Plan for Every Part (PFEP) Overview
The Plan for Every Part PFEP module is a lean collaboration tool used to improve the speed and visibility of the supply chain. Manufacturers and their suppliers have global access to shared part information needed to build a product.
Plan for Every Part PFEP, a web-based planning system, consists of a logistics database that defines all the items needed for the production of a product including:
- Part Data
- Part and package image
- Supplier information
- Packaging information
- Internal logistics information
- External logistics information
- Item forecast
- Target costing information
- Capacity and Lead Time planning
Benefits
- Cost saving global access to identical information throughout the supply chain
- Reduced transportation cost by providing decision makers with a clear picture of an item and its packaging to optimize transport configuration options
- Reduced engineering time by sharing packaging solutions among multiple plants
- Reduced packaging costs with the use of standardized packaging eliminate the need to re-invent new packaging methods and allows for high volume purchases of standard containers
- Reduced warehouse space by providing material planners and inventory control personnel the ability to more accurately visualize and calculate storage space requirements
- Reduced line side space requirements
- Increased worker and handler productivity
- Improved visibility for problem solving
Competitive Advantage
The web-based PFEP from Morris Consulting & Training, Inc. is built on IBM’s Websphere and DB2 application platforms that insure scalability and reliability. Interfaces to existing ERP systems have been developed which allow enterprise data to be shared and integrated quickly. Being web based, the customer can start using it today as a SaaS solution or install it on their company systems.
