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Course Specification

Course Objectives :

To understand the basic principles and concepts of Material Requirements Planning, MRP.
To realise the 5 or 6 major elements of data that are inputs to MRP,
       and the high levels of data accuracy that are required for MRP to work well.
To understand the details of the calculations of MRP - nothing more than simple arithmetic.
To recognise the various outputs that can be generated by MRP.
To understand the refinements that may be put in place, beyond the MRP basics.
To realise that the need for MRP will vary in differing manufacturing environments.
To begin to understand how to work with MRP in practice,
      and to realise the performance measures that are needed to monitor MRP performance.

Course Content :

Introductions and course objectives.
An overview of the concepts and principles of MRP - traditional inventory replenishment,
       its evolution into MRP, the basic maths, MRP as a network, firm planned orders.
MRP inputs - the master production schedule, MPS, inventory and open order numbers,
       planning parameters, (routings), and bills of material.
       A review of the impacts of data accuracy impacts upon the trust of the MRP outputs
MRP logic, and manual MRP exercise
MRP outputs - action messages, suggested purchase requisitions and planned manufacturing orders
MRP refinements -scrap factors, pegging, net change
MRP in various manufacturing environments -
       make to stock, process industry, projects and others -
       and consideration of MRP and JIT working together
Working with MRP, and performance measurement
Conclusions and course evaluation
Quiz questions as the course proceeds

Course Duration :

2 days.

Recommended for :

All those who 'touch' MRP - sales people, order servicing people, the master scheduler(s), all those who look after inventory and open order numbers, people who establish inventory ordering policies and lead times, whoever is responsible for the bills of materials and routings, the planners who process action messages, the people who deal with the plans produced by MRP, and all those who need to have an understanding of the logic at the heart of MRPII and ERP.

Prerequisites :

A general understanding of the ways in which a manufacturing concern operates.

For further information you can phone
Telephone and Facsimile: 01628 520100
or write to us,
P.O. Box 405,  High Wycombe,  Buckinghamshire,  HP10 9LP
or you can e-mail us on   info@manubex.com

Date Modified: 30th August 2000

designed by Keith AG Binns.
To contact send an email to   kagbinns@aol.com - Created:   17/08/00

Manufacturing Business Excellence
A Consultancy run by Robin Goodfellow provides Education, Training, Project Management and Consultancy in MRPII Techniques;
and is an independant member of the Manufacturing and Logistics Group.