Increased Efficiency Through Improved Production Management

Easily produce cost-effective production schedules. Create multiple capacity plans and easily view information down to the individual machine level. Provides specific features for both discrete and process manufacturers.

Production Management and MRP

Looking to improve materials and inventory management for more efficient manufacturing? Epicor, formerly Solarsoft, will help balance demand against available capacity to arrive at plant and production schedules that are cost-effective and realistic. Common features across all Epicor, formerly Solarsoft enterprise resource planning systems include planning and scheduling software:

• Multi-plant scheduling
• Multiple capacity plans with drill down from plants and cost centers to individual machines and operators
• Drag-and-drop control over production schedules with graphical presentation of current and planned production
• Rough Cut Plant Scheduling through to automated Materials Requirement Planning (MRP - see diagram)
• Infinite and finite capacity planning (MRP II) with Available to Promise calculations (ATP)
• Work orders and inventory movements

Bill of Materials (BOM) and Formula Management

Epicor ERP systems provide a full range of item, process and routing management capabilities to support discrete and process manufacturing software environments. Multi-stage process definitions allow accurate planning of production and material requirements, supporting more efficient scheduling of line-side call-offs and more accurate accounting for work in progress.

Epicor materials definitions support:

• Multiple methods of manufacture and flexible BOM configurations
• Products, co-products, by-products, waste, intermediates, materials and components including "phantom" parts
• Dimensional variables with flexible units of measure and conversion and correction factors
• Multiple barcode identifiers ANA and ITF14 and RFID coding
• Full version control and engineering change management to support the controlled introduction of new and revised products.
• Materials and specification tracking with QA documentation online

Process definitions give you the power to define how items are made and which resources (machines, skills, materials, utilities etc.) are used in their manufacture. Depending on the mode of production, process definitions include:

• Process inputs, outputs and run rates for resources: materials, catalysts, energy, plant and labour with multiple costing models for usage and overheads
• Serial, parallel, or overlapping process stages with intermediate products
• Tooling and machine set points
• Quality specifications and procedures required at each stage for inputs and outputs
• Batch sizes, costs, production rates and methods vary by plant or facility

Additional specialist features are included in our industry-specific overlays.