Distribution Requirement Planning (DRP)
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provides versatility of planning goods supply across
extended customer/channel hierarchy through its
DRP Group. This exceptionally powerful module, integrates
well with BatchMaster pushing-in demand and pulling
supply. Useful especially in Multi-layered network,
it nets requirement/demand upward through each level
consolidating at the Mother Warehouse. Using
customer demand in the form of sales orders and
forecasts, inventory levels and associated replenishment
methodologies, including lead times and purchase
order requirements, DRP generates a truly- efficient
time-phased display of the plan. With Plan quantity
decided based on Order Size, Economic Order Quantities,
Quantity Scheduled, On Hand Inventory and both Forecasted
and actual Demand; Warehouse Transfer are then generated,
on the Fly, for the Distribution Centers. These
(Warehouse Transfer Orders) ultimately appends the
demand in Master Production Schedule, run at plant
site to fulfill the demand from various Distribution
Centers. Following this can be the Material Requirement
Planning for Bill-Of-Materials leading to complete
supply chain management. |
- Powerful Planning through Integration of Logistics (Distribution), Manufacturing (MPS) and Purchasing (MRP).
- Efficient handling of Single and Multi layered Channel Network.
- Complete visibility of Bill Of Distribution.
- Ability to accommodate unique constraints of all types of Business Networks
- Pulls demand from the lowest Level aggregating upward at each level, consolidating at the Mother Warehouse thus considering all Distribution Centers
- Considers Onhand Inventory, Material in-transit, Forecast, Sales Order, Lead Times etc.
- Provides detailed information to analyze sales and other data to plan your purchasing and distribution requirements
- Sensitive to minimum and maximum variation in Forecast/Demand
- Calculates Inventory requirement over defined time and generates Purchase Orders
- Fully integrates with MPS/MRP to create lean supply chain
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