George Moroses / Monday, May 9, 2022 / Categories: Infor LX & BPCS Tips Infor LX & BPCS Tip: MPS Planned vs. MRP Planned What items should be MPS planned, and what items should be MRP planned? Master Scheduled Items are those items that are finished goods, or service items, that receive their requirements either specifically from Independent demand, or both Dependent and Independent demand. Independent Demand is demand that cannot be calculated from higher-level demand in the product structure, and therefore must be either a forecast or an actual customer order (Finished Goods or Service parts sold to customers). Dependent demand is derived from higher-level demand in the product structure. Dependent demand includes components, raw materials, and sub-assemblies. (these are not normally Master Scheduled Items). Service Parts may have both independent demand from forecast and/or customer orders, as well as dependent demand from higher-level demand if that item is also used in other sub-assemblies or products. Cumulative Lead Time is a concept used in Master Production Scheduling (MPS) that combines the “fixed” lead time, and the “variable” lead time needed to produce the product. It is the longest path through a given Bill-of-material. Based on the MPS setup options, Infor LX (ERP LX) will calculate the cumulative lead time (also called “the Critical Path”) for you (use the “indented BOM” display in BOM300 and find the item with the longest lead time “L/T”). Note: You may have to use Action 21, Line Detail, to see the “L/T” lead time for each item. Previous Article Infor LN & Baan Finance Tip: MPS Planned vs. MRP Planned Next Article What are your production orders telling you? Print 21688 Rate this article: 5.0 George MorosesGeorge Moroses Other posts by George Moroses Contact author Facebook page Twitter Linked In YouTube Website
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