CREATIVITY ERP: ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING & MRPII:

MANUFACTURING RESOURCE PLANNING IMPLEMENTATIONS

http://www.mcts.com/erp-implementation.html

~ Integrated Computer-Based Manufacturing Strategies ~

ERP is an integrated management process for company-wide
management of a business must be applied across all company
functions.ERP and MRPII integrates management processes to
assure that decisions and planning are born out of the same
databases, assumptions and methodology and language--and
includesContinual improvement techniques  and supply chain
management ERP solutions focus on optimizing productivity by
focusing on planning and executive reporting of the Enterprise
as an integrated unit. When used as an integrated management
process companies significantly improve their business
performance and competitive positions.
ERP is much more than a manufacturing software tool. It is a
management philosophy for making and keeping promises—to
better manage the supply and demand sides of the business
using directly integrated management systems. The focus is on
results –improving competitiveness in the marketplace and
improving overall company business performance.
Resource utilization must be properly measured to properly
manage the supply and demand sides of the business.
Inefficient utilization of resources drives costs up and customer
service down. Methods and approaches for resource
management and ERP planning are changing with the
introduction of Hoshin Kanri.

Implementation Overview
& Software Selection
 Implementation Strategies & Action Plans...
 ERP & MRP Evolution & Software Considerations...
 Integrated Management Processes: ERP & Hoshin Kanri...

A Few ERP / MRPII / Hoshin

Links
IT & Software Resources
 The Enterprise Requirements Planning Supersite...
 American Production & Inventory Control Society...
 Taylor Scheduling Software Inc...
 Oracle/J Software Products & Services...
 J.D. Edwards/Oracle Enterprise Software Products...
 Oliver Wight Consulting & Education Services...
 METASYSTEMS: Accelerated ERP software... 
 SC360-CRM: Customer Relationship Management Add-
On's... 
 PlanBase: Multi-Level Hoshin Software w/Permission
Controls
 MacRAE'S BLUE BOOK-North American Industrial
Products Sourcing...
  CANADIAN TRADE INDEX-Canadian Industrial
Products Sourcing...
Effective ERP requires that integrated management processes
extend horizontally across the company, including product
development, sales, marketing, manufacturing, and finance. It
must extend vertically throughout the company's supply chain
to include the acquisition of raw materials, suppliers,
customers, and consumers. The fundamental purpose of ERP is
to establish a process that links projected demand plans to
supply plans, so that the resources of manufacturers, their
suppliers, and especially their customers are utilized in the
most efficient and cost effective way. To do so requires a
process for anticipating demand and planning and scheduling
resources in a manner that supports a company's strategic and
financial goals. Now the way to take this process even further is
through a direct integration of Hoshin Kanri and the data
management access provided by ERP.