Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a software designed to keep track of scheduling, production planning, and inventory. It is commonly used in the manufacturing industry to help manufacturers have an up-to-date inventory of available and used materials. It’s main purpose is to increase profitability while eliminating wastes.
A mid-sized manufacturer of lighting systems, Orion Energy Systems, understands not only the importance of Master Planning, but also just how time consuming it can be. Orion manages nearly 30,000 active bills of materials, many with multiple subassemblies. Master Planning took several hours a day and was so complex that it could really only be handled by one person with the background and skills to do it well.
“As we shifted to an even more technically complex product with a more volatile component market, it became difficult to quickly and accurately extrapolate component needs.” – Ben Green, IT Solutions Manager, Orion Energy Systems
Orion turned to Clients First for expertise in production planning as well as material requirements planning. After implementing new procedures in Dynamics AX, the process takes less than an hour and has been simplified to the point where Orion has three or four people who can manage it should the need arise. Green estimates that these and other financial benefits of Dynamics AX paid for their project in about three months.
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