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Course Description:
This one-day course emphasizes the requirements for developing a Master Production Schedule (MPS) and Material Requirements (MRP). It covers how to run, analyze and maintain both the MPS and MRP modules. This course consists of lecture, discussion and hands-on student workshops.

At the completion of this course the participants will be able to:

  Set up the data needed as prerequisites to running MPS
  Understand the use of both a planning bill-of-materials and a manufacturing bill-of-materials
Master Production Scheduling
  Generate a Master Production Schedule
  Analyze the Master Production Schedule calculations
  Evaluate the Master Production Schedule through reports and screen inquires
  Maintain the Master Production Schedule
Materials Requirements
  Generate an MRP Part Plan Table
  Know housekeeping procedures for purging data
  Understand how MRP calculates Component Requirements
  Generate the Material Requirements Plan
  Analyze and evaluate data generated from reports: e.g. Pegging information, Action Messages
  Discuss the calculations performed by MRP
  Use the proper functions for maintenance of Material Requirements Planning
  Know housekeeping procedures for purging data

Required Prerequisite:  The successful completion of the two-hour Expandable for New Users class or experience navigating Expandable and Microsoft Windows.  There are NO exceptions to these prerequisites.

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