Introduction to Materials Management Chapter 4 – Material Requirements Planning
Independent versus Dependent Demand
Independent Demand
Not related to demand for other assemblies or products, instead from outside sources Generally forecasted demand
Dependent Demand
Generally related to production of an end product (as defined on the MPS) Can be calculated instead of forecasted
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Dependent Demand Approach – Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
Major Objectives of MRP
Determine Requirements – Calculated to meet product requirements defined in the MPS
What to order How much to order When to order When to schedule delivery
Keep Priorities Current
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Links To Other MPC Functions
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Major Inputs to MRP
Master Production Schedule quantities and times Inventory records of all items to be planned
Planning factors such as lead times, order quantities, and safety stock Current status of each item
Bills of material for MPS items
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Sample Bill of Materials
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Bill of Material Points
The BOM shows all parts to make one of the item Each part has one, and only one, part number A part is defined by form, fit, and function – any change requires a new part number
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Sample Product Tree for the BOM
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Breaking Down the BOM into More Detail – the Multilevel Bill
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Indented BOM – Use Indentation to Show Parent-Component Relationships
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Planning Bills of Material
Artificial grouping of components for Planning Purposes Used to simplify
Forecasting Planning Master Scheduling
Represent an average, not buildable product
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Sample Planning BOM
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Where-Used and Pegging
Where-used reports - shows the parents for a component (contrast with a
bill of materials that show the components for a parent)
Pegging report – shows the parents for a component, but only those parents where there is an existing requirement
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Major Uses for Bills of Material
Defines the product Provides method for design change control Planning – What is needed and when Order entry – order configuration and pricing Production – Parts needed to assemble a product Costing – material cost of goods sold
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Basic MRP Record
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Some Key Terms
Lead time – span of time for a process Exploding – process of multiplying requirements by usage to get BOM requirements Offsetting – Placing requirements in the proper period based on lead time Planned orders – Orders planned during the explosion, but not yet released for processing Low-level code – lowest level on which a part resides on the Bill of Materials
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Some Key Terms, Continued
Scheduled receipts – Open orders released for processing (production or purchase) scheduled to be received at a defined time. Gross Requirements – Total of a component needed to meet requirements not taking any existing inventory into account Net Requirements – Actual amount of a component needed to meet requirement after existing requirements taken into account
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Some Key Terms, Continued
Projected available – The expected inventory position at the end of the period Planned order release – the amount that should be ordered (using the lot size) to prevent a negative projected available balance Planned order receipt – when the order should be available for use, offset by lead time from the planned order release
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Example Problem
Lead time for this component is 2 weeks and order quantity is 200. Complete the table. What action should be taken?
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Example problem solution
The order for 200 should be released
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Netting and exploding zero-level parts
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Netting and exploding first-level parts
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Completed Material Requirements Plan
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Sample Multiproduct MRP Explosion
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Points About the MRP Record
Current time – beginning of first period (often called time buckets) Items considered available at beginning of period Quantity in Projected Available row considered at end of period Current period often called action bucket – action should be taken to avoid a future problem
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Planner Responsibilities for MRP
Launch Orders – Production or Purchasing Reschedule orders as required Reconcile errors and search for causes Solve critical material shortages
Replan Expedite
Coordinate with other functions to resolve problems
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Moving through time – an example
This record shows the status of the part Monday morning. The computer is showing the need to release the order of 30
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During the week, the following events happen:
Only 25 units of the scheduled receipt move into inventory. The balanced is scrapped The gross requirement for week 3 is changed to 10. The gross requirement for week 4 is increased to 50. The gross requirement for week 7 is 15. An inventory count reveals there are 10 more in inventory than the record shows The gross requirement for week 1 is issued from inventory The planned order release of 30 in week 1 is released and becomes a scheduled receipt in week 3.
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The new record reflects those events from week 1:
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Other Key Terms
Firm Planned orders – Orders not yet released, but “frozen” in quantity and time to reduce system “nervousness” Exception messages – messages generated by the computer signaling planner action needed Bottom-up replanning – actions to correct for changed conditions made as low as possible in the product structure
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