FastMRP Web Services on Demand

Fast BOM Explosions

Fast bill of material explosion tool is available. A generic bill of material is used to define all possible lines items that can be used in a custom bill of material. Using the rules and the options configured on an order, a custom bill of material can be created on demand.

Broadcast Generation

A method to synchronize the flow of material through the production facility is to distribute custom work instructions for each unique product or assembly being built. This service provides the data needed on demand.

Part Gross Explosions

A part gross explosion generates a bill of material for a list of orders and then counts and totals the number of times an individual item is needed. This calculation can be done with an order list of one or many. This is useful for:

• Quick checks on hourly, weekly or monthly item forecasts.
• Full shift backflushing that consolidates many financial transactions and improves system performance.
• Real-time in-system (work In progress) calculations to determine items that are on orders but not yet back flushed.

Part Gross Compare

A part gross compare uses the results of two saved part gross explosions. The output is a list of the different items and different part totals. A part gross compare is useful for:

• Comparison of the differences between two orders
• Cost analysis comparisons
• Evaluation of daily impacts of engineering changes

Hourly GRP

Hourly gross requirements plan can also be produced for every item in the generic bill of material. This outputs the exact quantity required for every item each hour. This information can be used for space planning, internal deliveries (i.e. KANBAN calculation, Pick/Pull Lists), and to calculate the correct quantity needed at different delivery times throughout the day.

Hourly MRP

Material requirements planning calculations in hourly buckets for synchronous flow mass customizing manufacturers are available. Features include:

• Time driven float in 1/10th of an hour. Float is safety stock measured in time.
• Optimized schedule patterns for required accuracy in firm order and forecast periods.
• Optimized delivery patterns to calculate deliveries based on defined transportation schedules.
• Order quantities linked to packaging definitions (i.e. returnable containers).
• Orders are assigned a unique tracking ID. Each tracking ID identifies an authorized order for a specific item and quantity to be delivered at a specific date and time.