modules such as CRM and SCM |
| E-Commerce, e-business |
Internet commerce, collaborative culture |
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