DEF-D Material Requirements Defaults (Evo-ERP)

MRP Gen POs in STDPK sizes

This determines whether or not Purchase Orders generated by MR-J  Generate Purchase Orders will round up to the next increment of Standard Pack as defined for the item in IN-B  Enter Inventory

Include in MRP Generation?

If set to Y, whenever new items are created in IN-B  Enter Inventory, the Include in MRP Generation? switch will be set to Y, which means this inventory item will be included in the MR-F, Generate Material Requirements, program's calculations.  Almost always this default is set to Y.  Individual items can be excluded from the MRP Generation through MR-D  Enter MRP Parameters.

Expedite Buffer (Days)

This field controls the EXPEDITE message issued by the MRP program.  An EXPEDITE message is issued whenever enough material is on work order or purchase order, but is scheduled to arrive after it is actually needed.  The expedite buffer refers to the number of days within which an order can arrive and be considered late, as opposed to being Pegged to a later requirement.

Expedite Sensitivity (Days)

Most MRP dates are loosely planned, meaning that they are not so precise that an item arriving one or even a few days late actually needs attention.  You can reduce these unnecessary EXPEDITE messages through use of the Expedite Sensitivity setting.  Any requirement whose number of days late is equal to or less than the Expedite Sensitivity number of days will not receive an EXPEDITE message on any reports.

Delay Buffer (Days)

This field controls the DELAY message issued by the MRP program.  A DELAY message is issued whenever material on work order or purchase order is scheduled to arrive earlier than it is actually needed.  The delay buffer refers to the number of days beyond which an early arrival will get a DELAY message.

Delay Sensitivity (Days)

This field controls the printing of DELAY messages.  It should be set equal to the number of days an item can arrive early before it needs attention.  

Round MRP Quantities to the next whole number (Y/N)?

Certain items by their physical nature cannot be ordered fractional quantities.  For example, sheet steel may have to be ordered in complete sheets.  By setting this field to Y, the MRP program will always round the suggested order quantity to the next whole number.

Lead time for WO Start Date

If a value is entered here then MR-F  Generate Material Requirements will add that number of days to the lead time of manufactured items to determine the start date of planned work orders.

Include Forecast in Stock Status

If this is set to Y then the "Available" quantity in IN-A  Inventory Inquiry will reflect the Forecast as entered in MR-A  Enter Forecast

Combine items within {   } Days up to ${   }

If these fields are populated then multiple BUY requirements for the same item within the specified number of days and up to the specified dollar limit will be combined to a single BUY on the date of the first requirement.

Use Sequence Start Date as Need Date in MR-F

If this is set to Y then for BOM Components linked to routing sequences, then the MR-F need date will be the sequence start date rather than the Work Order start date.