Cancellations Leave Small Manufacturers with Unneeded Inventory
Written by thalib on July 1st, 2011Cancellations Leave Small Manufacturers with Unneeded Inventory
(PRWEB) December 20, 2004
Order cancellations represent one of the biggest challenges for small manufacturers; they usually create excess and unneeded inventory. According to Rocky Smolin, President of E-Z-MRP, this represents a key challenge because, Â?In the wake of a sudden order cancellation, attention and resources are generally turned to the Sales department where an urgent effort commences to replace the lost order. What may be overlooked is that there are production and procurement activities scheduled or under way to fill that cancelled orderÂ?
The E-Z-MRP package includes a full-featured Bill of Materials processor, plus a material planning and tracking module which tracks all sales orders, forecasts, work orders (planned, firm, and released), purchase orders, shortages, raw materials and finished goods inventories. It also records a complete audit trail on all inventory transactions.
With E-Z-MRP order cancellations are less of a challenge:
Reason 1 Â? E-Z-MRPÂ?s fast MRP calculation algorithm allows the small manufacturer to run MRP as often as they want, allowing them to re-plan hourly, if necessary, in order to respond to a surprise cancellation.
Reason 2 – E-Z-MRP is a daily bucket, lot-for-lot system, which is how a small manufacturer wants to see their data. ItÂ?s clear, jargon-free reports tell the manufacturer exactly what must be done in order to determine which work orders should be cancelled and which vendors need to be contacted.
Reason 3 Â? E-Z-MRP supports multiple databases so a small manufacturer can run simulations or Â?what-ifÂ?s in a copy of their database, to get the answers they need to respond to an order cancellation Â? all without disrupting the production database.
Priced at $ 2995, the E-Z-MRP system is a fraction of the cost of systems with similar power and capabilities. It will run on any Windows-based PC or network, and requires only Access 2000 or Access XP to run. No on-site or remote training is required. A comprehensive user manual with tutorials provides all the required instruction.
Visit the companyÂ?s web site: http://www.e-z-mrp.com, or call 858-259-4334.
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