ERP Functions: Production

So far we have discussed on Getting Order from Customers, Planning the production, procurement of materials. Now we shall move ahead on execution of production.

Production is sequence of processes carried out on raw materials to get final sale-able product. The sequence of processes varies from industry to industry. However certain parameters involved in them remains almost same. We first shall discuss on how production department gets information and later we shall see the execution of it.

As discussed earlier each product has its own defined Sequence of process with Bill of Material. Clubbing these two we call it as Routing Card. When a new product is taken in for to start production routing card has to be made. This is done by Product Design or Engineering Department. Usually roughly they do at the time of feasibility study of the new product. Finally when the order gets confirmed proper executable Routing Card is made by them. This also contains the parameters of processes like speed, feed along with major instructions of processes.This Routing Serves as master copy to all the production departments. Routing Card is to be strictly followed by production departments.

Then comes the execution process. We also discussed that Planning department does the Capacity Planning stating sequence of production processes for the products for the month. This Monthly Production plan is given to production department. Production department already have the Routing card for the production of the products. Now with the monthly production plan they are ready to execute the Monthly Production Plan. Only thing is proper supply of Raw Materials and other materials from Purchase and Stores from MRP and Min-Max Material Planning.

This is about information flowing into production department for the execution of production. In coming week we shall see the parameters involved in production execution and how they will keep track on their performance and improve it.

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